Upcycled Echo ساپال ياڭراتقۇ by Chao Yang and Yang Xiang

Upcycled Echo ساپال ياڭراتقۇ by Chao Yang and Yang Xiang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award كۈمۈش مۇكاپاتى in ئۆي بۇيۇملىرى لايىھەلەش Competition Category.

كۈمۈشئۆي بۇيۇملىرى· 2026

Upcycled Echo ساپال ياڭراتقۇ

by Chao Yang and Yang Xiang

Client: Beihang University

A' Design Award كۈمۈش مۇكاپاتى Winner in ئۆي بۇيۇملىرى Category

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The Design

About Upcycled Echo ساپال ياڭراتقۇ

«Upcycled Echo» تاشلىۋېتىلگەن ساپال چاپلاق نەقىشلىرىدىن ياسالغان بىر يۈرۈش ساپال ئەقلىي ياڭراتقۇدۇر. جىڭدېجېندە ھەر يىلى ساپال چاپلاق نەقىشلىرىنىڭ تەخمىنەن 5 پىرسەنتى تاشلىۋېتىلىدۇ. بۇ قايتا يىغىۋېلىنغان چاپلاق نەقىشلەر كېسىلىپ، قايتا بىرىكتۈرۈلۈپ، چىداملىق چىنە قاپلىرىغا كوللاژ ئۇسۇلىدا چاپلىنىدۇ، ئاندىن يۈزىنى قوغداش ئۈچۈن يۇقىرى ئېنىقلىقتا كۆيدۈرۈلىدۇ. ئىچىگە ئورۇنلاشتۇرۇلغان يۇقىرى سۈزۈك ئاۋاز زاپچاسلىرى تەڭپۇڭ ئاۋاز بىلەن تەمىنلەيدۇ، ياڭراتقۇلار ئەقلىي تېلېفونلارغا ئۇلىنىپ مۇزىكا قويۇش ۋە ئاۋازلىق ئۆزئارا ئالاقە قىلىش ئىقتىدارىنى ئىشقا ئاشۇرىدۇ. بۇ لايىھە سانائەت ئەخلىتىنى ئازايتىپ، ساپال ئەنئەنىسىنى زامانىۋى ئاۋاز تېخنولوگىيىسى بىلەن باغلايدۇ.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award كۈمۈش مۇكاپاتى

Upcycled Echo ساپال ياڭراتقۇ A' Design Award كۈمۈش مۇكاپاتىنىڭ غالىبى، بۇ گۈزەل، ئۇلۇغۋار ۋە تەسىرلىك ئەڭ يۇقىرى دەرىجىلىك لايىھىلەرگە بېرىلىدىغان ئالاھىدە ئابرويلۇق ئېتىراپتۇر. كۈمۈش غالىبلىرى لايىھىلىگۈچىلىرىنىڭ ئالاھىدە ماھارىتى، ئىستېدادى ۋە ئۆتكۈرلۈكىنى كۆرسىتىدىغان ناھايىتى پارلاق ۋە ئىنتايىن ئىجادىي ئەسەرلەردۇر. Upcycled Echo ساپال ياڭراتقۇ ئاجايىپ، ئۈلگىلىك، ئالاھىدە كەسپىي ۋە چوڭقۇر يېڭىلىقچان ئەسەر بولۇشى ئۈمىد قىلىنىدۇ. A' Design Award كۈمۈش مۇكاپاتىنى يەڭگەن بۇ لايىھە سەنئەت، ئىلىم-پەن، لايىھە ۋە تېخنىكىنىڭ چېگرالىرىنى كېڭەيتىدىغان ناھايىتى دىققەتكە سازاۋەر، ھەيرانلىق بىلەن كۆرۈلىدىغان ئىختىرا. Upcycled Echo ساپال ياڭراتقۇ كۆپچىلىك ھەۋەس قىلىدىغان، ئارزۇ-ئىستەكلەرنى قوزغايدىغان، ئىجابىي ھېسسىياتلارنى ئېلىپ كېلىدىغان ھەمدە ھەيرانلىق ۋە قايىللىق پەيدا قىلىدىغان ئىجادىيەت.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This design transforms discarded ceramic decals into handcrafted HiFi ceramic speakers through artistic collage. By upcycling industrial waste, it reduces environmental impact while creating unique surfaces and strong cultural identity. Integrating durable ceramic craftsmanship with modern acoustic technology, it delivers high-quality sound and meaningful sustainable value.
Dimensions & Packaging: 50 x 50 mm x 60 mm
Tags: Ceramic Speakers, Smart Audio, HiFi Sound, Upcycled Materials, Sustainability, Jingdezhen Ceramic, Handcrafted Collage, Cultural Heritage, Interactive Design, Eco-friendly Design
Production Technology: The speakers are handcrafted from reclaimed ceramic decals, which are cut, recombined, and collaged onto durable porcelain shells. High-precision ceramic firing ensures surface integrity, while integrated HiFi components provide balanced acoustic performance. The process merges traditional ceramic craftsmanship with modern audio engineering, enabling compact, ergonomic, and visually unique speakers that combine sustainability, aesthetics, and functionality.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was transforming discarded ceramic decals into functional, aesthetic HiFi speakers. Internally, we balanced tradition, cultural motifs, and modern design. Externally, constraints included industrial waste quality, material durability, and integrating audio technology. Overcoming these required iterative prototyping, precise collage techniques, and collaboration with local artisans to merge craftsmanship, sustainability, and high-quality sound.
Research: This design research is a sustainability-driven, applied study aiming to reduce ceramic decal waste and explore cultural innovation. Using field surveys, interviews with Jingdezhen artisans, and analysis of industrial waste data, we identified that about 5% of decals are discarded annually. Experiments with collage techniques and prototype speakers demonstrated functional, artistic upcycling. The insights show that combining tradition with modern technology can create socially and environmentally responsible products, impacting design, culture, and sustainable business practices.
Inspiration: Inspired by Jingdezhen’s ceramic industry, where about 5% of decals are discarded annually, this project transforms waste into artistic HiFi speakers. Recombining and handcrafting motifs merges traditional ceramic heritage with modern design, promoting sustainability, cultural preservation, and playful, meaningful interaction.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2025 in Jingdezhen and finished in September 2025 in Jingdezhen.
Operation Flow: This is a series of ceramic smart speakers that connect to smartphones, delivering high-fidelity (HiFi) music playback and voice interaction, providing users with a versatile audio experience.
Team Members: Designer: Chao Yang
Designer: Yang Xiang
Designer: Qiang Sun
Designer: Chunlong Xiang
Image Credits: Image #Main Image: Designer Chao Yang, Upcycled Echo, 2025.
Image #1: Designer Chun Long, Upcycled Echo, 2025.
Image #2: Designer Qiang Sun, Upcycled Echo, 2025.
Image #3: Designer Chao Yang, Upcycled Echo, 2025.
Image #4: Designer Chao Yang, Upcycled Echo, 2025.