The Voice of Ceramic 共鸣音箱 by Feng Li, Linlin Chen and Wenjing Yu

The Voice of Ceramic 共鸣音箱 by Feng Li, Linlin Chen and Wenjing Yu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 铁奖 in 美术与艺术装置设计 Competition Category.

铁美术· 2021

The Voice of Ceramic 共鸣音箱

by Feng Li, Linlin Chen and Wenjing Yu

Client: Zhejiang Sci-Tech University Keydo Design Studio

A' Design Award 铁奖 Winner in 美术 Category

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The Design

About The Voice of Ceramic 共鸣音箱

《陶瓷之声》是一系列专为手机设计的陶瓷共鸣音箱。音箱无需任何电源即可放大声音，完全不耗电。将手机竖直放入音箱主体中部的凹槽内，手机扬声器发出的声音进入共鸣腔后被放大，低频得到增强。音乐从左右两侧的出音口释放，营造出立体声效果。同一段音乐的音量可提升12分贝。在中国，陶瓷作为乐器材料有着悠久的历史。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铁奖

The Voice of Ceramic 共鸣音箱是 A' Design Award 铁奖得主，这是授予满足人们对设计精良的创作所期待的专业与工业要求的优良设计的声望认可。铁奖得主展现出其创作者的高超技艺、高度专业化、专家级的理解力和创造能力。预计The Voice of Ceramic 共鸣音箱将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的创作，既实用又创新。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铁奖的设计整合了行业最佳实践，并拥有与专业知识和才华相结合的称职技术特性。The Voice of Ceramic 共鸣音箱因其严谨而受到尊重，旨在提供有助于让世界变得更美好的生活品质改善。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Voice of Ceramic is a series of resonance speakers made of china for mobile phones. It naturally amplifies volume without a power supply, and obviously reduces carbon emissions. The sound from sound outlet of mobile phone is amplified in volume when entering the resonance chamber. For the same piece of music, the loudness can be increased by 12 dB through this speaker due to the effects of sound convergence and resonance.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 230mm x Depth 65mm x Height 65mm
Tags: speaker, china, low carbon, mobile phones, voice, resonance
Production Technology: The Voice of Ceramic is a series of resonance speakers made of china for mobile phones. The sound from sound outlet of mobile phone is amplified in volume when entering the resonance chamber. For the same piece of music, the loudness can be increased by 12 dB through this speaker due to the effects of sound convergence and resonance.
Design Challenge: The biggest difficulty in the design and development of this product is the realization of materials and technology. The molding accuracy of ceramics is difficult to control, and the deformation after firing is uncertain.
Repeated calculations and testing have been made on its shape, size, center of gravity, orientation of pipe orifice, and the placement and angle of mobile phones.
Research: Over the years, Apple has endeavored to reduce carbon emissions and the impact of its products on environment to a minimum level. This resonance speaker box amplifies volume naturally without power supply, which fits well the notion of Apple. Repeated calculations and testing have been made on its shape, size, center of gravity, orientation of pipe orifice, and the placement and angle of mobile phones. Glazing the china with different ceramic glazes, the speaker boxes will have varied colors.
Inspiration: China has always been a suitable material for making musical instruments. There is a long history of the use of china(ceramic) as a material for making musical instruments. Porcelain Drum which is the famous Chinese ancient musical instrument, is made of china.
Project Duration: The series was designed and created in 2013 in Hangzhou, China, and then gradually improved and expanded until 2019.
Operation Flow: A mobile phone can be placed vertically into the groove in the middle of the resonance speaker box, and sound from the sound outlet of the mobile phone enters the resonance chamber to form resonance, thereby amplifying volume (in particular, the bass is strengthened). Music will be spread from both right and left sound outlets, which enables the sound from an outlet of the mobile phone to create a stereo effect.
Patents: Patented. ZL 2014 2 0008621.X. Feng Li. 2014.
Team Members: Main Designer: Feng Li
Student Assistant: Wenjing Yu
Student Assistant: Linlin Chen
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Feng Li, The Voice of China-Front View, 2019.
Image #2: Photographer Feng Li, The Voice of China-Blue and White Porcelain, 2015.
Image #3: Photographer Feng Li, The Voice of China-Usage Scenarios, 2019.
Image #4: Photographer Feng Li, The Voice of China-Perspective and Details, 2019.
Image #5: Photographer Feng Li, The Voice of China-Usage Scenarios, 2019.
Video Credits: Feng Li.