Musipple 音乐播放器 by Ziqiang He, Hao Zhang and Yunan Lin

Musipple 音乐播放器 by Ziqiang He, Hao Zhang and Yunan Lin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 音频与声音设备设计 Competition Category.

铜音频产品· 2024

Musipple 音乐播放器

by Ziqiang He, Hao Zhang and Yunan Lin

Client: School of Design and Art, Beijing Institute of Technology

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 音频产品 Category

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The Design

About Musipple 音乐播放器

Musipple 是一款将中国传统文化与现代科技融为一体的音乐播放器。其造型灵感源自东方艺术中常见的涟漪意象,并借鉴了黑胶唱机的形态。播放时,将唱臂移至涟漪中心,仿佛这圈圈涟漪正是由聆听者所激起。主体采用高强度塑料面板,经模压成型、组装及表面处理工艺制成。扬声器系统配置两只高音单元、两只中音单元和一只低音单元。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

Musipple 音乐播放器是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计Musipple 音乐播放器将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。Musipple 音乐播放器出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Musipple is a music player that combines traditional Chinese culture and modern technology.
It is inspired by ripples, a common Eastern image, and combined with the shape of a vinyl record player. It hopes to achieve the fusion of Eastern and Western cultures and the fusion of ancient and modern times, creating an interesting interaction and bringing users a new music-listening experience.
Dimensions & Packaging: 350mm x 120mm x 350mm
Bluetooth: 5.0
Bluetooth encoding: aptX Adaptive AAC SBC
Amplifier power output: 240W
Frequency response: 35Hz~24kHz
Unit:2x 25mm (1") double-dome tweeter, 2x90mm (3.5") FST midrange, 1x150mm (6") woofer
Tags: Ripple, Music Player, Oriental intention, Interactive Design
Production Technology: Select the speaker unit and crossover. High-strength plastic is selected as the main material of the box. According to the design drawings, the high-strength plastic is compression molded and assembled into various panels and connecting parts of the speaker, such as the front panel, back panel, side panels, top panel, bottom panel, and reinforced support. structure etc. Use screws and glue to connect and fix the various components together to ensure the stability and structural strength of the box. Internal padding and soundproofing. Carry out surface treatment, including sanding, painting, spraying, skinning, and other processes to increase the beauty and protection of the wooden box. Install the drive unit of the speaker (such as speaker unit, speaker unit, electronic components, etc.). Adjust the sound effects of the speakers, including frequency response, sound quality, volume, and other parameters to ensure that the performance of the speakers meets the design requirements.
Design Challenge: How to achieve the integration of eastern and western cultures and the integration of tradition and modernity is the difficulty of this project. We have gradually overcome the above problems through the design of modeling semantics, interaction methods, and other aspects.
Research: Musipple attempts to connect Eastern cultural intentions with Western product styling, while also making the product more traditional and modern. In terms of interaction, we have also made corresponding designs to make the speaker playback more natural.
Inspiration: Wei Yingwu, a poet from the Tang Dynasty in China, once wrote a poem. The meaning of the poem is that the trees near the water cause ripples when they touch the water, and the birds on the trees are singing. To turn poetry into a product, MUSIPPLE adopts the shape of a vinyl record player, which is also an attempt to integrate Eastern and Western cultures.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2023 in Beijing and finished in February 2024 in Beijing.
Operation Flow: The way to turn on Musipple is also very special. You need to move the pole to the center of the ripples as if the ripples are caused by you. The music is embodied at this moment. Ingeniously, this is consistent with the way vinyl records play music.
Team Members: Designer: Ziqiang He
Designer: Hao Zhang
Designer: Yunan Lin
Designer: Sihong Chen
Designer: Yue Gao
Image Credits: Image #1: Designer Ziqiang He, MusippleE1, 2024.
Image #2: Designer Hao Zhang, Musipple2, 2024.
Image #3: Designer Yunan Lin, Musipple3, 2024.
Image #4: Designer Sihong Chen, Musipple4, 2024.
Image #5: Designer Yue Gao, Musipple5, 2024.