Otowav Ubucwebe by Vassilis Mylonadis is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ubucwebe Competition Category.

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Otowav Ubucwebe

by Vassilis Mylonadis

Client: Otowav

Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award Winner in Ubucwebe Category

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The Design

About Otowav Ubucwebe

I-Otowav yadalwa ukuze inikeze indalo eyingqayizivele kumuntu okhethekile futhi inikeze ithuba lokuveza imizwa lapho amagama eyedwa angeke anele. Kususelwa egameni lesi-Japanese le-soundwave, i-oto, i-Otowav imele indawo, lapho imizwa, izwi, namagama kuhlangana khona ngezilinganiso ezintathu. Njengoba isisho sakudala sisho, isithombe sibiza amagama ayinkulungwane. Kodwa amagama angaphinda adwebe izithombe. Njalo lapho umuntu ekhuluma, amazwi abo akhiqiza amaza abizwa ngokuthi ama-soundforms. I-Otowav ihumusha imizwa yomuntu ibe yizinhlangothi ezintathu, idale umklamo oyingqayizivele osuselwe kumsindo wezwi labo.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award

Otowav Ubucwebe iwinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile kakhulu okunikezwa imiklamo ephawulekayo eyehlukaniswa ukudala, ubuhlakani nobukhali bengqondo. Abawinile beBhulonzi yimisebenzi enobuchule obukhulu nedala ngokumangalisayo eqinisekisa isipiliyoni esibanzi, umcabango nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Otowav Ubucwebe ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo, enobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu ebuciko, esayensi, ekuklameni nasebuchwepheshe futhi uhamba phambili ngenxa yokunaka kwawo imininingwane. Otowav Ubucwebe iyanelisa izidingo ngokumangalisayo, ithinta izifiso, iheha imizwa futhi ikhanga ukufuna ukwazi.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Welcome to the most innovative personalised
gift platform. The jewelry speaks for itself. Create your own soundwave jewelry from the Otowav collection. Embed a personalised audio message inside your jewelry
gift for instant audio playback on your mobile device.
Dimensions & Packaging: Pendant: 50mmX10mmX4mm
Necklace: 30mmX15mmX4mm
Earrings: 35mmX8mmX4mm
Bracelet: 25mmX10mmX4mm
Cufflinks: 18mmX10mmX12mm
Keychain: 60mmX28mmX5mm
Packaging: 100mmX60mmX15mm
Tags: Sound, jewelry, gift, personal, soundwave
Production Technology: Each item of our designs is linked to a unique personalized message. It is then sculpted through our algorithm making each design unique. We felt that three dimensional printing was the production solution that could full fill our expectetions to deliver the most promising experience for the user.
Design Challenge: The transition process from a sounwave form to a three dimensional object was very demanding both design and production wise.
In terms of visualization the information given by the soundwave through the algorithm that was created, had to be broken down to a minimal form that could communicate the message visualy through an elegant contemporary design.
The customisation of each design resulted in a production process that included 3d printing and the NFC technology used for transferring the personal audio message that is embeded in each design.
Research: Our capacity of sharing memories differentiate us humans amongst other species. Within only one year we took 1,5 trillion photographs.
We decided though that we wanted to share memories through the original story teller, the human voice.
We started by developing an algorithm that converted soundwaves into 3d printed jewlery.
The platform gives the freedom to the user to add their personal touch while at the same time a personal audio message can be embeded inside.
The collection has been designed to serve as an ellegant template ready to be sculpted by the sound of your voice.
Inspiration: Our wish to express feelings to someone which words just could not do justice to has created otowav. Deriving from the Japanese word for soundwave, oto, otowav represents the place where feelings, a voice and words meet in three dimensions.
Every time we speak, our voices produce waves called soundforms. They are the way nature is making our voice visible.
Otowav translates your feelings into three dimensions, creating a unique design based on the sound of your voice.
Project Duration: The project started in February 2018 in Athens Greece and finished in March 2021.
Operation Flow: 1. Record or Upload your audio message via the online interface
2. Play back your audio message & proceed or record again
3. Create your personalised 3D Otowav soundwave through our online algorithm
4. Interact with your 3D Otowav soundwave in our 3D view port
5. Select your gift option & quantity to receive your price quote
6. Receive your Otowav in a beautiful customized packaging where a unique personalized audio message can be played back through NFC technology
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Spyros Anastassatos
Image #2: Photographer Spyros Anastassatos
Image #3: Photographer Spyros Anastassatos
Image #4: Photographer Spyros Anastassatos
Image #5: Photographer Spyros Anastassatos
Video Credits: Sting Studio