Shr.d 壁掛式黑膠唱盤機 by Shiwen Huang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 音響產品設計 Competition Category.

銅音響產品· 2021

Shr.d 壁掛式黑膠唱盤機

by Shiwen Huang

Client: Bruce Tao

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 音響產品 Category

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The Design

About Shr.d 壁掛式黑膠唱盤機

Shr.d係一款為現代家居而設計嘅壁掛式黑膠唱盤機。呢部唱盤機固定喺牆身,並連接電源使用。用家將黑膠唱片放喺正面,轉動撥盤掣即可開始播放。機身右側設有USB插口,可以播放其他音樂檔案,令呢部機同時具備家庭音響嘅功能。底座採用ABS物料製造,呢種物料耐撞擊、耐刮花,尺寸穩定,而且傳熱緩慢。Shr.d嘅尺寸為長32.5厘米、闊7.9厘米、高28厘米。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

Shr.d 壁掛式黑膠唱盤機是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計Shr.d 壁掛式黑膠唱盤機將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。Shr.d 壁掛式黑膠唱盤機出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: It is a vinyl record player design reimagined in a modern design style. This is the main obvious difference. In functionally, it is a music device that you can hang on the wall. Its elegant style and modern shape make it a beautiful accessory. Users can enjoy the beauty of vinyl music through shr.d. In addition, shr.d can also be used as a beautiful home stereo, users can play more music through usb.
Dimensions & Packaging: length 32.5cm x Width 7.9cm x Height 28cm
Tags: Vinyl, Player, Music, Wall Hanging, Traditional, Modern, Beautiful
Production Technology: Its base is made of ABS, and the heat conduction is slow enough to keep the user from feeling cold. ABS material has strong impact resistance, scratch resistance, dimensional stability, and other characteristics, at the same time both moisture-proof, corrosion resistance, easy processing, and other characteristics. ABS material is also very environmental protection, because of the use of environmental chemicals, so there is no toxicity and no smell, but also to electrical insulation, is a very safe material.
Design Challenge: This is an innovative design with a complex internal structure, and the machining qualification rate is the biggest challenge encountered by this project.
Research: Vinyl was the dominant music format in the 20th century. Because the sound quality of vinyl is the closest to the original sound without distortion, it feels more faithful and perfectly covers people of all ages. A vinyl record is a stereo black celluloid texture. In the development of all kinds of music recording materials such as record, tape, CD, vinyl record sound quality is closest to the original sound, is the pursuit of the realm of music lovers. Plenty of heavyweight performers, conductors, big bands, and vocalists made their debut on vinyl. It has a long life if it is properly preserved.
Inspiration: We get inspiration from the shape of modern products style. The vinyl record player is a music player in the very classical tradition. Our motive was to redesign the record player. So that it can be integrated into the modern home.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2020 in Milan and finished in February 2021 in that place, and was exhibited in China in February 2021.
Operation Flow: First, take out shr.d and install it on the wall, fix it and connect the power supply and shr.d can be used normally. Then take out the user's favorite vinyl record on shr.d, pull the dial lever can play. In addition, there is a USB port on the right side of shr.d. At this point shr.d becomes a beautiful home stereo, users can connect to usb and play other favorite songs.
Team Members: Design leader: Guorong Wu, Designer: Shiwen Huang
Image Credits: Creator (Bruce Tao / Designer)