Nostalx Altoparlante da Yuqing Xiao, Menghai Xia and Siyu Zang

U designu Nostalx Altoparlante da Yuqing Xiao, Menghai Xia and Siyu Zang hè un vincitore altamente stimatu di u prestigiosu premiu 2025 A' Design Award di Bronzu in a Categuria di Cumpetizione Elettronica di Cunsumu.

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Nostalx Altoparlante

da Yuqing Xiao, Menghai Xia and Siyu Zang

Cliente: Functional Form Flock Allies

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À propositu di Nostalx Altoparlante

Nostalx hè un altoparlante Bluetooth in stile retru chì combina a lettura musicale cù una ricezione radio multi-banda. U sistema di cuntrollu include duie manette, trè buttoni è un cummutatore multi-posizione. A manetta manca selezziona i canali radio, mentre chì a manetta diritta regula u volume è spegne l'altoparlante à u livellu minimu. U cummutatore multi-posizione passa trà i modi Bluetooth, FM, AM è SW. U guscio pò esse fattu di plastica culurata, legnu o acrilicu smerigliatu. Nostalx rimpiazza i visualizatori digitali cù cuntrolli tattili per creà un'esperienza d'ascolta sensuriale.

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À propositu di u A' Design Award di Bronzu

Nostalx Altoparlante hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Bronzu, una ricunniscenza assai prestigiosa attribuita à i disegni eccellenti chì si distinguenu per a creatività, l'ingegnu è l'acutezza. I vincitori di Bronzu sò artefatti largamente abili è sorprendentemente creativi chì autenticanu a vasta sperienza, l'imaginazione è l'ingegnosità di i so disegnatori. Si aspetta chì Nostalx Altoparlante sia un oggettu assai apprezzatu, ammiratu è caru, rimarchevulemente prufessiunale è innuvatore. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Bronzu incorpora e migliori pratiche di l'arte, di a scienza, di u disegnu è di a tecnulugia è hè eccellente per l'attinzione à i detaglii. Nostalx Altoparlante suddisfa splendidamente i bisogni, tocca i disideri, incanta i sentimenti è chjama a curiusità.

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Pruprietà Uniche: Nostalx is a retro-style Bluetooth speaker that combines music playback with multi-band radio functionality, offering a sensory-rich experience through its tactile interface. Unlike typical digital devices, NostalX engages touch, sound, and sight, providing a more immersive and interactive listening experience. Its design encourages ritualistic physical interactions, allowing users to express their musical tastes and lifestyle in a world dominated by digital interfaces, making it truly stand out.
Dimensioni è Imballaghju: Weight: 537g
Length 200mm x Height 130mm x Thickness 53mm
Etichette: Speaker, Multi-band radio, Sensory interaction, Tactile design, Retro-style, Vintage aesthetics, User experience, Lifestyle product
Tecnulugia di Pruduzzione: Nostalx is a retro-style Bluetooth speaker with music playback and multi band radio functions. It features a radio component, audio speaker, rechargeable battery, and main circuit board. The control elements include two knobs, three buttons, and a multi-position push switch. The knobs are mechanically linked to the dashboard for synchronized rotation. Shell materials vary by design style, including colored plastic, wood, or frosted acrylic for a customizable appearance.
Sfida di Designu: The design of Nostalx faced challenges in integrating an interactive interface into its retro aesthetic, avoiding digital displays to enhance multi-sensory stimulation. Balancing visual appeal with technical feasibility required iterative redesigns, particularly in incorporating existing circuitry. The team worked closely with engineers to refine controls, ensuring both functionality and design cohesion. The result is an immersive, intuitive product that blends form, function, and user engagement seamlessly.
Ricerca: In recent years, sales of physical music formats like vinyl and cds have surged, valued for their permanence and nostalgic appeal in a digital world. Our research shows over 45% of consumers are dissatisfied with streaming's lack of physical interaction, craving high quality sound and a multi sensory experience. Many now view music as an expression of personal taste, favoring retro designs that blend nostalgia with modernity. This shift highlights a growing demand for music players as lifestyle products, enhancing the music experience.
Ispirazione: For music enthusiasts, streaming has diminished music's perceived value. Physical formats like vinyl are resurging due to nostalgia. Consumers now desire tangible experiences, valuing the permanence of physical objects that evoke safety in a digital world. They crave high-quality sound and sensory-rich products that reflect their tastes and lifestyles. This project transforms the music player from a functional tool to a lifestyle product, blending vintage sensory appeal with modern convenience.
Durata di u Prugettu: The project commenced in Savannah, Georgia in September 2023, the model was completed in Savannah by November 2023.
Flussu Operativu: Nostalx features a radio assembly, audio speaker, rechargeable battery, and a main circuit board. Its control system includes two knobs, three buttons, and a multi-position push switch for seamless use. The left knob adjusts radio channels, while the right controls volume, with a power off function at minimum. The buttons handle play/pause, fast forward, and rewind. The multi position switch toggles between Bluetooth, FM, AM, and SW, blending modern technology with a nostalgic user experience.
Membri di a Squadra: Designer: Yuqing Xiao
Designer: Siyu Zang
Designer: Menghai Xia
Designer: Weijing Zhao
Designer: Qijun Nie
Crediti d'Imagine: Pic 1 Designer Yuqing Xiao, NostalX model rendering, 2023
Pic 2 Designer Yuqing Xiao, NostalX interface introduction and model photography, 2023
Pic 3 Designer Yuqing Xiao, Explode view image of NostalX and model photography, 2023
Pic 4 Designer Yuqing Xiao, NostalX prototype model photography, 2023
Pic 5 Designer Yuqing Xiao, Multiple CMF choices of NostalX, 2023