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Glistening Rhythm Bluetooth Speaker by Wei Jingye and Hu Nanxi Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Audio and Sound Equipment Design
Wei Jingye and Hu Nanxi acknowledged for audio and sound equipment design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, May 4, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ Glistening Rhythm Bluetooth Speaker by Wei Jingye and Hu Nanxi, designed for Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Audio and Sound Equipment Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
About Glistening Rhythm Bluetooth Speaker
Glistening Rhythm is a Bluetooth speaker designed for desktop use in homes and offices. The enclosure is wide at both ends and narrow in the middle, a form that guides acoustic reflection and creates a clear visual focus. The main body is made of aluminium alloy by die casting and precision milling, with anodised and brushed surfaces, while a decorative strip is plated in rose gold. A knurled knob at the visual centre controls volume and playback mode. The speaker measures 275 by 85 by 85 millimetres.
Award Record
This recognition makes Wei Jingye and Hu Nanxi a winner of 44 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2016 - 2017 and the 2025 - 2026 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Audio and Sound Equipment Design Award
The A' Audio Products Design Award is an international product design competition recognizing best audio equipment by leading designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to audio product designers, sound equipment designers, industrial designers and product engineers from all countries. Typical entries include headphones, microphones, speakers, amplifiers, soundbars and turntables. The awarded audio products designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/audio-products
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/182788
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/182788
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!182788
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/180555
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Glistening Rhythm Bluetooth Speaker
- Function
- Bluetooth Speaker
- Category
- Audio and Sound Equipment Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Electronics & Appliances and Entertainment
- Colors
- Burly Wood, Wheat, Saddle Brown, Sienna and Peru
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Wei Jingye and Hu Nanxi
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #182788
Credits
- Team
- Wei Jingye, Hu Nanxi and Yu Xiaowei
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This project is an all-in-one speaker design for desktop use. Through the interaction of the integrated shell and the central knob, it achieves optimized space utilization and enhanced visual recognition while ensuring high-fidelity sound output, thus balancing functional practicality and aesthetic expression.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the acoustic expansion logic of a vintage gramophone and the fluid curves of a modern sports car, the speaker enclosure is designed to be wide at both ends and narrow in the middle, enhancing acoustic reflection and creating a unique visual focal point. Brushed metal accents with rose gold echo the retro industrial feel, while the contrast between matte and glossy finishes conveys a futuristic and understated luxury. Furthermore, catering to users' refined needs for desktop space, the knob is placed at the visual center for intuitive one-button operation.
- Research
- This design focuses on the structural and aesthetic reconstruction of desktop speakers. It optimizes acoustic reflection paths through shell design and utilizes a one-piece die-casting process to reduce assembly steps. The research validates the synergistic relationship between form, acoustics, and manufacturing process, providing a replicable solution for lightweight and differentiated design of small speakers.
- Challenge
- Narrowing the cavity enhances visual recognition while compressing the acoustic space. The reflection path needs to be repeatedly optimized to balance the sound quality. The assembly of the complex curved surface of the all-metal casing and the rose-gold decorative strip places extremely high requirements on the process accuracy and consistency of die-casting, CNC machining, and different materials.
- Realization and Technology
- The main body is made of aluminum alloy die casting and CNC precision milling. The surface is anodized and brushed. The decorative strip is made of zinc alloy electroplated with rose gold. The interactive knob is made of aluminum alloy knurled texture and silicone anti-slip top cap, with built-in light strip.
- Operation and Interaction
- It is suitable for use in modern home and office scenarios. Placed on the TV cabinet in the living room or the desktop in the study, it can blend into the environment naturally. Users can adjust the volume and playback mode through the central knob. The operation is smooth and intuitive, and users can enjoy a convenient interactive experience when listening to music, watching movies or being immersed in games. The product is mainly made of matte aviation aluminum alloy and rose-gold PVD stainless steel. The cold metallic texture contrasts with the warm-toned decorative details, which not only shows a sense of technology but also adds a refined style to the space.
- Project Duration and Location
- It will begin in Shenyang in January 2025, and the prototype will be completed and produced in June 2025, and then exhibited at the Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts Museum in Shenyang.
- Specifications
- Measuring 275 mm x 85 mm x 85 mm, the manufacturing process of the main components of this product consists of injection molding, surface treatment, precision cutting, partial engraving and cleaning, as well as necessary assembly, welding, and surface polishing. The overall processing mode is relatively mature and the process is clear, without particularly stringent technical requirements for production equipment and technicians. This allows for a high degree of design freedom, enabling the flexible realization of its unique and exquisite appearance curves and details.
- Keywords
- Integrated design, Innovative Structure, Understated Luxury Feel, Acoustic Optimization
