Nostalx Phonorium ab Yuqing Xiao, Menghai Xia and Siyu Zang

Opus Nostalx Phonorium a designatore Yuqing Xiao, Menghai Xia and Siyu Zang est victor maxime honoratus praemii praestigiosissimi 2025 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Categoria Certaminis Electronica Consumptoria.

AesElectronica Consumptoria· 2025

Nostalx Phonorium

a Yuqing Xiao, Menghai Xia and Siyu Zang

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Victor praemii Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Categoria Electronica Consumptoria

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Designum

De Nostalx Phonorium

Nostalx est phonorium Bluetooth antiqui stili, quod musicam reproducendam cum receptione radiophonica multi-frequentiali coniungit. Systema moderandi duas rotulas, tria pulsatoria, et clavem multi-positionalem continet. Rotula sinistra canales radiophonicos eligit, dum rotula dextra sonoritatem temperat et phonorium in gradu minimo extinguit. Clavis multi-positionalis inter modos Bluetooth, FM, AM et SW movetur. Tegumentum ex materia plastica colorata, ligno, vel acrylico pruinato fieri potest. Nostalx monstratoria digitalia moderaminibus tactilibus permutat, ut experientiam audiendi sensualem creet.

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De Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum

Nostalx Phonorium victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Nostalx Phonorium rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Nostalx Phonorium necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.

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Proprietates Singulares: 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.
Dimensiones et Involucrum: Weight: 537g
Length 200mm x Height 130mm x Thickness 53mm
Notulae: Speaker, Multi-band radio, Sensory interaction, Tactile design, Retro-style, Vintage aesthetics, User experience, Lifestyle product
Technologia Productionis: 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.
Provocatio Designandi: 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.
Investigatio: 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.
Inspiratio: 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.
Duratio Operis: The project commenced in Savannah, Georgia in September 2023, the model was completed in Savannah by November 2023.
Cursus Operationis: 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.
Membra Turmae: Designer: Yuqing Xiao
Designer: Siyu Zang
Designer: Menghai Xia
Designer: Weijing Zhao
Designer: Qijun Nie
Agnitiones Imaginum: 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