Nostalx Speaker dek Yuqing Xiao, Menghai Xia and Siyu Zang

Nostalx Speaker dek Yuqing Xiao, Menghai Xia and Siyu Zang adolah pamenang nan sangaik tahormat dari A' Design Award Gangsa 2025 nan sangaik prestigius dalam Kategori Kompetisi Elektronik Konsumen.

GangsaElektronik Konsumen· 2025

Nostalx Speaker

dek Yuqing Xiao, Menghai Xia and Siyu Zang

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Pamenang A' Design Award Gangsa dalam Kategori Elektronik Konsumen

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Tantang Nostalx Speaker

Nostalx adolah speaker Bluetooth baraya retro nan manggabuangkan pamutaran musik jo panarimoan radio multi-band. Sistem kontrol tamasuak duo knob, tigo tombol, jo saluah posisi banyak. Knob sabalah kida mamiliah saluran radio, samantaro knob sabalah suok mangatur volume sarato mamatian speaker pado satelan paliang randah. Saluah posisi banyak tu bagarak antaro mode Bluetooth, FM, AM, jo SW. Cangkang speaker ko bisa dibuek dari plastik babarwarno, kayu, atau akrilik frosted. Nostalx mangganti tampilan digital jo kontrol nan bisa disantuah untuak mancipto pangalaman mandanga nan labiah sensoris.

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Tantang A' Design Award Gangsa

Nostalx Speaker adolah pamenang A' Design Award Gangsa, sabuah pangakuan nan sangaik bapresti nan dibarikan ka rancangan nan cemerlang nan dicirikan dek kreativitas, kacerdikan jo kabijaksanaan. Pamenang Gangsa adolah karya nan cukuik mahir jo kreatif sacaro mangesankan nan mamastikan pangalaman nan luas, imajinasi jo kacerdikan parancangnyo. Nostalx Speaker dipaokan manjadi bando nan sangaik dihormati, dikagumi jo disayangi, nan profesional jo inovatif sacaro nampak. Rancangan nan manang Gangsa iko mamuek praktik tabaik dalam seni, ilimu, rancangan jo teknologi jo cemerlang dalam parhatian ka rincian. Nostalx Speaker mamanuhi kaparluan jo elok, manyantuah karinduan, mamikaik parasaan jo manarik raso ingin tahu.

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Sifat Unik: 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.
Dimensi & Kemasan: Weight: 537g
Length 200mm x Height 130mm x Thickness 53mm
Tag: Speaker, Multi-band radio, Sensory interaction, Tactile design, Retro-style, Vintage aesthetics, User experience, Lifestyle product
Teknologi Produksi: 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.
Tantangan Desain: 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.
Penelitian: 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.
Inspirasi: 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.
Durasi Proyek: The project commenced in Savannah, Georgia in September 2023, the model was completed in Savannah by November 2023.
Alua Operasi: 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.
Anggota Tim: Designer: Yuqing Xiao
Designer: Siyu Zang
Designer: Menghai Xia
Designer: Weijing Zhao
Designer: Qijun Nie
Kredit Gambar: 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