Bronze Audio and Sound Equipment Design · 2021

Shr.d Music Player

by Shiwen Huang

A' Design Award 2021 Bronze Winner in Audio and Sound Equipment Design
Awarded April 15, 2021
CLIENT: Bruce Tao
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About Shr.d Music Player

Shr.d is a wall mounted record player designed for modern homes. The player is fixed to the wall and connected to a power supply. A vinyl record is placed on the front face, and a dial lever starts the playback. A USB port on the right side allows other music files to be played, so the unit also serves as a home stereo. The base is made of ABS, a material that resists impact and scratches, stays dimensionally stable and conducts heat slowly. Shr.d measures 32.5 cm in length, 7.9 cm in width and 28 cm in height.

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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.
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.
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.
Image Credits: Creator (Bruce Tao / Designer)