ARI MONTVILLE
What if B&O Made a Smart Home Speaker?
Main Detailing
(B&O) Bang and Olufsen's attention to simplicity through craftsmanship becomes more apparent with their main uses of materials such as fabrics, metal, and wood accents.
How can we incorporate this material hierarchy into a design that compliments their design language?
DESIGN
LANGUAGE
When looking at an iconic company like Bang and Olufsen, it was key to look at their current design language and decide what continuities there were.
Voice activation
Through digital assistance programs on phone systems, voice activation allows for a seamless and elegant design.
Alexa Assistance with B&O sound and beauty
THE INSIDES
For this project one of the parameters was to take an electronic device apart. Using the inside of an amazon echo dot. the concept evolved to a speaker that uses the O.S. of an echo dot with the design language of B&O.
Construction
Bas wood, cloth, and sheet metal
