A team of designers comprised of Ziqiang He, Hao Zhang, Yunan Lin, Sihong Chen, and Yue Gao came up with the idea for the Musipple. This is a vinyl music player concept that is inspired by ancient Chinese poetry. The team drew inspiration form a poem by Wei Yingwu dating back during the Tang Dynastic.
The poem captures the notion that trees create ripples when they touch water and birds on the trees sing. Adapting both of these natural ideas with the aesthetic of a vinyl player, the Musipple fuses elements of modern technology with Chinese culture into one structure. When the player is turned out, the pole will need to be placed in the middle of the ripples.
Ancient Chinese Poetry Vinyls
The Musipple Vinyl Player Concept Honors Ancient History
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