CET-001

2 weeks | Concept Design

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Speaker and radio for
2001: A Space Odyssey

Tabletop Cosmic Electroacoustic Transducer (a.k.a. speaker) and radio for the Hilton Space Hotel in Stanley Kubrick's sci-fi epic, 2001: A Space Odyssey. With only basic controls of power, volume, and channel adjustment, it encourages people to be present and connect with each other through music.

A speaker for 2001: A Space Odyssey

As humans adapt to space and new technology, people are becoming less connected.

How might we help people build a community in space?

Music as a means of connection = speaker for the space hotel

IDEATION

Analyzing the visual language of the space hotel

FINAL CONCEPT

Chosen concept due to interesting interaction to change the radio channel & alignment to the movie’s visual language

REFINEMENT

Refining the design to match the details of the film’s visual language

Meet CET-001

Turn cross to tune radio to desired channel

View channel and time on display

Large intuitive buttons to adjust volume and power

Elevated base to create a subtle feeling of “floating” in space

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