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12 Inspirational and Exclusive Interviews on Yanko Design – Robert Brunner

Everyday Yanko Design assimilates and presents pioneering concepts that are sourced from a pool of talented young designers. In an effort to do something special for this brilliant community, I have pieced together a series of 12 exclusive interviews with renowned designers who talk about their journey and experiences, share lessons they have learnt and give you an insight on how to draw on your own energies to be the best. I start the series with my talk with Robert Brunner, founder of Ammunition Group and past-Director of Design at Apple, the designer of the original Macintosh PowerBook and Newton.

Spin Doctor

No relation to the band, but this groovy headphone is interactive and allows you to play with your music. It features a 4-axis-directional button on one side; this is to pick the samples available on the SD card. The other side features a rotatable part to scratch your MP3 on the go!

I’m a mobile DJ now!

Designer: Victor Declety

Simply, The Apple Hairbands!

Keeping with the tradition of simplistic minimal design, Sang-hoon Lee has designed his vision for the Apple Headphones. Looks more like a hairband with a sleek finish. I think the touch of volume controls within the glowing apple logo is just too clever!

Designer: Sang-hoon Lee

Non-Destructive Head Phones

Love the name of this concept and totally relate to it as well. The personal side of the story is that both my brother and I managed to ruin our hearing thanks to blasting music through our earphones (parental advice IS ignored by teens). Hence the Non-Destructive Head Phones aims at keeping your eardrums safe, minimize bacterial infection and still allow you to enjoy your music on the go. The only flipside is that you will be aware of secondary noises like maybe a honking car. Then again, in the long run it can work out to your advantage…maybe catch up on some street gossip!

Designer: Altamash Jiwani

Fashion Headphones with a Powerful Punch

Though it was designed with style in mind, the Bluetooth-ready Wolf headphone isn’t just a fashion-forward accessory, it’s also a wearable state-of-the-art sound system.   Built-in selenium plates optimize the quality of sound regardless of the quality of the input while internal copper wiring ensures sound waves travel even faster & smoother. Most appealing though, is the semi-translucent acrylic exterior illuminated by embedded LED lights. In a variety of prints & colors, this one is sure to be a hit with the cool kids.

Designer: Rafael Conforto

Headphone or Speaker? You choose!

Designed by Lu Chieh Hua, Headphone or Speaker combines the lightweight mobility of headphones with the sound amplification of a speaker into a single unit that makes it possible to both listen to your music privately or share with others. A unique twisting mechanism allows the unit to be propped upright for directing sound and automatically shifts playing modes and volume between operations, transforming it from headphone to speaker in a flash.

Designer: Lu Chieh Hua

Headphones Double as Portable Speakers

The Sinus headphones bring on the split personalities. The dished ear cup is a control dial, which transforms the headphones into a set of speakers. Take it a step further and integrate Bluetooth functionality and I’m sold. I want to be able to wirelessly pipe my music to them instead of having to use the 3.5mm jack.

Designer: Tino Klaehne

Color Me Music

“Colorme” is a hypothetical brand created by Ivan Jaddou, which is inspired by the sensory phenomenon of synesthesia and the ambiguity of international color symbolism. The project explores in unconventional methods of prolonging the experience of music, reaching beyond the realms of sound and into colors, emotions, and activities.

Designer: Ivan Jaddou

Hardcore Headphones

The Helix-IR concept is designed by Jean HONG & Dassault Systèmes DesignStudio team. It’s a wireless headphone that looks like mechanical wizardry with all the moving parts. The central part is made from sheet aluminum, laser cut and stamped. This configuration provides a lightweight, flexible structure complimented with high end finishing. It surrounds the head like an exo-skeleton. We don’t have much information on the specs but told the performance is top-tier for the hardcore audiophile.

Designer: Jean Hong

Customized and Colorful Headphones

There’s no need to keep looking for the perfect earbuds that are just the right color you want. StanleyNg and Wai Chiu, designers from Hong Kong, are giving you the opportunity to create your own customized colorful (or just one solid color) headphones by using the application on their site. MIYA headphones are customizable and of course they work with all MP3/Media players and phones. I can’t vouch for audio quality but it’s kinda cool if you’re itchin’ for another way to express your personality.

Designers: Stanley Ng and Wai Chiu

貝殼中的聲音

你是否曾在海灘上撿起一只海螺，將它放在耳畔，聆聽海洋的呼喚呢？這種撫慰人心的旋律宛如天然的鎮靜劑，也成為 Apostol Tnokovski 設計 Donax 耳機的靈感謬斯。使用霧面塑膠和人造皮合成材質製造，本產品有黑、白二色可供選擇。

設計師：Apostol Tnokovski

Sounds from Seashells

Ever been to the beach and picked up a conch and listened to the heavenly sounds of the ocean? The soothing rhythms have such a calming effect and it’s probably this that inspired Apostol Tnokovski to design the Donax Headphones. Fashioned in matte colored plastic in combination with artificial leather, this concept looks smoking hot in black and white. What do you think?

Designer: Apostol Tnokovski