Desktop Bluetooth speakers are plentiful, and the one you choose for your desk setup purely depends on the desired audio signature and your design affinity. While the commercially available desktop speakers from numerous brands go for the tried and tested designs with some trendy innovations in the mix, some unique desk speaker designs do catch our attention.
This is the Orgdot N200 Bluetooth desktop speaker that bears a tell-tale industrial design influence and a pinch of steampunk vibe. Designed by Shu Zhang and his team, the wireless speaker is mindful of the design sense of modern users. The primary motive is to create a relaxing and immersive atmosphere for the user, while keeping the practical functionality intact. The retro-modern form of the speaker takes you back in time when muted colors were beautifully fused with the vibrant hues to instantly pep up any desk space.
Designer: Shu Zhang and Orgdot
The Orgdot Bluetooth speaker draws inspiration from the modular design of the LEGO bricks, thereby having a swappable front panel, physical buttons, indicator lights, and a dot-matrix display. First look at this thing, and I presumed it was a Teenage Engineering-inspired product, but it turned out otherwise. This makes the audio accessory much more than just a possession to listen to your favorite tunes. It’s more like a playable and explorable sound companion for your desk. I can already imagine this one sitting on my geeky desk with the future garage or lo-fi tunes playing for hours on end as I dive deep into my productive sessions.
For Shu, the guiding principle in crafting the speaker is “Form Follows Function.” Keeping intact the brand’s signature design ethos, the portable speaker has a simple geometric shape for visual consistency. Coming back to the choice of colors, the low-saturation beige for the body frame brings an element of tranquil aesthetic, while the bright orange denotes the interactive components like the volume dial. To put stress to a minimum on the new users, the physical button colors correspond to the corresponding icons. To put the speaker on the desk sturdily and have a distinct appeal, the integrated metal stand adds to the nostalgic charm. The design of the stand enables multi-level adjustment to adjust the elevation depending on the desktop layout.
The 8Watt speaker is made out of plastic, metal, and rubber with strategically placed functional zones for the best tactile experience. It comes with support for TWS pairing, wherein you can connect two N200s for an even more immersive soundscape. The pixel display shows all the current playback vitals and the preloaded emoticons, which is cool. On the back, there are aux-in and USB-C connectivity options as well, so that you can connect the BT speaker to physical hardware.
