AGAPE
Earbuds for Urban Lovers 2022, Personal Working
Design/Photo: Hanna Park
Lead Tutor: Sandra Kaufmann
Photo assistance: Yannick Meye
Proposing AGAPE to Urban Lovers who need stong communication in the Mega city.
AGAPE creates space for you and your lover.
Urban Youth who, living in mega cities, focus on their smartphones rather than talking with the people close to them. Or some Urban Lovers who need their pri- vate connection in the noisy transporta- tion, inside the crowds.
When used by only one person AGAPE behaves just like a pair of conventional ear- phones. When the users are two, AGAPE forces communication between the couple.
I tested several forms in order to maximise the difference between the shapes of AGAPE’s two halves. By scanning the actual ear in 3D, I understood its structure and produced prototypes of the positive & negative shapes.
The LEFT part (positive) of AGAPE is equipped with only the sound playback controller func- tion.Double-tap the circle to play or pause the sound.
The RIGHT part (negative) of AGAPE is equipped with only the volume controller function. Users can adjust the volume by moving the top of the hole left or right.
As the distance between the right and the left parts increases, the users’
heartbeats become louder than the sound of the music. The closer you get, the bet- ter you can enjoy music.