Loud Whisper :
A Chair That Brings Back the Quality of Our Conversation in This Pandemic.
| Designed by : | Jiang Wanni |
| Designed with : |
David Ng Xian En, Wong Eng Geng, Kwa Li Ying |
The quality of our conversations has not been great with the restrictions of Covid-19. With the rules of social-distancing, we strain our voices to be heard thus losing our privacy in public. Loud Whisper strives to bring back the comfort and privacy of personal conversations in a safe manner.
Combining acoustic studies with design, Loud Whisper is a chair that explores and rediscovers the way people interact with each other in liminal spaces during this pandemic.
The soft form and embedded cushion invites people to rest and chat while keeping a safe distance.
The final concept was refined through prototyping and testing of various parabolic forms.
We tested out different dimensions of the parabolic dish to compare the effectiveness of the parabolic dish on different scales.
1:1 prototypes were tested in different locations and distances. From the experiment, the design is able to capture daily conversation up to 13 meters.
