Urban Cage / Yi-Ting Chen

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都市鸟笼–智能手机与平板电脑的移动便携式充电器与音响
a mobile portable speaker that charges your smartphone and tablet

现代人的生活远离自然环境而与科技产品逐渐合而为一，手机如同亲密伙伴般二十四小时陪伴身旁，像是亲密伙伴或宠物的形态融入生活，人们希望藉由无远佛届的网路与他人产生互动与联系，但科技便利性却减少人们最需要的真诚对待与互动关怀。

以前鸟笼有两种目的，其一是观赏用途，展现鸟类优雅的姿态与悦耳叫声；其二是社会象徵，以精美的鸟笼凸显饲养者的身份地位，但潜藏于人内心深处的诱因却是某种与他人紧密联系的依赖感。都市鸟笼利用现代社会犯滥的手机现象与过去饲养鸟类的行为作对比，重现变迁社会裡对于某种纯真回忆的想像。

透过握持鸟笼的动作与摆放模式，让手机或平板像是都市人专属的笼中鸟，与习惯、环境结合成新的生活模式，并在静置时透过App技术让电子鸟与人产生纯真的互动联系。

As modern life distances itself from the natural environment and gradually merges closer with technology, electronic devices such as mobile phones and tablets find ways to accompany us for up-to 24 hours – like a form of an intimate partner or a family pet. As a response to this social phenomenon, taiwanese industrial designer Yi-Ting Chen created a series of smartphone and tablet docks that take form as a minimal bird cage. Built using steel and a selection of hardwood, ‘ URBANCAGE’ also serves as portable speaker that according to chen, ‘mimics the elegant movements and the sound of birds, a symbol that highlights the status of fine cage breeders.’ The delicate docks also feature bluetooth connectivity, allowing users to connect to the speaker system when not in use.

Industrial Design / 产品设计：Yi-Ting Chen
Photographer / 摄影：Chang Chieh                       
Illustration / 插画：Ya shin
Vedio director / 动画制作：Chao-Hao Yang
App Designer / App程式设计：Hung-Chi Lee

 

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