Danish Fuel Portable Speaker by Rene Sundahl |
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| DESIGN NAME: Danish Fuel PRIMARY FUNCTION: Portable Speaker INSPIRATION: The jerry can be designed back in 1937, to contain supplies for the armies. The allies nicknamed the Germans, Jerries, as slang for German. As the small Einheits-kanister was a German invention - thereby the name a jerry can. The allies duplicated the design and just before D-day in 1944 more than 21 million of Jerry cans were made. "Without these cans, it would have been impossible for our armies to cut their way across France at a lightning pace during the German blitz”. - President Roosevelt UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Many people have found that electronics don´t fit into interior design. Either a speaker is most likely ugly and plays good music or beautiful and plays poorly. The goal for this design is to create a portable speaker in which everyone should be spellbound with incredible design and renewable sound. To kick off the home interior style, and make enjoy the favorite smash hit wrapped in an Upcycled World War II fuel can. Personalized with unique ID no. The speaker is designed, selected, and Made in Denmark by a woman. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Bluetooth and Aux. Powered by battery or 220v. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: September 2021 - december 2022 in Denmark, Jutland. Our first design was revealed at Salone Int. Del Mobile in 2014. |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Materials: - upcycled metal Jerry can. World War 2. Old rust and paint removed by furnace and sandblasting. - color. Powder coating. Satin surface. Isapis green. - molded plywood. 10 layers of 1mm veener + 1 top layer in Smoked Oak. - anodized aluminium control plate + feet + marking plate + ID plate. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Electronics: - ciare 6.5” midrange neo woofer + 1” neo tweeter. - Class D amplifier. 160w - equalizer backend, DSP - equalizer front. Bass + Treble. Connection: - bluetooth 5.3 - aux Power: - 160watts - battery. LG 1860mh with BMS control / 72 hours playing time. - limited to 95 db. Measurements.: - height 48cm / wide 35cm / dept 17cm. - weight 7.2kg TAGS: Upcycle, speaker, homedecor, homedesign, interiordesign, limitededition RESEARCH ABSTRACT: According to the most known brands among portable speakers it´s found that most of them are made by men with a technical background and to approach the hi-fi market rater than the woman who shall use it in their home. There was a gab in the market and we could not find any sustainable solution. A real craftman ship. Most speakers a bulk manufactured in thousand of numbers. To find a speaker that was beyond tech but a sculpture and piece of art did not excist. CHALLENGE: Make good sound in an old metal world war 2 jerry can were a challenge. Dampening work took using various materials and testing to find the right acoustic sound. Sourcing and designing the parts and make it go along with the visuals - make the speaker practical and visual beauty. Not only the make the product capable to produce even just in a limited numbers was difficult. ADDED DATE: 2022-12-21 15:32:23 TEAM MEMBERS (1) : IMAGE CREDITS: Image #1, Illustrator Alexander IE, 2022 Optional image #2, Illustrator Alexander IE, 2022 Optional image #3, Illustrator Alexander IE, 2022 Optional image #4, Illustrator Alexander IE, 2022 Optional image #2, Illustrator Alexander IE, 2022 Video credits: Waqas Naveed PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS: EU design rights to Seacreed Service A/S |
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NAME: Danish Fuel PROFILE: Since 2010 Danish Fuel has been upcycling authentic military jerry cans into pieces of art. The first design was a suitcase. Later on the Bathroom Cabinet was launched. And finally the Bar Cabinet came on board in 2012. The international breakthrough was in 2014 at the world's most prestigious furniture fair in Milan. Salon int. Del Mobile. Ever since the Danish Fuel brand has been extending the products with everything from a bathroom storage cabinet to a hip flask and some of the worlds finest Gin´s crafted in Denmark. As the market has been growing with the demand, a new designs is on its way to the international design stage. Upcycled from original world war 2 jerry cans. The first Jerry Can was invented in Germany back in 1937 and first launched in 1938 just before World War II. The design was outstanding and truly unique. The German Vinzenz Grünvogel designed the small can that was made to supply the troops at the front lines with supplies. Everything from kerosene, water, diesel, gas, gear oil and so on. The small can was cleverly designed. |
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Danish Fuel Portable Speaker by Rene Sundahl is Winner in Limited Edition and Custom Design Category, 2022 - 2023.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Rene Sundahl. · Click here to view the profile and other works by Rene Sundahl. |
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