Cobble
Cobble is a Bluetooth bookshelf speaker with an interactive interface on the top surface. Four magnetic pegs can be placed in different patterns on a grid. When a preset pattern is completed, the speaker plays a saved sound profile, such as a nature or white noise loop. Cobble also works as a normal Bluetooth speaker for audio from a connected device. The placing of pegs recalls the board game Go and invites a short moment of quiet concentration. The prototype uses a wooden casing, sand-blasted acrylic panels and LED light strips.
Cobble Bluetooth Speaker by Eric Wu was selected as a grand illustration of industrial design by the A' Design Award. Cobble Bluetooth Speaker received the Iron A' Design Award in Digital and Electronic Device Design in 2025. The A' Digital and Electronic Device Design Award is an international, meritocratic, just and fair design accolade which celebrates exceptional design of smartphones, laptops, televisions, cameras, headphones, smartwatches, gaming consoles, tablets and more.
