Objectified on Tinkercad

"There's a story embedded into every object, every decision was made at some point about something." - Andrew Blauvelt

I really had no idea on what object I should do create; until this PCS 4 Braun record player, designed by Dieter Rams & Gerd Alfred Müller, came out during the film "Objectified" and it just clicked with me.

"...The concept of wearing in, rather than wearing out. You would like to create something where the emotional relationship is more satisfying over time." - Bill Moggridge

 I never grew up using record players, but music had influenced my childhood and I used a fair bit of mp3 players to iPods. But with the fast pace of technological advances towards data, the need for portability, and the revolution to digitize. I never had the chance to settle with an object. Especially with nowadays where your playing functions are more done by touch, I feel I lost that emotional relationship with the object I am interacting with.

With a record player on the other hand, you're always interacting with the device. From setting the vinyl record down, switching the power on, setting speed, setting down the tone arm onto the vinyl record, to finally listening to the music. Yes, the process of listening to music can take a while compared to an ipod, however it puts you through a sort of ritualistic process which prepares yourself to be in this phase of listening beyond the music to the personal level and to be able to listen to that music with gratitude.

"If you design something that's precious that you really love, you're never gonna leave that." - David Kelley

I feel like with our current society, a lot of objects are fragile because they're built to be lightweight, portable, and minimalistic in size. I feel that durability is something we should bring back, and most of these objects from way back are built to be durable and last for more than a lifetime. And it's great because you're given the opportunity to pass it down to the next generation for them to use and to enjoy. And as the material, components, or the paint starts to deteriorate, it gives it more of a history and an aesthetic towards those respective parts.

"Why do we feel like we need to keep revisiting the archetype over and over again?" - Karim Rashid

What I find interesting is that even though we're advancing with technology at a fast rate, but we have those occasions where we sometimes go back to use old devices for nostalgic purposes. Especially with the newer generations where they can never hear or see such old devices, but the design and the aesthetics draw them closer to the machine. It's like a renewing cycle in terms of usage and design,  but it creates this opportunity to fine tune, re-design, or to redevelop the object to even greater heights.