Birdy
Birdy is a speaker with a bird-shaped control stick that allows music playback to be managed by hand. The lower part is a cone-shaped speaker with two 5W drivers and a dual-channel class D amplifier. A joystick sensor at the top of the cone detects movement of the bird figure on both axes. Swinging the bird figure forward or backward adjusts the volume, while swinging it left or right selects the previous or next song. Birdy also works as a smart home assistant that responds to bird calls. The design is intended to create a natural and emotional connection between people and technology.
Birdy Speaker by Zhou Leijing has been recognized as a creative illustration of industrial design by the A' Design Award. Birdy Speaker won the Iron A' Design Award in Audio and Sound Equipment Design in 2023. The A' Audio and Sound Equipment Design Award is an international, meritocratic, just and fair design prize which celebrates excellent design of headphones, microphones, speakers, amplifiers, soundbars, turntables, sound mixers, digital audio workstations and more.
