"Pull a zipper open and sound plays. Pull it shut and the room goes quiet. No tapping a screen, no asking a voice assistant, no hunting for a button that somehow always ends up on the wrong side of the device. Just the same physical action you've been doing since you were old enough to dress yourself."
"The concept draws directly from the universal expression "zip your lips," mapping the act of silencing onto the most tactile and satisfying closure mechanism we use in everyday life. The zipper isn't decorative here. It isn't a style nod or an ironic wink. It is the interface."
"A compact rectangular body in brushed silver aluminum sits below a band of dark fabric bisected by a metal zipper, the kind of heavy-duty hardware you'd find on a quality jacket, not a flimsy fashion detail. The lower half houses the speaker grille: a grid of evenly punched dots that reads like something out of a Dieter Rams archive."
ZIP is a minimalist concept speaker designed by Korean designers that reimagines device interaction through simplicity. Instead of buttons, screens, or voice commands, users control the speaker by pulling a zipper open to play sound and closing it to silence the device. The design draws from the phrase "zip your lips," making the zipper the functional interface rather than a decorative element. The speaker features a compact rectangular body in brushed silver aluminum with a dark fabric band containing heavy-duty zipper hardware. The lower half displays a speaker grille with evenly punched dots, reflecting minimalist design principles. The design achieves both aesthetic appeal and functional clarity, appearing equally suitable in various environments.
Read at Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
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