Selective Renewal

Selective Renewal is a modular speaker system that addresses the problem of electronic products being difficult to partially replace and often discarded entirely due to integrated design.
The product is divided into two parts: functional modules and outer shell structures. Users can selectively replace only one part—depending on technological upgrades, component failure, or aesthetic changes—while keeping the rest. For example, internal modules can be upgraded while keeping the outer shell, or the shell can be replaced while retaining the electronics.
The project goes beyond “repairability” and, based on an understanding of consumption patterns and product renewal needs, proposes a scalable, more rational, and more sustainable way of updating products.

Guoyu Huang
@guoyuuu_huang

WS
2425

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Supervision:
Sarah Illenberger
Max Neustadt