Hermès - Écho
Hermès - Écho
Client
Hermès
Services
Consumer Electronic
Wearable Design
Visualization
Year
2025
Credits
Tommy X. / Zoe N. / Dylan L.
* How can a heritage brand like Hermès embrace modern technology while retaining its timeless soul? This project explores that question, proposing "Écho" - a personal pocket item that finds the answer in our most enduring feature: our voice. It is a modern keepsake that captures meaning, blending intimate technology with legendary craft.
A Paradox of Time
A Paradox of Time
A Paradox of Time
For a brand like Hermès, with a legacy measured in centuries, time is not a trend; it is a material.
How does a house built on tangible, enduring craft embrace the intangible modern technology? How do we create a personalized *pocket item* that contains the power of timelessness in a digital age?
For a brand like Hermès, with a legacy measured in centuries, time is not a trend; it is a material.
How does a house built on tangible, enduring craft embrace the intangible modern technology? How do we create a personalized *pocket item* that contains the power of timelessness in a digital age?
For a brand like Hermès, with a legacy measured in centuries, time is not a trend; it is a material.
How does a house built on tangible, enduring craft embrace the intangible modern technology? How do we create a personalized *pocket item* that contains the power of timelessness in a digital age?
Voice - The Timeless Media
Voice - The Timeless Media
Voice - The Timeless Media
Credit * tumblr_p4k4twyfg31qbsjnto1_1280 - Jordan Egstad
Credit * tumblr_p4k4twyfg31qbsjnto1_1280 - Jordan Egstad
The voice is our most personal signature. It is an echo of our past and a vessel for our future. It carries our stories, our emotions, and our identity in a way no data point ever could. Unlike technology that becomes obsolete, the voice is eternally relevant.
The voice is our most personal signature. It is an echo of our past and a vessel for our future. It carries our stories, our emotions, and our identity in a way no data point ever could. Unlike technology that becomes obsolete, the voice is eternally relevant.
— Mr. Pierre-Alexis Dumas
— Mr. Pierre-Alexis Dumas
“To dream, to think,
to capture the unseen.”
“To dream, to think,
to capture the unseen.”
“To dream, to think,
to capture the unseen.”
With sound,
We preserve a presence,
and hold time in the palm of the hand.
With sound,
We preserve a presence,
and hold time in the palm of the hand.
Écho
Écho
Écho
What we have is a tool.
What we have is a tool.
What we have is a tool.
Existing products within the voice recording world has erased emotion for simplicity. They lose the connection between us and the object.
Existing products within the voice recording world has erased emotion for simplicity. They lose the connection between us and the object.
Existing products within the voice recording world has erased emotion for simplicity. They lose the connection between us and the object.
Écho builds a bond
Écho builds a bond
Écho builds a bond
We embrace the tactility feeling of the button, rebuilding the connection between your object and you through the button movement in each and every press on our device.
We embrace the tactility feeling of the button, rebuilding the connection between your object and you through the button movement in each and every press on our device.
We embrace the tactility feeling of the button, rebuilding the connection between your object and you through the button movement in each and every press on our device.
It's about the feel
It's about the feel
It's about the feel
The warmth of leather should be the first material in contact with your palm. And every button on the side is designed and carefully layout for you to press precisely without even looking.
The warmth of leather should be the first material in contact with your palm. And every button on the side is designed and carefully layout for you to press precisely without even looking.
The warmth of leather should be the first material in contact with your palm. And every button on the side is designed and carefully layout for you to press precisely without even looking.
Responsive / Intuitive
Responsive / Intuitive
Responsive / Intuitive
The design is the manual. Reduced to the pure act of recording, its layout is instantly understandable.
The design is the manual. Reduced to the pure act of recording, its layout is instantly understandable.
APP Interaction
APP Interaction
APP Interaction
For more in-depth audio replay or file organize
For more in-depth audio replay or file organize
For more in-depth audio replay or file organize
Folder Managment
With all your sounds seamlessly transferring from the device to the app, you can create as many folders as you want, and manage which folders are most used for the Echo.
Folder Managment
With all your sounds seamlessly transferring from the device to the app, you can create as many folders as you want, and manage which folders are most used for the Echo.
Audio Replay / AI
Implementing the latest technology of today, we want to not just to be in the past, but create a product that lasts generations, timeless in design and function.
Audio Replay / AI
Implementing the latest technology of today, we want to not just to be in the past, but create a product that lasts generations, timeless in design and function.
Garden Of Echo
Managing which sounds you want to treasure in the app, open into the garden of echoes and see your favorite sounds housed within a fun illustration for you to enjoy.
Garden Of Echo
Managing which sounds you want to treasure in the app, open into the garden of echoes and see your favorite sounds housed within a fun illustration for you to enjoy.
