SONO
DESIGN: Konstantin Diehl
Germany
make me! 2025
2nd place make me! Design Award [ex aequo] and a cash prize of PLN 10.000
Environmental protection needs reliable data, especially in remote areas that are difficult to access. “SONO” enables cooperation between science and volunteering in the collection of environmental and biodiversity data. The bioacoustic sensing device provides information on illegal poaching, tree felling and species populations by measuring sound waves and evaluating them with existing software-based analysis methods. Contextualized in a sharing system, it enables outdoor travelers, semi-professionals and enthusiasts to participate in environmental protection initiatives. Volunteers can attach the sensor to their outdoor equipment via a multifunctional mount made of laser-cut spring steel or stationary in nature, collect additional sensors and maintain them by data transfers and battery changes. The technology is based on the citizen science initiative Soundscapes2Landscapes and the electronics developer Open Acoustic Devices.
SONO, desing: Konstantin Diehl / from designer’s archive
SONO, desing: Konstantin Diehl / from designer’s archive
SONO, desing: Konstantin Diehl / from designer’s archive
SONO, desing: Konstantin Diehl / from designer’s archive
Konstantin Diehl
orn in 2000. is a product and industrial designer based in Saarbrücken, Germany. His optimistic approach is characterized by a crossing of research-based and aesthetics-driven perspectives by looking beyond established design methods. After working for renowned studios in Frankfurt am Main and Vienna with a focus on sustainable and social design, he graduated in industrial design from Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar with the Diploma degree.
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