guaje

guaje by leonel lopez castillo from mexico

designer's own words:

Guaje or bule is the fruit of the Tecomate plant, is a traditional item in the Mexican culture, is a fruit that grows in many parts of central and South America, in Mexico has been used in many different ways, as a plate, medicine, water container, seed carrier, musical instrument, etc.
I decided to use it as speaker because of its particular qualities. The material is very resistible and when it dries, a foamy residue remains which helps the acoustics, isolating the sound.
Host a 300 watts amplifier, and can be plug to a lap top or any mp3 player.

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