A karaoke machine created around Filipino heritage. Designed to be connected with.
Duration
6 Months
6 Months
Tools
Sketching
Solidworks
Keyshot
Woodworking
Sketching
Solidworks
Keyshot
Woodworking
Team
Solo
Solo
The Diasporic Experience
As a first-generation immigrant, I felt estranged from my culture back home. Yet my family helped ground me. Whenever I’d see my cousins or my Lolo’s and Lola’s, we’d always end up with a karaoke mic in our hands.
This project became my love letter to those intimate moments.
As a first-generation immigrant, I felt estranged from my culture back home. Yet my family helped ground me. Whenever I’d see my cousins or my Lolo’s and Lola’s, we’d always end up with a karaoke mic in our hands.
This project became my love letter to those intimate moments.
Back To My Roots
There is a stigma around immigrant culture, being viewed as weird, different, or out of place. We were taught to be ashamed of being an outside group. However, culture is something to be proud of, something we should show off.
There is a stigma around immigrant culture, being viewed as weird, different, or out of place. We were taught to be ashamed of being an outside group. However, culture is something to be proud of, something we should show off.
How could I design around my experience as the child of Filipino immigrants and, in the process, learn more about myself?
Reclaiming My History
I was inspired by how my Lolo proposed to my Lola: a Harana, this bold declaration of love performed through a public serenade.
I looked to Filipino architecture, folktales, fauna and flora to delvelop a more thoughtful form language. I wanted this to be more than just a machine, but a reflection of myself; something I could proudly show off as part of my culture.
I was inspired by how my Lolo proposed to my Lola: a Harana, this bold declaration of love performed through a public serenade.
I looked to Filipino architecture, folktales, fauna and flora to delvelop a more thoughtful form language. I wanted this to be more than just a machine, but a reflection of myself; something I could proudly show off as part of my culture.
To be Heard, Seen, and Loved
Designed with Filipino heritage and shared experience in mind, this karaoke machine honors tradition, craftsmanship, and cultural pride.
An organic visual design and conscious material choices help it blend into the home but can become a focal point in use. Built to celebrate connection and presence, it transforms karaoke into a ritual that reflects identity, togetherness, and the joy of being seen and heard as a community that is overlooked time and time again.
Designed with Filipino heritage and shared experience in mind, this karaoke machine honors tradition, craftsmanship, and cultural pride.
An organic visual design and conscious material choices help it blend into the home but can become a focal point in use. Built to celebrate connection and presence, it transforms karaoke into a ritual that reflects identity, togetherness, and the joy of being seen and heard as a community that is overlooked time and time again.