Nostos

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Music player designed to share music with the people around you. Physically.
11.3 x 7.0 x 2.5 cm

Material: milled aluminium alloy frame

Reconnecting people to meaningful, personal music experiences through analogue warmth. Designed to reduce anxiety and isolation caused by smartphone overuse.

Once, not long ago, a mixtape was a sacred thing.
A quiet act of rebellion.
A burning whisper of love, of friendship, of soul.
Each song chosen not by chance,
but by heart.
Not to impress,
but to express.
To say: I see you. I know you. I remember this moment with you.

Now, music travels faster than thought.
A playlist. A link.
Sent in seconds. Forgotten just as quickly.
There is no weight. No pause. No ritual.
Just noise.

But what if we dared to feel again?
What if music became a gift once more
tangible, intentional, alive?

Nostos calls us back.
Back to presence.
Back to meaning.
A physical offering in a world of fleeting signals.
It invites you to discover not what an algorithm assumes,
but what your friends know
what they feel, what they love,
what they choose for you.

Find the songs that echo who you are.
Not who you’re told to be.

- Adrian Choi

Smartphone dependency:
Leads to anxiety, isolation,
and lessreal- life interactiosn
or personal reflection.

Lost sense of discovery:
Music streaming algorithms
overshadow individual taste,
reducing authentic exploration.

Lost personal identity:
Social media trends evoke
conformity. Diluting us of
individual authenticity.

Nostos reimagines music sharing as a physical, social ritual. Inspired by the form of a cigarette box, it invites people to pass, hold, and connect through music, turning playlists into tangible gifts.

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front

bottom

right

The interface is intentionally tactile, with sliding switches, clicky buttons, and dual headphone jacks echoing the feel of old music players.

While rooted in analog values, Nostos syncs with Spotify via Bluetooth, bridging digital convenience with emotional presence.

select ‘connect to a device’.

select ‘Nostos’.

select cartridge to link a playlist.

select a playlist.

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