For his yearlong thesis project, Dan Cohen ’25 turned to two of his passions—music and fashion—to devise a stylish, portable and wearable CD player, coined the Voyager CD Bag.
Bucking the trend of streaming music platforms and contrary to what one might expect of a member of his generation, musician Dan Cohen ’25 prefers listening to his favorite artists on compact disc (CD) and record players.
His research and experiences convinced Cohen he wasn’t alone among his peers, and for his yearlong thesis project, Cohen turned to two of his passions—music and fashion—to devise a stylish, portable and wearable CD player, coined the Voyager CD Bag.
“This is a response to Gen Z’s growing fascination with tangible, nostalgic technology,” says Cohen, an industrial and interactive design major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
“The world we live in is so screen-saturated and these new products can make you feel like you’re mindlessly using them. A lot of my peers are overwhelmed by this impersonal experience of digital screens. We want to sit down and have a more authentic experience while enjoying a sense of ownership, connection and intentionality.”