‘Portrait of the Ghost Drummer,’ Music Choreography by Odaibe
In the video, the movement of a pair of drumsticks is recorded via motion sensors, and visualized in the form of an evanescent, arcing path. The format allows for kinetic patterns to emerge and fade away, evolving in three dimensions as the drummer’s performance unfolds.
Polish artist Odaibe created Portrait of the Ghost Drummer to explore the graphic qualities involved in playing on a drum kit. “Besides being a musician, a drummer when playing is unconsciously engaged in an elaborate choreography,” explains Odaibe. “The drum sticks are the extensions of drummer’s hands like a brush is an extension of the painter’s hand.”
Elipson Sound Tree
The Sound Tree is the creation of designers Maurizio Galante and Tal Lancman for Elipson, commissioned by Jean Yves Le Porcher, Creative Director for the brand. They have delivered their vision of Elipson’s iconic, spherical Planet speakers. This collaboration gave rise to the Sound Tree, a musical tree sculpture designed for exceptional spaces.
The trunk-shaped base contains the subwoofer, while the cables spread from the base to the ceiling, like branches. Each of the round fruits is actually a speaker. Standing under the tree, we are thus surrounded by sound, like being at the heart of a musical cocoon. Read More…
The Natural Speakers by Joon&Jun Studio
Created by Studio Joon&Jun, the speakers display simple punctured porcelain volumes with a base made from neatly stacked wood parts. The idea for the ‘the natural speaker’ derived from the desire to create an absolutely unique, handcrafted speaker for the interior space.
The creators say:
Whereas a lot of speakers are constructed to produce a rather fat bass and sharp high tones, we felt the sound was kind of stuck inside the speakers, missing a natural vibe and ambiance. During the development of the ‘the natural speaker’ we discovered the great properties of porcelain as a speaker casing, providing a clear resonance and mellow sound.
Amplified inside the ceramic and wood transmission construction, the sound gains a slight echo, creating a natural feeling of resonance, resembling the distinct flair of an acoustic instrument right in front of you.
Each set of pieces is individually crafted by hand and each procelain casing checked for best amplifying performance.
If you value a balanced midtone sound and a speaker with a ‘feeling’ for your music, you will surely enjoy the ‘the natural speaker’.”
Grande Castine Speakers by Musique Concrete
French firm Musique Concrete will officially launch its gorgeous 106dB Grande Castine speakers. For a balanced reproduction of the entire audible spectrum, from 20 to 20,000 Hz, it was decided to entrust the sub-bass (20-80 Hz) panels with separated dipoles. This excellent performance comes with a speaker sensitivity of 106dB.
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Sound-Absorbing Curtains
The Empa researchers, in collaboration with textile designer Annette Douglas and silk weavers Weisbrod-Zurrer AG, have developed lightweight, translucent curtains which are five times more effective at absorbing sound than their conventional counterparts. The fabric is five times more effective at absorbing sounds than normal curtains, though I’m not so sure it blocks out the light as well.The curtains are going to be used mostly in commercial spaces, such as offices, restaurants and hotel lobbies, but a few people here at Giz think they could be just right for their bedrooms. If you catch their drift.
Via [Gizmag]
Stereo Cabinet by Raad Studio
RAAD Studio has created the Stereo Cabinet, an exquisite alternative to the bulky eyesore of your average stereo system. The Cabinet is fitted with high-end speakers, provides storage for your stereo and stands alone as a sophisticated, sculptured furniture piece. The Stereo Cabinet conceals all audio equipment and unsightly wires in one, elegant, credenza unit. Read More…
Nike Air Concept by Alex Nash
Havana Club has launched a competition called Inspired Ingenuity which is to divert from their use of everyday objects. The English artist Alex Nash is one of three sponsors of this contest. He has created this s pair of Nike Air Force 1 entirely customized into a double loudspeaker. Read More…
La Boite Concept LD120
“La Boite Concept,” a French design studio with a focus on electronic acoustics, has put together the above piece of laptop-loving music furniture, dubbed the LD120. It features TUSB compatible and is just the right size to fit a laptop making it a capable work desk/sound dock. The LD 120 comes in four colors and currently has a price tag of $1,300. Check out the video to find out more about the LD 120.
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Phonofone III, iPhone 4 Amplifier that doesn’t Need any Electricity
The Phonofone III is an elegantly designed passive amplifier crafted from ceramic and designed explicitly for iPhone. just pop your iPhone 4 in the dock and the ceramic horn will amplify the audio coming out of your iPhone’s speaker roughly 4 times, or about 60dB. This clever device amplifies the volume emitted from an iPhone internal speaker roughly 4x (approx. 60 decibels).
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X-Mini Capsule Speaker
The ultra-portable X-Mini Capsule Speaker, while still tiny, adds an expandable woofer that boasts immense sound for its size. Twisting the speaker opens an accordion-like patented bass enhancement to create even bigger resonance. A Red Dot award-winner, the speakers plug into laptops, mobile phones, gaming devices, and even link to each other for an on-the-go surround sound solution.
iPhone Gramophone Amplifier
The Bone Horn Stand is an un-powered amplifier for the iPhone 4. Working just like the old-style horn-speakers found on gramophones, the silicon speaker slips over the iPhone’s end and channels the sound through the trumpet-shaped tube. This, according to the specifications, “adds 12 decibels of sound pressure to your iPhone’s speakers.”
The speaker also works as a stand, supporting the iPhone in horizontal or vertical orientation, and even has a nubbin that will pass your presses on to the home-button beneath. Available now, $25.
Bone Horn Stand
Linos, Record Player Concept by Charlie Pyott
Designed by Charlie Pyott, this portable USB vinyl record player concept is called “Linos”. The bar has two parts. Take out the bottom base, place the long play album or single on top, and then sandwich it with the overarching top. To start playing, move the player arm into position.
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Push Button House by Adam Kalkin
Push Button House created by Adam kalkinarchitect is shipping container that opens up into an entire house. The Push Button House starts as a shipping container until a button is pushed, and it turns into a house. Motorized walls unfold like a flower, revealing a fully functional house, complete with refined, understated furnishings.
The open structure contains six rooms spread across the container’s floor and walls. On one wall there is a double bed and bathroom complete with a full size bathtub. in the middle, there is a kitchenette and dinning table complete with a chandelier overhead. To complete the home, the doors of the container are lined with a library full of books. on the other wall there is a living area with a sofa and side tables.The home demonstrates how the technologies of wider industry can be used to create dynamic architectural conceits.
Denon Celebrates 100th Anniversary with a New Line of Gear
To commemorate a century in business Denon has debuted a line of celebratory gear, including this chunky direct-drive DP-A100 turntable, which combines modern styling with a retro, almost Mid-Century Modern look.
Denon 100th anniversary
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iDJ Music Mixing Station for iPad by Psychic Factory
The iPad iDJ Music Mixing Station is the ultimate gadget to get your party started right.
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Speaker Module, Concept by Chi Tat Chiu and Sungchul Yang
Chinese designers, Chi Tat Chiu and Sungchul Yang have designed the Speaker Module to make the user feel like it’s a salt and pepper container. The unit comprises five speakers, and a base which works as a woofer and controller. Depending on your choice you can stack them together to look like one speaker or place each one individually. You can also rotate each part to let the sound spread all over.
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Noteput, Interactive Music Table by Jürgen Grae & Jonas Heuer
“Notput” project invented by Jürgen Graef and Jonas Heuer is an interactive music table with tangible notes, that combines all three senses of hearing, sight and touch to make learning the classical notation of music for children and pupils more easy and interesting.
All basic clefs, note values and accidentals exist as single wood elements. Whole, half, quarter and eighth notes differ not only in their form, but also in their weight: Long note values are heavier than short ones.
Vesta Life Headphones
Soyun Kim, Leah Thomas, Young Bang, and Hojin Choi, four women coming from totally different backgrounds have found themselves in a dynamic originality to created Vesta life headphones.
The Vestalife headphones have a smart design. The headphones are covered in a fabric “headband” that can be swapped out to match an outfit. The earbuds are made of fabric and have a leather insert so that you pull the earbuds out by the bud and not the cord. Will Vestalife headphones change the way men see women when they’re listening to music? Only time will tell.
