Deep down I think we all have a little audiophile in us. It's not a bad thing, but quite the contrary, as music is the most beautiful sound in the world... apart from the sound of a male lyrebird in the morning. (more on that later). So with that little audiophile always curious about beautiful objects that make sound, much like the lyrebird, these cardboard speakers grabbed my attention. It turns out that this is a fantastic project by
Sounds Like that worked with nine designers and five musicians to reinterpret the Ceramic Speaker. The first ceramic speaker was designed by
Joey Roth and was a stunning piece almost floating on a natural birch stand. Joey then gave a set of the speakers to nine of his favorite artists (don't even get me started on the fact that he got
David Lynch to collaborate) to modify, reshape, rework and generally do what they please with.
As stated on the website "The collaborators then worked with musicians to produce tracks specifically for their re-imagined speaker systems. During the show, these tracks will be played sequentially through the corresponding set of speakers. Each collaborator’s concept will be on display, both as an object and as a musical composition."
The show opened up at
ICFF 2010 and is showing in LA in September.
I was really impressed with the idea, and creativity. Please go and have a look at their site below.
Sounds Like