London Design Festival 2016: "you can have surround sound with your chandelier, vase and centrepiece" in the world imagined by the 28 designers contributing to the Electro Craft exhibition (+ slideshow).
Among the contributors is Turkish designer Bilge Nur Saltik with her Loud Objects ? a range of hand-crafted objects.
Although they don't look like electronic products, her marble candle holder, serving plate and vase can pair with any device via Bluetooth to play music.
Loud Objects by Bilge Nur Saltik Bilge Nur Saltik presents Loud Objects ? a range of objects that can pair with any device via Bluetooth to play music
"We have all these electronic pieces at home, but they don't necessarily go with the decoration of your home ? they're slightly alienated," Saltik told Dezeen. "I integrated electronics with home accessories to make objects that synchronise, like Sonos, so you can have surround sound with your chandelier, vase and centrepiece."
Saltik's Loud Objects contain wooden elements ? sometimes concealed, sometimes prominent ? that resonate to amplify sound. Questions of audio quality have, for now, come second to exploring "a different way of thinking about technology".
"Speakers can look a bit weird in a space, but this product at home feels familiar," said the designer, who previously combined tableware with electronics in a project that encouraged people to share food and drinks.
The hand-crafted objects don't ...