Japanese designer Yuri Suzuki's has created a singing washing machine and a musical kettle, which were in his solo exhibition Furniture Music, at London's Stanley Picker Gallery.
The exhibition, which took place last month, sets out to explore how everyday sounds in the home can impact our mood.
Laid out across a minimal white set with a cartoon-like representation of a kitchen, are everyday appliances designed by Suzuki to enhance the surrounding environment through sound.
Noisy household appliances such as a blender, kettle and washing machine were redesigned to play musical compositions
"The everyday sounds of our contemporary industrialised society, such as those from computers, mobiles, appliances, transport, and construction, generate dramatic levels of noise pollution affecting psychological processes of the brain ? such as one's mood ? in ways we are often unaware of," he continued. Exhibited pieces included a dining table with an acoustic chamber inside that amplifies any movement or sound made on its surface such as the pouring of drinks or tapping fingers.
"If you have a conversation with someone, it always feels more comfortable to have subtle noises around," explained Suzuki. "This piece is my attempt to create a table that allows people to have better conversations."
Suzuki fitted a mobile phone with an old-fashioned music box in place of its tiny speakers
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