Reykjavík-based designer Thórunn Árnadottir has created interactive sculptures by hacking local Icelandic materials with scraps from broken Chinese toys.

On show at this year's DesignMarch, Shapes of Sound consists of four sculptures that offer an alternative to mass-produced electronic children's toys.

Each new object has been fitted with a recycled soundboard that emits an electronic sound when the user interacts with it.

Based on simple geometric shapes and raw materials, the toys are a minimalist interpretation of the sounds they make.

To create the objects, Árnadottir used soundboards extracted from broken toys she collected at flea markets in China. "I wanted to use Icelandic materials to give the toys a second life," she told Dezeen.
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