Sound objects at the MINI & Triennale CreativeSet May 05, 2009

Triennale Design Museum presents Sound Objects: The invisible dimension of design. The exhibition for the first time systematically explores the sound dimension of objects, and the special role played by sound in the identification of products and brands, in a multimedia production. The exhibition explores the extent to which sound influences the design of products, thereby potentially becoming a central element of a project and its identity. This works with the help of four acoustic sound categories: The inherent, natural sound of objects (such as, for example, the snapping of a pair of scissors as they close, or the ignition of a lighter); the invented sound (eg. the sound of electronic instruments, or the sound of cars); the functional sound of objects (the ticking of clocks, or the click of a camera); and the sound of interactions or signals (such as the wake-up alarm of an alarm clock, or the whistling of a kettle).