Monophone _ Alto Carillon by Gumdesign for La Casa Di Pietra

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Three cylindrical music boxes gradually open upward, like resonant cavities carved in marble, transforming the gesture of the crank into … Read more Three cylindrical music boxes gradually open upward, like resonant cavities carved in marble, transforming the gesture of the crank into sound. Two turns of the winding mechanism initiate the melody, which propagates, expands, and transforms. Each marble tube amplifies the sound according to its own depth and pitch, producing different timbres, like frequencies held within the stone. An essential acoustic architecture, where mechanics and material dialogue, shaping an intimate and enveloping act of listening.

Three cylindrical music boxes gradually open upward, like resonant cavities carved in marble, transforming the gesture of the hand crank into living sound. Two turns of the mechanism set the melody in motion as it expands, resonates, and shifts through space. Each marble tube amplifies the sound according to its own depth and pitch, producing distinct tonal qualities, like frequencies held within the stone itself. An essential acoustic architecture, where mechanics and material enter into dialogue, shaping an intimate and enveloping act of listening. See less