Audible Furniture
Audible furniture is a series of furniture with sound, a study in mechanically produced sound and its application on furniture. Hemmo Honkonen is a designer based in Helsinki, Finland. He holds a Master’s degree in interior architecture from Aalto University and has graduated as a guitar builder/luthier-artisan from IKATA. In his work, Honkonen combines aspects of his educational background, furniture and instruments, sound and movement. All the sounds in the works are acoustic and mechanically produced, meaning that a mechanical movement is always required to trigger the sound. The furniture make sound when used. In Honkonen’s work, sound takes centre stage. Mundane furniture items take on a new dimension and purpose with sound.
