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Bodhrán
Project type
Furniture Design
Date
2023
Location
London, UK
The Bodhrán chair has traditional seating elements transformed into large hollow chambers channeling and projecting sounds created by the movement of sitting, body strikes and the ambient noise of the location.
Creating an enriched multisensory product experience, Bodhrán takes the name of the Irish circular frame drum, in itself a spiritual cousin, with a chair frame constructed from laminated maple selected for its tonal profile, and its long history in musical instrument making.
The piece is constructed from hand laminated maple - selected for its tonal profile, and its long history in musical instrument making. This creates sound chambers of varying pitches and tones across the seats construction, with the large tapered seat body and tubular backrest each having their own set of acoustic output.