Category Archives: sound

Elektronische Sounds malen

Posted on October 15, 2014 by designabilities

Mit einem weiteren Workshop beteiligte sich das Design Research Lab Berlin heute aktiv an der CodeWeek. Diesmal: in Rottweil. Zur Diskussion standen Möglichkeiten und Anwendungsgebiete des Codings im Kontext von Sound: Wie kann man mit Hardware, Code und Farbe elektronische Musik … Continue reading →

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F L U G M U S I K (Kollisionen 2014)

Posted on January 11, 2014 by designabilities

Eine Woche lang arbeiteten Studierende aus verschiedenen Fachbereichen der Berliner Universität der Künste (UdK) zusammen an fliegenden Klangobjekten und klingenden Flugobjekten. Objekte, die schweben, gleiten, geworfen oder katapultiert werden. Objekte, die klingen, singen, knattern und flüstern. Einzige Grundbedingungen: kein Strom, … Continue reading →

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PACHA — Kollisionen von Tanz und Design

Posted on January 10, 2014 by designabilities

Im Rahmen der “Kollisionen 2014” (UdK) sah das Projekt PACHA eine Serie von Experimenten und Improvisationen vor. Ziel des Projektes und seiner Teilnehmer war es, sich mit Objekten und Materialien in RaumZeit-Konstellationen zu befördern, deren Wechselwirkungen Klang erzeugen. Aufgrund der … Continue reading →

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Duet for Crutches

Posted on January 4, 2014 by designabilities

Next Week the “Flugmusik” project will be starting at UdK. As we mentioned earlier: it’s gonna be cool and we will keep you posted about the process of the project. One cool aspect in advance can be found in (Co-Initiator) … Continue reading →

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Theometrica

Posted on October 31, 2013 by designabilities

Our dear friends and colleagues Oscar Palou and Alexander Müller-Rakow – both experts in the field of generative sound synthesis – came up with this adorable sound interface. By fixing specific pins into a spinning disk, “Theometrica” can control sound … Continue reading →

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Sonic Experiments by Christine Sun Kim

Posted on November 16, 2011 by designabilities

Filmmaker and photographer Todd Selby profiles Christine Sun Kim‘s performance work. On Nowness we find the following description: “Deaf from birth, Kim turned to using sound as a medium during an artist residency in Berlin in 2008, and has since … Continue reading →

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Skintimacy

Posted on April 27, 2011 by designabilities

Thanks to Tangible Sound Lab for exploring interpersonal boundaries through musical interactions in their recent project ‘Skintimacy’, in which Alexander Müller, Jochen Fuchs and Konrad Röpke use skin-based interfaces for collaborative musical performances. ‘Skintimacy’ is intended to be both an evocative tool … Continue reading →

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Welcome to DESIGNABILITIES!

Posted on June 1, 2009 by designabilities

… a research blog developed and run at      

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