FUTURA is a research between sound and design.
FUTURA is a project by Giorgio de Vecchi curated in collaboration with Giulia di Lenarda
FUTURA is a research between sound and design.
FUTURA is a project by Giorgio de Vecchi curated in collaboration with Giulia di Lenarda
It starts from the physical/acoustic diffusion models developed in the early 1900s, at the dawn of large-scale sound reproduction, with the technical resources that were available at the time. Drawing from the historical tradition of the cinema, large-scale horn groups were built to fill vast halls with sound. They used vibrating elements, small membranes powered by a few dozen watts, as transducers. Sound diffusion, in this sense, can be viewed as closely related to space, form and architecture.
In FUTURA research’s project, the transducer is not merely a speaker; all of its discrete components work in synergy with the object’s overall form to produce a mechanical element that is capable of transforming and amplifying electrical impulses into sound waves. As such, the design of FUTURA research’s speakers directly derives from the physical characteristics that are necessary to generate a specific listening performance.
This type of mechanical audio amplification system is designed and built to amplify mid and low frequencies with a speed and impact that blurs the line in human sensitivity between distinguishing real sound impulses from reproduced ones.
All FUTURA research’s analog systems work only with passive elements without using DSP (digital signal processing).
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Giulia di Lenarda works between Venice and Milan. Her work intersects photography, art and publishing. She collaborates with magazines, publishing houses and universities.