Designer Mike Skene has taken the ordinary old doorbell and pimped it to a new level. Taking initial inspiration from percussion, the action of striking of one body against another and a persons ability to interact with their surroundings through their sense of touch, “Doorbell” is an original take on a well known device providing a unique, evocative user experience that is sure to bring a smile to your face when heard for the first time.
Made up of 13 hand tuned aluminum chimes housed in a sycamore frame, the Doorbells contemporary design and appealing sound is a welcome change to the standard functions of a doorbell.
Using an application such as iTunes users can even download new ring tones in seconds straight to their Doorbell. As well as this the chimes themselves are interchangeable and can be ordered both individually or in octave sets.
So who wants to hear this belt out an ACDC tune?
Designer: Mike Skene
This positively has potential, but the rods will need either O-rings at each end or some form of fastening for those Southern California earthquake rockers we occasionally get. Would love a further link for development or procurement.
What? No video of it in action? Boo!
Cool~
Is it for sale, or still a prototype?
No video? 🙁
nice mock up, would be more impressed if you showed the real unit with 13 solenoids (strikers) and driver board.
This positively has potential, but the rods will need either O-rings at each end or some form of fastening for those Southern California earthquake rockers we occasionally get. Would love a further link for development or procurement.
Thanks for you comments, check out the website for more details http://www.mikeskenedesign.com
ask and ye shall receive.
video can be found on his website
http://www.mikeskenedesign.com/
watched the movie, a non functioning mockup…tisk tisk.
Video shows it functioning, and the images show the solenoid construction… so I’m not sure where this “tsk tsk” is coming from?
my bad, did a fast forward. Good job on the build and design.
Need that video to get the full effects….please post!
Need that video to get the full effects….please post!
video can be found on the website http://www.mikeskenedesign.com
77 weeks later and the website is down and the idea is not commercial. Guess things didn't work out so well for mike skene…
77 weeks later and the website is down and the idea is not commercial. Guess things didn't work out so well for mike skene…
you can also see it demonstrated on you tube…type in mike skene
you can also see it demonstrated on you tube…type in mike skene