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Collection by Aileen Kwun

Sound and the Home

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Ateenan Aamu ("Morning in Athens") glass wind chimes by Kaj Franck for Iittala. These delicate, mouth-blown pendants are said to sound like church bells in Athens.
Ateenan Aamu ("Morning in Athens") glass wind chimes by Kaj Franck for Iittala. These delicate, mouth-blown pendants are said to sound like church bells in Athens.
Richard Sapper's iconic 9091 Kettle for Alessi has a brass whistle that sends out a harmony of the notes "Mi" and "Ti," intended to recall the sound of river boats on the Rhine.
Richard Sapper's iconic 9091 Kettle for Alessi has a brass whistle that sends out a harmony of the notes "Mi" and "Ti," intended to recall the sound of river boats on the Rhine.
The Happy Plugs sound piece is shown here with the removable “marble” grill. It’s made up of a stretchy material that gives the look of stone, which easily snaps on and off of the front of the speaker. Photo by Amanda Vidmar
The Happy Plugs sound piece is shown here with the removable “marble” grill. It’s made up of a stretchy material that gives the look of stone, which easily snaps on and off of the front of the speaker. Photo by Amanda Vidmar
"It was always my dream to own my own audio set-up, and in my 50s – when I was finally able to build my own home – that audio dream came true," Hasui says.
"It was always my dream to own my own audio set-up, and in my 50s – when I was finally able to build my own home – that audio dream came true," Hasui says.
Cohen and his wife, Sally, sit in the dining room, which along with the connected living room, is a focal point of the house, lighted in part by high, remote-controlled clerestory windows.
Cohen and his wife, Sally, sit in the dining room, which along with the connected living room, is a focal point of the house, lighted in part by high, remote-controlled clerestory windows.