The Recording Machine at Milan Design Week

Hosted in Milan’s Ventura Lambrate, RCA Paradise challenged students to “contemplate the discovery of something or somewhere more wondrous.” The products they presented are all inspired by a “quest for a better future.”

One of my favorite pieces was Recording Machine, which splatters paint onto the walls in response to noise – creating a visual representation of sound.

Rafel Oliva, who is studying MA Design Products at the RCA says “The performance space becomes a container of all the expressions, desires, words and sounds from the audience that participate – freezing the sound on the wall and collapsing all the inputs into one space and time.”

I liked the translation from one sense to another; from audio to visual, and I think it’s really interested to see how much of the meaning comes through – even in the abstract.

I was also really fun to see something the audience could really get involved with and become a part of the design process.

And on a completely subjective level – I  loved the colors and the resulting “painting.”

Our trip to Milan was supported in part by Airbnb.com.