Helsinki-based furniture designer Hemmo Honkonen designed these surprising and amusing musical pieces of storage furniture.
"Audible Cabinets are a series of cabinets that all make different sounds when opened. The cabinets are a study in mechanically produced sound, movement and interaction. Each cabinet has its own sound that is triggered by opening and closing the doors."
Yes, you've got to click on the videos to hear them. It's worth it:
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I laughed out loud when I listened to the audio! So dramatic! As a musician, I can imagine these being fun for a couple of days, then when the strings go out of tune, it turns to murder on the ears! Ha ha. But kinda fun, too. Why not do this with front doors? Play a few notes from a spaghetti western or maybe 2001: A Space Odyssey every time you enter your house!