kyouei design forms minimal square wind bell from metal and glass

kyouei design forms minimal square wind bell from metal and glass
all images courtesy of kouichi okamoto

kouichi okamoto of kyouei design has formed a minimal wind chime from metal and glass, using the properties inherent in both materials to produce sound. ‘square wind bell’ is made up of two iron cut-outs covered in trivalent chrome plating. they are united to each other by a simple slit in each corner, forming a combined geometry that teeters on the edge of a drinking glass. as one plate catches the wind, the other acts as a weight, striking the transparent volume repeatedly and resounding with the action of the wind. each noise is different, depending on the form and minute compositional variations of the glass, which adapt a musical and harmonic tonality as the successive taps reverberate in place.

the glasses produce as noise as the iron repeatedly taps against them

the bottom half of the iron square is submerged in the drinking glass

the minimal wind chime

the two squares are united by a single slit in each corner

the two simple materials used to create the wind chime