Yuri Suzuki was born in Japan and currently resides in London. He’s an accomplished kinetic artist and lecturer, and he also has a keen interest in music and sound.

Yuri feels that not a lot of thought has been given to the sounds that are part of  a normal domestic environment – such as doorbells, phones and alarms, and has made it his mission to contribute to the solution by re-engineering some of these sounds.

The steam-powered Musical Kettle is one product of this mission:

Sensors determine when the temperature in the kettle has reached a certain point, and then turn on a controller (based on Audrino) which drive solenoids in the extension tube.  These solenoids open and close holes in the tube, and it whistles your favorite tune.

Here it is in action:

This was a first prototype, and the programming definitely needs a bit of work, but a absolutely love the concept.

Also, check out Yuri’s Jellyfish Theremin here. You can find out more about Yuri and his other projects here.

• Vinyl record audio train
• Lava Lamp MIDI controller
• Musical Cactus
• Nude bodies as a musical instrument