Hot or Not? Ricochet by Arnaud Lapierre + Ambroise Dudon

LED light+subwoofer+water=Ricochet

A thin surface of water “twangs” above a chromed reflector, the water vibrates like a membrane depending on the noise and wavelengths intensities – high bounce, medium bounce, bass bounce - of any music, thus a composition of caustics is projected, accentuated by LEDs light emission. "Ricochet" speakers insur a 360° degrees sounds and caustic effects.

[via Yatzer]

Comments (8)

I would smoke a fat one, lay back and enjoy!

posted by chicity1126 on February 17th 2009 at 3:31pm
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I can imagine someone's pet deciding to make this their new watering hole.

posted by racheloncegentry on February 17th 2009 at 3:53pm
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i agree with racheloncegentry but other then the pet flaw... i like it, its the first non-tacky indoor fountain i have seen in awhile.

posted by wampler on February 17th 2009 at 4:16pm
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and its non tacky speakers! YAY!

posted by wampler on February 17th 2009 at 4:16pm
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I like it but there is no space in my environment to put it. Be wonderful for a big loft. (I wonder if it could be used outside or if it would just get grungy and evaporate?)

posted by SherryBinNH on February 17th 2009 at 4:23pm
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I think it could be kind of funky in an open plan loft. Not so practical for most small homes, but a unique idea!

http://www.makemineeclectic.wordpress.com

posted by jessimarie33 on February 17th 2009 at 4:42pm
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Its a cool version of Ingo Maurer's Tableaux Chinois which uses a fishpond with floating mirrors to create a wall pattern.

http://ingomaurer.cooperhewitt.org/work/42/

posted by juliag on February 17th 2009 at 4:55pm
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also like it; also think it's for loft spaces; but disagree about the pet problem -- it seems to be that you'd hook this up for special events, not everyday.

posted by JonathanB on February 17th 2009 at 7:24pm
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