Such a great concept. Paul Cocksedge converts old vinyly long players into old fashioned His Master's Voice-style megaphones for your iPod. As much as creating a piece of lo-fi technology, it's a piece of work that contains an underlying narrative of one technical format overwriting another, destroying it in the process.
This is Paul Cocksedge Studio's description of their event on 20 September:
During a live performance to music, designer Paul Cocksedge will be transforming old vinyl LPs into elegant vinyl speakers that amplify sound from smartphones through their shape alone - no need for wires or electricity. Old LPs gathering dust are given new life - and the music lives on! Visitors are encouraged to bring their own 12" record to see it transformed into a unique object. Speakers will be available to buy at the event at £25, a special introductory price during the festival (£35 thereafter).
Cocksedge also created Drop for the London Design Festival 2010.
