ShapedSound® revolutionises the auditory experience in public settings such as museums, galleries, conferences, and foyers.

For curators, exhibition designers and galleries looking for innovative ways to engage visitors, ShapedSound® provides unexpected, experiential, audio delivery systems that invite interaction through touch and play.

Their innovation addresses the challenge of delivering sound in public environments in a way that’s both discrete and impactful, while preserving the intended auditory experience. In venues like museums and conferences, sound often interferes with other works, and listening is influenced by ambient noise. Traditional solutions, such as headphones or enclosed spaces, offer a compromise and are not accessible, particularly for the hearing impaired.

Their solution is to install interactive organically-shaped wooden sound objects that encourage sensory engagement through touch. They emit sound that can be both heard and felt, creating an intimate, shared encounter. These can be installed free-standing or mounted, can be seating or barriers, and can range in size. They use resonator technology and specialised audio mastering to enhance vibrations felt and heard.

While competitors emphasise technology, Shaped Sound differentiates itself through a design-led, audience-focused, and technically-minded approach, offering unique multisensory experiences backed by years of experience in interactive arts.

Contact

Julie Freeman

Lead organisation

Translating Nature

Hardware

Shaped Sound products use bespoke audio exciter technologies to deliver sound through physical wooden objects.

Team

Julie Freeman