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Karimoku and Devon Turnbull Create Minimalist Listening Room

exhibition · 2026-05-19

Japanese furniture manufacturer Karimoku, through its research arm Karimoku Research, has partnered with audio designer Devon Turnbull to create 'The Sound House,' an exhibition that merges high-fidelity audio engineering with minimalist design. The installation prioritizes presence, material honesty, and spatial clarity over spectacle, reducing a listening room to its essence. The collaboration explores the intersection of sound and physical space, emphasizing a quiet, radical approach to audio experiences.

Key facts

  • Karimoku Research collaborates with Devon Turnbull
  • Exhibition titled 'The Sound House'
  • Focuses on high-fidelity audio and minimalist design
  • Emphasizes presence, material honesty, and spatial clarity
  • Reduces listening room to its essence
  • Merges audio engineering with design discipline
  • Prioritizes substance over spectacle
  • Exhibition explores sound and physical space intersection

Entities

Artists

  • Devon Turnbull

Institutions

  • Karimoku
  • Karimoku Research

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