Tuned Gig Buckets

Tuned Gig Buckets
This product is about reinterpreting common archetypes and how to enhance their affordances as an instrument. In this case it is the standard 5 gallon bucket common to North America. The graphics aim to enhance the perception of the buckets' ability to be a drum and to teach novice users basic drum rudiments. Although subtle, these interventions elevate the perceived value of this common object.
Tuned Gig Buckets come in a set of two. One is equipped with a cushion to use as a seat while the other is designed to be the drum. The handle is modified to be used as a foot pedal which changes the pitch of the sound while playing the bucket.

Description

This product is about reinterpreting common archetypes and how to enhance their affordances as an instrument.

Fields

Industrial Design, Product Design, Interaction Design

Date

2010

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