Triphrenic Chair is an interactive music installation in collaboration with RCA designers for project Seated in Sound, and was  showcased on tour at Southall Library, Ealing Blues Festival, and Peckham Levels in London. Inspired by the breakout stage of blues music in Ealing, the chair is designed as a contemporary interpretation of the genre’s breakthrough era in the late 1960s. The sonic structure of the chair enables performers to play in the features of Blues-Rock fusion in the era, including 12-bar structures, distorted electric guitar sounds, heavy use of bending, and improvisations. 

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In the form of an interactive instrument, the chair integrates three strings tuned to a G7 chord, evoking the harmonic language of classic blues. Guitar pedals and amplifiers are modulated to resemble the distinctive timbre and tonal qualities of 1960s blues music. The longest string is attached to a threaded rod which is inspired from a traditional monochord instrument. This setup enables the generation of overtones and pitch by bending the rod, producing sounds reminiscent of the expressive slides and bends of electric guitars in blue rock. Audience can engage and make music with the chair by plucking the strings or sitting on the chair itself. A performance is attached with all the features mentioned above.