Objects of Common Interest Shares Creative Playlist
The Athens and New York design studio reveals the songs—from New Order to David Bowie—that shape their creative vision.
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- Objects of Common Interest shares the music playlist behind their design process
- Design and music both rely on bringing unexpected elements together
- The playlist features tracks by New Order, Talking Heads, and Aphex Twin
- The studio recently unveiled the Out of This World public installation in Miami
Objects of Common Interest, the Athens- and New York-based design studio founded by Eleni Petaloti and Leonidas Trampoukis, has shared a curated playlist of songs that shape their creative mood and inspire their spatial works. For the founders, design and music share a common goal of uniting disparate elements to create something entirely unexpected.
The studio’s multidisciplinary practice spans objects, interiors, and large-scale spatial installations, investigating how form, color, material, and human perception interact with our surroundings. Their musical selections range from emotional melodies and hypnotic repetition to experimental soundscapes, mirroring the diverse qualities embedded in their physical creations.
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This dialogue between sound and space is prominently featured in their latest public installation, titled Out of This World – A Field of Conditions, presented in the Miami Design District. The exhibition brings together six distinct conditions that alter how visitors perceive and experience their environment through interactive sculptures.
Drawing parallels between auditory experiences and spatial design is a common method for multidisciplinary studios to establish emotional resonance. By translating musical rhythms and tensions into physical forms, designers can guide how audiences emotionally experience and interact with architectural spaces.
When asked which song best captures their creative practice, the duo selected Bizarre Love Triangle by New Order, citing its balance of emotion, structure, and unpredictable energy. Meanwhile, Talking Heads' This Must Be the Place is their go-to track for clearing the air and starting a new project with a fresh perspective.
"We like the coexistence of emotion, structure, repetition, and unexpected energy."
Objects of Common Interest
Other notable tracks in their rotation include Chet Baker's Let’s Get Lost for evoking nostalgic atmospheres, Gorillaz's On Melancholy Hill as the ultimate late-night studio companion, and David Bowie’s Sound and Vision, which directly mirrors the conceptual framework of their recent Miami installation.
Source: designboom
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