Marianne Bailey

BOX TO PLAY
Imagine inspiring someone to discover their own creative self, they go on to inspire another, who inspires another. Creative ripples ceaselessly travelling from one person to the next through the infectious medium of music. How can I inspire the passive music listener to become a active sound collector to active music “player” ...Playing outside the box.

Sticks in the air
Imagine kissing someone through a pane of glass. The other side of the window is responding to your touch but the act of touching itself, the detail, texture, taste and responsiveness has lost joy. A musical instruments sensitivity, deep responsiveness, feedback, refined ergonomics and tactility is a perfect example of a satisfying, joyful interface creating deep, long lasting connection.

Key to touch
Imagine if we spoke to each other as computers do, in just 0 and 1’s... yes, no, yes, no.. Would it be as expressive as our language where we can find deep expression and colour in the gaps in between yes/no and black/white? If we need to express ourselves with more than a yes/no output then why do our communication devices only allow an on/off input?

BAND IN YOUR POCKET
Imagine a tactile, quality, long life musical instrument of your choice with the connections to your “band members” in your pocket. Allowing a “music conversation” anytime, anywhere alone or with anyone you wish to jam with.

Juxtaposed with you
Imagine a large open field on a hot summer’s day. Two people walk together, there is no shade in the field and they walk to the other side without stopping. Someone notices it may be nice to plant a tree halfway across the field for some shade and rest on the journey. Over the trees lifetime I wonder how may inspired conversations, intimate moments, and relaxed comfortable silences the trees open shelter would bear witness to. I like to notice the space where it would be good to “plant a tree.”

Imagine a standard modern design classic… for me a Mini Cooper comes to mind. A new archetype that sets the precedent for many designs to follow and although times and fashions change, it retains its value and relevance to modern living and retains the affections of its owner.

Le Creuset ~ Screwpull Wine Chiller
Imagine you have a guitar, its seen many happy days but you’re moving and don’t play so much, unlike the shelves you no longer need, you don’t throw the instrument away, you give it to a friend. Creating a modern classic that has inherent value and doesn’t date easily allows increased attachment to the object over time with experience, as with an instrument it becomes a well used and loved long life “unthrowawayable” object.

Remington Performance Range
Where there is genuine need, there is always good business opportunity. Observing peoples behavior and the gaps where something is needed and filling them with original solutions patents, invention, innovation, improved design and construction that are unique to a brand.

Imagine if all objects were brightly coloured, one bright hue after the next, would bright colours lose their joy? One of Yamaha’s key philosophies is “unobtrusiveness,” the belief is that a musical instrument should be cool to contrast and compliment the warmth and emotion of the player. Unobtrusiveness is also a key philosophy of Muji. Peripheral Vision is an unobtrusive object in the spirit of Muji that brings attention to other objects or people in the spirit of Yamaha.