Charming Wooden Dolls Form A Choir That Can Sing To You Whatever You Want

Swedish electronic company Teenage Engineering wants you to put your Spotify away this Christmas and listen to the melodic tones of its wooden choir instead.

 
The collection is an art piece consisting of a host of characters and is topped with the company’s engineering ingenuity. It was inspired by its first project, the Absolut Choir, which first took center stage in 2007 and consisted of 22 wooden dolls.

The new lineup features eight dolls, all of which have been crafted from beechwood and have their own identity and culture. For example, ‘Carlo’ is from Italy and takes up the baritone position, while ‘Miki’ is from Japan and sings in tenor. ‘Olga’ is from Russia and takes over contralto, while ‘Hatshepsut’ from Egypt is a mezzo-soprano.
 
Inside is a speaker module that can play classics such as Deck the Halls and Auld Lang Syne. However, they’re not just for the holiday season; they can also take on tunes from Bach, Beethoven, or even you. That’s right, if you fancy yourself a budding composer, you can hook up a MIDI keyboard to the dolls via Bluetooth and have them croon out your original song.

Each figurine can hold on its own as a solo singer, but they all work together if you’re thinking of owning the entire set. That being said, one individual doll will set you back US$249, and the whole collection will cost you somewhere in the neighborhood of US$2,000.

 
 
 
[via Robb Report and Yanko Design, images via Teenage Engineering]