This miniature Wintergatan-inspired mechanical marvel uses marbles to create music! - Yanko Design

We are no stranger to Beloved Hultén'due south wonderfully quirky creations – from the Retro Coffee table that merges the love of retro gaming with our need to keep the java fizz going to a Dieter Rams' inspired gaming console that is on all our Christmas wishlist. This time the Swedish designer brings to life an estimation of Martin Molin's music motorcar X — a marble powered music box!

Marin Molin, best known for his band Wintergatan (the ingenious wooden manus-cranked automobile that plays music with 2000 marbles) is the inspiration behind the MMXS, Marble Machine XS, is a miniature homage to Molin's ongoing music project Marble Auto X. The designer explains, "The programming wheel design of MMXS imitates Molin's original, only instead of tactile interaction and acoustic elements – MMXS relies on a DC motor for mechanics combined with sounds generated past a synthesizer(Axoloti Core)." An eight-calendar month long love of labor, the machine relies on a DC motor to run the mechanics while the sounds are generated by a synthesizer. The design features sixteen notes, 128 programming bars, 10 different audio presets, speed control, volume, and a built-in speaker! The music is created past the marbles being released from their acme via programmable gates. The close-up images of the design show the one-time-schoolhouse Meccano toy set finish, giving this DIY electronics machine a unique retro artful.

Measuring 50x20x20cm, the pattern is smaller in overall built, reducing the dependency on using the unabridged trunk to play the music every bit was in the original pattern and making it a more finger-operated gadget. The marvel of all the unique elements, coming together with such mechanical genius makes us all aspiring puzzle-makers want to solve a pattern this complex. Don't forget to bank check out the video to spotter all the complex machinery work in a seamless symphony!

Designer: Love Hultén