Transitioning analogue traditional bell making to the digital 3D additive manufacturing processes for new acoustic experience (Talk)

A digital design and technology ‘wave’ is opening up new acoustic possibilities for bells that have been cast and tuned in traditional materials and processes. This shift along the manufacturing continuum from analogue processes to digital design technologies has shown exciting opportunities for bells to be used in new urban acoustic design. The ‘Federation Bells Carillon’ in Melbourne and new bell design for the Longnow Foundation’s 10,000-Year Clock as well as the first 3D printed bells in titanium and stainless-steel are rewriting the concept of ‘the bell’ in communal cultural experience. This presentation outlines the work of bell designer and founder Anton Hasell in these and other public-space projects.