Orator is a multipurpose object designed by young Russian designer Katia Tolstykh. Katia set out to combine multiple functions with this project. As a result, Orator is an ergonomic feeder, a bird’s nest, with it’s principal element being a “speaker”. The speaker’s function is to better disseminate the sounds of singing birds by way of a timber and copper birdhouse.

“Natural sounds help to keep us in touch with nature in an urban environment”, explains the designer. This object formed part of ‘Naturalist’ – collective project of Russian product designers launched in 2015.

Katia Tolstykh is based in Saint Petersburg in Russia. She holds a Master’s degree in Interior Design from Stiegletz St. Petersburg State Academy of Art and Industry. Katia mainly works with furniture, product and space design.

 

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[Images courtesy of Katia Tolstykh. Photography by Crispy Point & Maxim Scherbakov.]

 

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  1. kennethmason1kapm

    Very nice design, and materials would weather well. Only problem is dealing with squirrels and other pests. Size of feeder would most likely keep you from being able to raise and lower it with rope or chain. Filling seed tray could also be a bit troublesome. A solid dome at the top could be used to store seeds. Some kind of release pulley or chain could add seeds to feeder tray. Dome could be ‘scalloped’ to enhance tubing structure.

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