Last Saturday, as I was putting the finishing touches on my deck — new rug, new plants, new weather-proof seat cushions — I heard the familiar tings, pings and clunketty-clunks from my three sets of ...

Years back, I learned about the lesser-known sonambient work of Italian-American designer Harry Bertoia. Bertoia, celebrated for his now-iconic wire mesh seating, created a series of sound sculptures ...

Chirin chirin. Representing the twinkling sound of chimes and bells, this Japanese onomatopoeia approximates one of the quintessential sounds of summer, alongside chirping cicadas and bursting ...

Wind chimes are a symbol of summer in Japan, transforming breezes into gentle music. They are believed to have originated from bells used in ancient China for divination. Bronze wind bells are also ...

People enjoy the cool sound of wind chimes at Kotozaki Hachimangu shrine in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 21, 2022. (Mainichi/Seiichiro Yanase) UBE, Yamaguchi -- A shrine here is hosting its ...