bentgablenits’ musical dollhouses play sounds in NYC exhibition with teenage engineering

musical dollhouses in exhibition with teenage engineering

Teenage Engineering and Bentgablenits host an exhibition in New York City where 1930s musical dollhouses serenade the visitors. Running between June 27th and 29th on Greene Street, the show comes to life in collaboration with Shopify, a space where the electronics brand brings over a reimagined version of its OD-11 wireless speaker alongside the OB-4 mesh bags, hand-beaded ban shirts, lab coats, and the choir, which is a series of eight wooden dolls that serenade visitors with a repertoire of choral classics.

all images courtesy of Teenage Engineering and Bentgablenits

Bentgablenits restores original metal miniature homes

The musical dollhouses on display at the exhibition are the original metal-made ones from the 1930s. The Canadian design collective Bentgablenits restructured, collected, and handcrafted them some years ago, so in the New York City show, the visitors see that the rooftops lift up and reveal music playing from within. These miniature homes have a clear fourth wall, like in theater sets, so people can take a look inside the interiors. There’s also a magnifying glass available on site to help visitors get a closer look at the tiny and carefully crafted interior details, including the built-in speaker as well as the overall design inside the miniature musical dollhouses.

On the outside of the musical dollhouses in the exhibition by the electronics brand Teenage Engineering and Bentgablenits, round glasses with a glossy surface treasure retro images within them, and at a closer look, people find downsized versions of some of Teenage Engineering’s products, including the OB-4 wireless speaker. The edges of the Bentgablenits’ musical dollhouses are wrapped with holed metals, framing the miniature homes without taking away the detailed design of the exteriors. All of these handcrafted pieces are available to buy either at the exhibition in New York or online through the bentgablenits website, but the supplies are limited and first come, first served.

Teenage Engineering and Bentgablenits host an exhibition where 1930s musical dollhouses serenade viewers

the musical dollhouses on display at the exhibition are the original metal-made ones from the 1930s

Bentgablenits restructured, collected, and handcrafted the miniature homes some years ago

visitors can lift the rooftops up and listen to the music play from within

on the outside, round glasses with a glossy surface treasure retro images within them

view of the packaging for the miniature homes

objects by Teenage Engineering are also on view at the exhibition

project info:

team: Teenage Engineering, Bentgablenits, Shopify | @teenageengineering, @bentgablenits, @shopify

exhibition location: Greene Street, New York City

dates: June 27th to 29th, 2025