The Voxarray 61 custom synth could be the best-looking keyboard of the year

It might not be a classic synth, but the Voxarray 61 certainly looks like one. Crafted from ash and sitting on a handmade steel stand, this 'modular music environment' looks like a previously undiscovered gem from the '70s.

It was created by Love Hulten, a Swedish artist and craftsman who fuses "traditional artisan knowledge with modern technology." The top section includes a range of digital and analogue modules - including a MeeBlip Anode synth, PianoBox Mini module and various effect processors - and these can be patched together via a matrix.

You can't buy it, sadly, but you can find out more on the Love Hulten website.

Ben Rogerson

I’m the Deputy Editor of MusicRadar, having worked on the site since its launch in 2007. I previously spent eight years working on our sister magazine, Computer Music. I’ve been playing the piano, gigging in bands and failing to finish tracks at home for more than 30 years, 24 of which I’ve also spent writing about music and the ever-changing technology used to make it.