Hasta La Ideas

People People is a Stockholm-based design consultancy that recently unveiled a home audio concept in keeping with their user-centered approach to design. Thus, the Invisible Speaker is primarily intended to do away with the labyrinthine, headache-inducing chore of audio cable management… and to look good doing it.

Just making it all connect in the right way is tricky enough. Making it blend in often feels impossible unless we would build it into our walls. The thing is, hiding stuff behind walls is both expensive and difficult, and a lot of people actually want their hi-fi stuff to be visible. So we realized there are some improvements that should be made to this situation, and set out to meet the three following issues:
– People want music to sound good. How can we let the music equipment blend in nicely, while still be proudly perceived as high tech?
– These days people keep music in many different digital places. How can we allow people to play it without hassle or cables everywhere?
– Electronic waste is a huge environmental problem. How can we design something that doesn’t add to that huge landfill?

Besides the striking aesthetics of the cab—my mind jumped to Roy Lichtenstein—the design effectively ‘short circuits’ the complications of copper-wire and with a Wi-Fi input that remotely connects to the transparent speakerbox itself.

The transparent design lets the speaker blend in to any living room out there. The size can be big enough to offer a good sound quality, yet the speaker takes little visible space. The box is transparent, but the sound-creating components are clearly emphasized.

The speakers come with a small wifi antenna, that can plug in to any computer, music player or smart phone out there. It will also work for old stereos or vinyl equipment. The aim is to set the music free regardless where it’s stored.

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