Hands-On Audio

With tons of features & straightforward functionality, Spotify is a great way to get the perfect tune for whatever mood you’re in at the moment. The Pick Up and Play concept explores adding a tangible element to the service, using a compact speaker and touch-screen cubes to harness all the Spotify functions. Shake em to mix things up, line em up to create a playlist, or even gift one to a friend as a customized mix-tape! Not the most portable option, but it’s a fun, interactive player that’s perfect on your desk or coffee table.

Designer: Roy Martens


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Z2 by Bowers & Wilkins: High-end AirPlay audio in an understated package

Z2 by Bowers & Wilkins

While Sonos remains a market-defining force in wireless music streaming, Bowers & Wilkins makes a strong case for Apple AirPlay with a seductive, newly expanded lineup. Today, the company introduced an update to the popular Zeppelin Air—the torpedo-shaped beauty that’s been upgraded with a flexible Lightning dock for iPhone…

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Bell Sound

The Bell Sound speakers are an unconventional twist on home audio that are composed of super-strong parallam, an engineered wood material most often used in the construction industry. To contrast the natural wood tone, each speaker rests on a hand-turned aluminum base. Though modern in material, the elongated, exaggerated bell shape hints to the design’s original inspiration- the gramophone.

Designer: Matthew Higgins


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Limitless Hybrid Audio

The Bang & Olufsen Play concept is a hybrid speaker system that seamlessly transforms from full-fledged automotive surround-sound to a transportable compact boom box. The idea: why spend money on both a premium car sound system and a portable radio when you can have both in one easy-to-use product? Charge it in the car and use it when you’re camping, hanging at the beach, or for those spontaneous moments that just need a little background music.

Designer: Marc Tran


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Bespoke Audio

The ECKO SS5.1SL1 (Surround Sound 5.1 Special Leather v1) combines traditional luxury materials with modern styling for a premium system that’s at the top of the line in both aesthetic and audio quality. The custom series can be crafted in a variety of leather/stitch color combinations and component finishes to fit seamlessly into the user’s intended space.

Designer: Luke Anthony Firth


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Ghetto Blaster Backpack

Appropriately named the Boompack, this portable audio design was inspired by the iconic ’80s boomboxes often seen on the shoulder of rappers and breakdancers. Designed with these street-performers in mind, it’s easily transportable and usable while moving. What makes it truly unique is a orientable 200 lumen Pico projector for adding moving video or slideshows that take the entertainment to the next level. Not just for street performers, it’s also perfect for parties, the beach, or cruising on your bike.

Designer: Massimo Battaglia


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Encapsulated Audio

This futuristic, SciFi-inspired portable speaker design makes it possible to tote high quality audio anywhere. The dual speakers connect at the face to create a capsule-shaped case that offers complete protection. To stream your tunes just untwist, plug, and play… when you’re finished snap together, throw it in your bag and go!

Designer: Paulo Encarnação


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Refined Audio

Paris-based audio startup Aedle introduces its first model of high-end headphones with the stunning VK-1. The design is a far cry from the current trend of massive cans, combining aluminum and genuine leather in more sophisticated, minimal style that’s perfected by hand. With transducers in titanium and neodymium, these phones also deliver the high-performance audio the luxurious aesthetic suggests. You can pre-order yours here!

Designer: Aedle

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The Transparent Speaker: Stockholm’s People People design studio present a wireless, modular home sound system

The Transparent Speaker

Managing to both blend in and stand out at once, the Transparent Speaker from industrial design studio People People takes an unconventional approach to home sound systems—and we love it. Based in the undeniable design capital of Stockholm, Sweden, the creative crew of designers and strategists have dissected the…

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The iPhone Theater Experience

Sure, the iPhone is capable of playing full-length movies… but what’s the point? Mr. Perfect isn’t so perfect when it comes to the right ergonomics for watching your favorite flicks. That’s where the iPhone Theater comes in. It’s a headphone/phone holder combo with a slightly steampunk aesthetic. I chuckled a little too… but it’s actually pretty awesome! I don’t care how many looks I get… I waaaaants it!

Designer: Mike Enayah


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