Bang and Olufsen’s collaboration with Benjamin Hubert is designed to deliver an impact while blending in.
Wired Speakers, in my humble opinion, are the bane of modern interior design. Having an audiophile as a husband means there are long yet lengthy arguments of aesthetics over audio, but, there is hope! The latest in the range of these modern, space-saving yet speakers that pack a punch is LAYER design and Bang and Olufson’s collaboration, named the BeoSound Emerge that emerges stealthily as a 6.7cm thick, book-inspired speaker that’ll deliver the punch, without taking up any precious real-estate.
A vision in delicate craftsmanship and soft lines, using a signature mix of wood, fabric and metal, the speaker is designed like a cover to a book, that is slightly open at the edge. The spine of the book is where the B&O logo is placed, just like an author’s name rests on the spine of their creation. “The vision for Beosound Emerge was to create the slimmest speaker possible that could still deliver full range, ultra-wide sound despite its size through its revolutionary driver configuration. Whether placed on a bookshelf in the bedroom or a tight corner of the kitchen, Beosound Emerge’s slim design allows you to extend your music to a new room or complement an existing speaker in the same area without taking up extra space”, says Christoffer Poulsen, Senior Vice President and Head of Product Management at Bang & Olufsen. And they have the specifications to back it up – with a 4in woofer, a 1.45in mid-range driver, and a 0.6in tweeter, which B&O says can cover a frequency range of 45Hz – 22,000Hz. To wrap up the modern-day packaging, it includes smart assistant connectivity (including Google Assistant, Airplay 2, Chromecast, Bluetooth). Speaking about Beosound Emerge, Benjamin Hubert says, “As a studio, we like to build long-term partnerships with the brands we work with. Beosound Emerge is our second collaboration with Bang & Olufsen. The super-slim speaker has been designed to minimize the physical footprint and maximize the audio output as a response to the real estate in people’s homes being at an unprecedented premium. At LAYER, we believe that technology should enable happiness but doesn’t necessarily need to be an expression in its own right, so it was equally important for us to create a new architectural format with a strong sculptural sensibility and a more domestic material palette that will stand out in the saturated audio market while seamlessly fitting into the home.”While my heart is set on the classic Gold Tone, they have a Black Anthracite version to match a more brutalist schematic.
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Designer: Bang and Olufsen with LAYER Design.
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