How to blend it
Low-profile tech that suits your surroundings
- Words By Natalie Salmon
THE SPEAKER
TRANSPARENT Acoustic Sculpture £2,500, transpa.rent
Rewriting the rulebook on high-end sound and marrying striking form with maximum fidelity is Transparent’s Acoustic Sculpture. Hand-sculpted and 3D-cast in durable and chic jesmonite, this immersive audio speaker is as tactile as the piece itself.
THE SLEEP LAMP
DAQICONCEPT Whisper, $206, daqiconcept.com
Ease yourself into the day with soft light and bird song, not jarring smartphone alarms. Crafted from refined walnut wood, porcelain and white marble, have a morning routine that’s more meditation retreat than rude awakening.
THE TURNTABLE
BANG & OLUFSEN Beogram 4000, £POA, bang-olufsen.com
Some objects transcend time, and Bang & Olufsen’s Beogram 4000 turntable is one of them. A paragon of 1970s design, this legendary piece has been resurrected in collaboration with Saint Laurent Rive Droite. Housed in a sleek ziricote wood case, each one is individually numbered and finished with polished aluminium accents for music history worth displaying.
THE ARTWORK
VIEUNITE Textura Digital Canvas, £599, vieunite.com
Marrying tradition with tech is this 27-inch digital art canvas displaying pictures ranging from Renaissance masterpieces to personal photographs (sans dreaded subscription model). With a flush-mount design, its texture-accurate display replicates brush-strokes and fine details with astonishing realism. Rest easy knowing your walls will never be dull again.
THE BLENDER
BEAST Mighty 850+, £149.99, beasthealth.co.uk
Smoothies dominate Instagram feeds, but blenders less so. This device, however, is sleek, sculpted perfection; more Baccarat crystal than basic countertop appliance. Delivering velvety smoothies and impossibly creamy soups without the jarring mechanical grind, if the future of kitchen tech means more classic objects such as this, it’s an evolution worth embracing.
THE FRAME
SAMSUNG Music Frame, £449, samsung.com
Following the cult success of The Frame TV as wall art, these svelte speakers blend effortlessly into your gallery wall or perch discreetly on a shelf. The real magic? A customizable front panel — swap in an 8x10 snapshot, abstract print, or monochrome photograph to suit your aesthetic whims, for a versatile and dynamic aural experience that looks as good as it sounds.
