Audio is a human experience.
Sound changes the way a place feels. A record can become part of a morning ritual; a song can bring back a particular moment. Listening can be private, or it can give people something to share.
These everyday relationships are part of what audio means to us. Alongside a commitment to sound quality, we are interested in the emotions and interactions that surround listening.
The audio object belongs to that experience. Its appearance, its material presence and the way it occupies a room all contribute to how someone encounters it.
Lab keeps the question open.
Lab expresses a willingness to explore. It means approaching technology with curiosity and welcoming ideas from other fields: character, clothing, architecture and visual culture can each suggest a different direction.
Exploration also needs room for trial and error. An unfamiliar combination can raise a useful question, even when its answer is not immediately clear. We value that openness as part of our design outlook.
Sound gives us a subject.
Curiosity gives us a direction.
An object can carry an idea.
In the collection, a character-like form, a transparent enclosure and a geometric structure bring different ideas into view. Each offers a way to think about the relationship between technical function and everyday presence.
Audio Lab brings these interests together: sound as an emotional experience, technology as a field of possibility, and objects as something people can form a connection with.
Meet the objects