Saturday, 11 May 2024

This Six Stack CD System,

is instantly recognisable, 


images curtsy of Bang & Olufsen, it is a 1990s-era Beosound 9000 CD player, found in so many films, and television programs, well here is the good news, Bang & Olufsen sourced 200 units of the CD player for the project, returning them to its factory in Struer, Denmark, where they were disassembled and inspected and had their components cleaned and repaired, they were brought back to the same factory where they were made, and amazingly some of the technicians that worked on the restorations had also worked on the original products!

according to head of design Tiina Kierysch, this has the effect of enhancing the machine's "graphic edge" and helps the CDs to stand out even more as artworks, "The result is timeless and showcases that even though the two products were designed in different decades, they become closely related through the application of colours, materials and finishes," said Kierysch, "With our Recreated Classics series, we are showcasing how Bang & Olufsen's unique capabilities within sound, design and craftsmanship are creating long-lasting, circular products," said head of product circularity and portfolio planning Mads Kogsgaard Hansen, 

the Beosound 9000 CD player was designed for Bang & Olufsen by British industrial designer David Lewis, a frequent collaborator who passed away in 2011, there are just 200 units offered for sale, and if you like them they now match the Beolab 28 speakers, naturally they are not cheap, yours for £45,000 a piece, each CD player has been individually tested and fine-tuned to meet Bang & Olufsen's contemporary specifications, if you want one of these units have a look here.


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