Stockholm-based audio model Clear has a little bit of a behavior of creating wi-fi audio system that look slightly completely different to the remainder of the market. However its newest daring tackle speaker design is one thing of a departure from its extra well-known and, effectively, clear roots, and a enterprise into new shapes and supplies for the model.
The Brutalist Speaker takes its reference from a mode of structure that originated within the UK within the Fifties, recognized for its easy, geometric strains and championing of uncooked supplies over ornamental extra.
As an alternative of the tempered glass utilized in various its different merchandise, Clear’s Brutalist Speaker is produced from 70 % post-consumer recycled aluminum. With its 6.5-inch side-mounted woofer, alongside twin 3-inch tweeters, positioned slightly strikingly at elevated 90-degree angles, it laughs within the face of conventional speaker design.
“Even though we are most known for our transparent collection of products, that is not the reasoning behind our name,” Per Brickstad, creative director at Transparent, tells WIRED. “It’s about our overall approach to honesty in design, and how we want to be seen by our customers. So we have been exploring various materials and the different ways we can manifest that design philosophy in new projects.
“We had done a previous project on a limited release called the Acoustic Sculpture, which is an organic sculptural speaker that’s inspired by the human ear. We were keen to do another speaker in this category, but one that relates more closely to our minimalistic design approach.
“We had been looking at Brutalism quite a bit because it’s such a mesmerizing architectural style—you don’t know if these buildings are from another planet or from Earth. But it also lends itself well to positioning components for acoustic performance too.”
