Tech giant Sonos has teamed up with Danish design brand Hay to launch a limited edition Sonos One smart speaker.
The exclusive collection will be released in a new range of colors – red, green and yellow – from September 2018.
The Sonos and Hay collaboration aims to create a system that fits customers’ home design choices which can fit within any home environment.
The exclusive collection will be released in a new range of colors – red, green and yellow – from September 2018
Hay Co-founder Mette Hay said that the the use of colour is one of the most important tools in the design process
Sonos says it is working towards this goal ‘without compromising on acoustics, connectivity, or the listener experience’.
‘Our speakers aren’t designed to claim attention, they are designed to blend naturally into their surroundings,’ says Tad Toulis, VP Design, Sonos.
‘We achieve this by practicing restraint, both in form and in our explicit decision not to follow fashion.
‘This attitude informs everything we do, from our commitment to the black and white color palette – to our dedication to building the smallest number of products to fit the largest number of needs within the home.
‘With Hay, a company whose work we greatly respect and whose design philosophy is aligned with our own, we found a partner with whom to explore the evolving role of sound as an architectural element in the home.’
Hay Co-founder Mette Hay said that the the use of colour is one of the most important tools in the design process.
‘The new speakers deserve to be treated like furniture; strong, independent objects that can blend in or stand out – functional accessories for any room that fit different needs and different spaces,’ she said.
The Hay for Sonos Limited Edition collection – like all Sonos One speakers and other newer Sonos products – will support Apple’s AirPlay 2 when it’s ready to launch.
Priced at £229 the HAY Sonos One will be available in September 2018 on sonos.com, at Sonos flagship stores in NYC, London and Berlin, as well as the HAY House in Copenhagen.