Ross Lovegrove is Making Some Noise for KEF

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0M7TrlHQ3QsuH2XjfydgDJTCJBUzbd8aaY2jxinWN45fR_z2UsRLo6GoKNzsPNqQn9Cql1Hem-tlYHPeVdOIVS9PvcINI6tz7fML2nbaKoxCEAQu9TrfDJsd0n-X5cP89gTnOuqR36gu/s1600-h/98_rosslovegrove_1_g.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057448020355299522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0M7TrlHQ3QsuH2XjfydgDJTCJBUzbd8aaY2jxinWN45fR_z2UsRLo6GoKNzsPNqQn9Cql1Hem-tlYHPeVdOIVS9PvcINI6tz7fML2nbaKoxCEAQu9TrfDJsd0n-X5cP89gTnOuqR36gu/s400/98_rosslovegrove_1_g.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><i>Above: Ross Lovegrove with his Muon Speakers for KEF</i><br /><br />I've always been a fan of Ross Lovegrove's work and his newest creation for high end audio manufacturer, KEF, is no exception.<br />The text below is from the April issue of <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/">Wallpaper.</a><br /><p> The hallowed walls of Milan’s Science and Technology Museum played host to the launch of a groundbreaking pair of speakers yesterday evening. </p><p> 'Muon' is the product of a union between the historic British audio company <a href="http://www.kef.co.uk/" target="_blank">KEF</a> and visionary industrial designer Ross Lovegrove. Standing two metres tall, the speakers are made from super-formed aluminium, which, like vacuum forming, uses heated aluminium sheets to bend around seemingly impossible shapes. The end result appears more like art than technology. </p><p>But the technology is every bit as impressive as the visual design. A four-way speaker system with powerful bass drivers produces an exceptionally clean and open sound regardless of the room’s acoustics.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmFkDIXC8Grni_shnKWzQvQO_ySihi4RYWZrqrdaP6Ov7TKJbySNfQMcr1uKAeflA4oTzN-96-zHlcotO1bQSF5tBjrRb00L4nwGv0n9ZQLB4vxPfl9IzYGPx5buuwBQ431tiJQ7A30-O/s1600-h/kef_muon_speakers_milan.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057450528616200402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmFkDIXC8Grni_shnKWzQvQO_ySihi4RYWZrqrdaP6Ov7TKJbySNfQMcr1uKAeflA4oTzN-96-zHlcotO1bQSF5tBjrRb00L4nwGv0n9ZQLB4vxPfl9IzYGPx5buuwBQ431tiJQ7A30-O/s400/kef_muon_speakers_milan.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a></p><p> As part of the launch the international creative branding agency Moving Brands created an audio responsive visual installation to showcase the speakers in action. They created a platform in front of the speakers that reacted in real time to the music being played, creating a light display to add a 3-dimensional demonstration of the sound quality. In the vaulted Sala del Cenacolo, where the speakers were showcased with the installation, the effect was truly sensational.</p>Berlow is a video of the launch:<br /><p><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0EQoPRGURzc"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0EQoPRGURzc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br /></p><p> Only 100 pairs of speakers are to be made and don’t let the fact that Robbie Williams has put his name on the waiting list put you off. </p>

Ross Lovegrove is Making Some Noise for KEF

Above: Ross Lovegrove with his Muon Speakers for KEF I've always been a fan of Ross Lovegrove's work and his newest creation for hig...

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