Swedish furniture manufacturer IKEA has partnered with Sonos to create a table lamp with an integrated Wi-Fi speaker.
Unveiled at Milan Design Week 2019 as a product of Ikea’s expertise in furnishing and Sonos’ sound technology combined together, the SYMFONISK lamp speaker is designed to “democratize the home sound system” and seamlessly blend in as furnishing.
“We knew from the start that we wanted to challenge the traditional high-tech aesthetics. The lamp-speaker partly springs from the idea of the fireplace – one single piece that spreads warm light as well as sound”, said IKEA designer Iina Vuorivirta.
“Our design had to be 100% true to the quality Sonos stands for, without any compromises. At the same time, we wanted to create something completely new”, added Vuorivirta.
“Sound is a powerful part of our identity – whether it’s hearing your baby’s laughter or listening to that 80s hit your mom loved, it is a deeply emotional part of all our lives,” noted Tad Toulis, Vice President of Design at Sonos.
“This partnership has always been about our two companies’ shared passion, values and knowledge,” explained Toulis. “IKEA and Sonos recognize the importance of great sound and its potential to positively affect life at home for the many people. We set out to create products neither of us would or could develop independently. To this end, since music and light are both instrumental in creating a sense of place, we developed a product that can deliver both – the SYMFONISK lamp speaker.”
Along with the lamp speaker, a wall mountable book-shelf speaker has been created.
Both the SYMFONISK lamp speaker and SYMFONISK book-shelf speaker are set to be exclusively sold by IKEA beginning August 2019.
“Creating atmosphere and convenience are central in the creation of the IKEA Home Smart concept, and the SYMFONISK range are perfectly designed with that in mind,” said Björn Block, Business Leader for IKEA Home Smart at IKEA of Sweden. “IKEA is always looking for ideas that improve life at home. By integrating technology with home furnishing products and solutions we can do that in an even better way.”
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