Earlier this month, Nothing revealed the most recent addition to its library of audio merchandise with Headphone (1). In addition to being the tech model’s first-ever over-ear headphones, the brand new arrival marked one other first in its collaborative design with British audio specialists KEF.
Celebrating the partnership – and the discharge of Headphone (1) – Nothing and KEF not too long ago hosted an unique launch occasion at KEF Music Gallery in central London. A state-of-the-art house, designed as a vacation spot for locating nice sound with listening lounges, a café space, and a podcast room, the music gallery turned an extension of the headphone’s immersive audio as a collective of artists, tastemakers, and producers turned as much as pattern and work together with the smooth machine.
Having been heralded by Nothing’s Head of Design as a product that “seems completely different, works in a different way, and invitations folks to attach with sound in a extra expressive means,” the occasion performed on the theme of “Come to Play” with DJ stations arrange for company to play their favourite tracks on the headphones in addition to trial the not too long ago launched flagship Nothing Cellphone (3). Elsewhere, the sound exploration continued within the cinema room, amplifying Nothing and KEF’s acoustic innovation in full impact with clips from cult movies.
After a brief speech from Head of International Sensible Merchandise Advertising and marketing at Nothing, Andrew Freshwater, and the Affiliate Advertising and marketing Director at KEF, Zoe Baddeley, a reside set from DJ, music curator, and co-founder of music platform Touching Bass, Errol, raised the tempo for the evening forward, utilizing Headphone (1) to combine and choose his tracks seamlessly. With drinks in hand – together with playfully redesigned cans from Ghost Labs and beers from NOAM – the inventive viewers confirmed how self-expression got here half and parcel of the audio expertise, with the headphones bringing a brand new layer to their seems.
Check out what went down within the occasion seize featured within the gallery above.
Headphone (1) is now obtainable to buy on Nothing’s web site, KEF’s devoted webpage, and accomplice retailers for $299.
