While he’s best known for designing buildings–like the Sugar Hill affordable housing development, in Harlem, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture, in Washington, D.C.–David Adjaye regularly dabbles in other mediums. In the past, he composed sonic experiences with his brother and created fabrics and furniture for Knoll. Now, he’s come up with a speaker for the luxury audio brand Master & Dynamic.
Adjaye and Master & Dynamic developed a proprietary concrete mix–which is more rigid and dense than structural concrete–for their Brutalism-inspired MA770 Wireless Speaker. Using concrete eliminated the need for internal bracing for the speaker, and the concrete’s mass–it weighs a hefty 35 pounds–virtually eliminates vibrations from the speaker so you can crank it up without causing a needle on a record player to skip, according to the manufacturer. Master & Dynamic plans to use the concrete in future products but declined to mention specifics.
The speaker can be ordered from MoMA Design Store for $1,800 later this month.