{"id":7387,"date":"2021-06-01T15:22:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T14:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.equippd.uk\/journal\/10-essential-elements-for-the-ultimate-smart-home-office-2\/"},"modified":"2021-06-09T11:41:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T10:41:29","slug":"the-new-bang-olufsen-speaker-looks-just-like-a-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equippd.uk\/journal\/the-new-bang-olufsen-speaker-looks-just-like-a-book\/","title":{"rendered":"The new Bang & Olufsen speaker looks just like a book"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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\u2018A room without books is like a body without a soul,\u2019 said Cicero. He was right. Books are obviously great for whiling away a rainy afternoon but at home, they are about so much more than just reading. They are proudly and publicly displayed, on walls, shelves and piled up in stacks, showcasing the interests, knowledge and personalities of the people who live there as well as providing decoration. Hands up if you\u2019ve colour coded your book spines at some point after reading too many interior design mags or stacked up your most erudite coffee table tomes to impress your new neighbours. Using books in interior design is a quick, affordable and interesting way to bring colour and individuality to any room and they also serve as a great conversation-starter \u2013 guests will love flicking through your displayed titles, or asking you about your antique page-turners.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n

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Which leads me to introduce you to Bang & Olufsen\u2019s latest offering: the Beosound Emerge, designed in collaboration with Benjamin Hubert from trendy design agency LAYER. Beosound Emerge is a slim, sculptural and highly versatile speaker inspired by the compact form factor of a book. It\u2019s designed to seamlessly sit anywhere in the home, whether discreetly tucked away or prominently on display. The side panels wrap around the speaker, serving as the \u2018dust jacket\u2019, while the front of the speaker is marked with B&O\u2019s logo in the same way the spine of a book features the author\u2019s name.<\/p>\n <\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n

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Despite their very high-end price point, the folk at B&O understand that not everyone lives in palatial mansions, so they\u2019ve come up with a compact design that can be squeezed onto the bookshelves of any home. \u2018At LAYER, we believe that technology should enable happiness but doesn\u2019t necessarily need to be an expression in its own right, so the super-slim speaker has been designed to minimise the physical footprint and maximise the audio output as a response to the real estate in people\u2019s homes being at an unprecedented premium,\u2019 explains Benjamin Hubert, founder of LAYER.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beosound Emerge Gold Tone uses tactile and warm materials inspired by residential interiors to help it merge seamlessly into your space. The speaker can be added to Bang & Olufsen\u2019s Connected Speakers set-up to deliver music throughout your home or used in a small room to fill the space with powerful and clear sound.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With its swanky look, space-saving design and phenomenal sound, the Beosound Emerge is certainly in our good books.<\/span><\/p>\n

From \u00a3539. Available online and in Bang & Olufsen stores in selected European markets.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Using books in interior design is a quick, affordable and interesting way to bring colour and individuality to any room and they also serve as a great conversation-starter \u2013 guests will love flicking through your displayed titles, or asking you about your antique page-turners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,1,3],"tags":[80,81,30,82,29],"yoast_head":"\n- Equippd<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.equippd.uk\/journal\/the-new-bang-olufsen-speaker-looks-just-like-a-book\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"- Equippd\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u2018A room without books is like a body without a soul,\u2019 said Cicero. 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