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TRANSPARENT BRUTALIST SPEAKER
£3200 /go.stuff.tv/Brutalist
Er, that’s not transparent.
Why do you always have to take things so literally? Transparent is a Swedish firm that made its name with – you guessed it – speakers that you could see through, but there’s only so much you can do with that idea before everything starts to look a little samey… hence the switch to another eye-catching aesthetic. Inspired by the brutalist architecture of the ’50s and ’60s, this mains-powered wireless speaker, which weighs a relatively hefty 12kg and stands just under 60cm tall, is guaranteed to elicit inquisitive comments from anyone who claps eyes on it.