Congratulations to Danish speaker designer Libratone which has won a Red Award for the design of its Loop Speaker. It is the 4th award the company has won in the last half year. The Loop doesn’t look like your traditional speaker and its Italian wool cover is meant to blend into the user’s decor. If you want your own award winning Loop Speaker, they cost $499 and come in a variety of colors. Full details are in the release below.
Libratone Loop Wins Red Dot Award in Product Design Category
Libratone Loop Wins Red Dot AwardLoop wins fourth prestigious award in less than six months
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. March 24, 2014 Danish-based speaker company Libratone’s most recently launched speaker, the Loop, has won the prestigious Red Dot Award in the Product Design category. The Loop, a wireless speaker that delivers Libratones signature FullRoom sound in a chic circular silhouette, was awarded the prize for high design quality. This isnt the first time the Loop has been recognized for design excellence; since the October 2013 launch, the Loop has been awarded the iF Product Design Award, the Good Design Award and was an honoree for the CES Innovations Design and Engineering Award.
Launched in the fall of 2013, the versatile Libratone Loop features a duo stand and elegant wall-mount, making placement in the home incredibly easy and flexible. The slim, stylish speaker impressed the Red Dot jurors, who award the sought-after seal of quality to products that set themselves apart significantly due to excellent design. The Red Dot Award is one of the worlds largest product competitions with 4,815 entries from 53 countries entered for evaluation by an international panel of experts in 2014.
Being recognized for the Loops product design is an honor that is in line with our brand identity, said Libratone CEO Gregg Stein. Libratones mission is to offer a line of speakers that not only delivers great sound quality but also unique and distinctive Scandinavian design aesthetics.
Around 1,200 guests from around the world will gather in Essen, Germany on July 7, 2014 for the Red Dot awards ceremony. The award-winning products from the 2014 Red Dot Award: Product Design category will be presented in an impressive special exhibition from July 8 to August 3, 2014.
The Loop is available at Apple retail stores and online at www.libratone.com for $499.95. Dressed in Libratones characteristic Italian wool, the Loop comes in Pepper Black, Salty Grey and Raspberry Red. Additional covers are sold separately; colors include Pineapple Yellow, Passion Pink, Plum Purple, Petrol Blue and Icy Blue.
About Libratone
Libratone is a Danish-based audio company that creates sound systems for today. That’s it.
Our approach is threefold: Wireless technology, hi-fi quality, and Scandinavian design in one sound source.
Our goal is to add a new high-end audio dimension to smartphones, tablets and computers worldwide and to deliver an alternative to clumsy stereo systems and the wire-havoc they wreak. All without compromising the sound experience.
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