Journal — Sound Matters

Nathaniel Budzinski 1JunJune 12016

Mix: Jazz New Lands

Sit back, close your eyes and tune in your ears – join us on a journey to musical freedom via the new lands imagined up by jazz in the 1960s. Our guide: Derek Walmsley, Editor of The Wire music magazine.

Nathaniel Budzinski 1JunJune 12016

Nathaniel Budzinski18MayMay182016

Inside the track with Plan8

So many people asked about the song we commissioned for our A1 portable Bluetooth speaker launch video that we had to hop on the next plane to Stockholm and chat with Plan8, the composers behind the track.

Nathaniel Budzinski18MayMay182016

Nathaniel Budzinski21AprApril212016

Cecilie Manz

Meet Cecilie Manz, designer of our newest, ultra-portable and beautiful sounding A1 speaker.

Nathaniel Budzinski21AprApril212016

Nathaniel Budzinski13AprApril132016

Nico Yaryan

Putting music first in the the age of Insta-fame, the influence of J Dilla and early hip hop, and being thankful for hippie parents: we caught up with singer-songwriter Nico Yaryan as he hit the road on his way to a Noon Pacific recording session in Sonoma, California.

Nathaniel Budzinski13AprApril132016

Nathaniel Budzinski 8AprApril 82016

Mix: Hybrid Soundtracks

"A journey into a night that will lead you to the first rays of the morning light." Listen to a mix put together by film festival programmer, writer and music lover, Francesco Giai Via

Nathaniel Budzinski 8AprApril 82016

Nathaniel Budzinski 1AprApril 12016

Meet Mark Farrow, designer for the Pet Shop Boys

We visited the London studio of Mark Farrow, designer for the Pet Shop Boys, Spiritualized, Manic Street Preachers and other bands and brands, and found out how he started his career in record shops and the legendary Factory Records in Manchester.

Nathaniel Budzinski 1AprApril 12016

Meet Mark Farrow, designer for the Pet Shop Boys

Marie Brandt25MarMarch252016

Street Style: Veronica Marucci

Meet the hatmaker and owner of Veronica Marucci Chapeaux and find out about her passion for finding the balance between heritage, craftsmanship and seeking new ways of expression.

Marie Brandt25MarMarch252016

Marie Brandt17MarMarch172016

In the details, Visit

Print Workers Barcelona

As part of our regular series of studio visits looking at creators who inspire, and how they work, we met Alex Costa, founder and runner of Print Workers Barcelona and chatted about silkscreening and printing by hand in a digital world.

Marie Brandt17MarMarch172016

In the details, Visit

Nathaniel Budzinski10MarMarch102016

In the details, People

Portraits by B&O PLAY: Henrik Vibskov

Meet the designer, drummer and artist Henrik Vibskov and find out the story behind his Bomber Jacket, included in our Portraits by B&O PLAY project.

Nathaniel Budzinski10MarMarch102016

In the details, People

Victor Thoft 1MarMarch 12016

People

The Art Of The Automobile

It’s not often you meet a car dealer who fancies his red vintage Golf GTI as much as his Bugatti Veyron. We met up with the collector Arthur Kar in Paris to pick his brain about craftsmanship and cool cars.

Victor Thoft 1MarMarch 12016

People

Nathaniel Budzinski23FebFebruary232016

Music, In the details

Soviet Light Music

Find out how back at the start of the 1900s, the first real innovators of synthesised musical instruments were Soviet Russians, working towards a musical revolution.

Nathaniel Budzinski23FebFebruary232016

Music, In the details

Marie Brandt23FebFebruary232016

Manue Soum

"Through my dancing I’ve realised that every rhythm you take into your body can be a song or a sound, so for me everything is music." Meet the Paris based dancer

Marie Brandt23FebFebruary232016

Nathaniel Budzinski18FebFebruary182016

Portraits by B&O PLAY: Nicholas Nybro

Meet the designer Nicholas Nybro and find out the story behind his work that was included in our Portraits by B&O PLAY project.

Nathaniel Budzinski18FebFebruary182016

Nathaniel Budzinski12FebFebruary122016

First Edition Stockholm

Listen to a mix of work by artists who will be featured in the First Edition music festival in Stockholm, by John Chantler

Nathaniel Budzinski12FebFebruary122016

Nathaniel Budzinski 4FebFebruary 42016

Portraits by B&O PLAY: Uffe Buchard

Uffe Buchard introduces the Portraits by B&O PLAY project – a collaborative experiment pairing six of our headphones with the work of avant-garde and up-and-coming designers.

Nathaniel Budzinski 4FebFebruary 42016

People, The Journal On Tour

Mikkel Inumineq 3FebFebruary 32016

The Fragmented Microcosm of the Flaneur

We had an online chat with the Editors-in-Chief of Flaneur Magazine about the inner workings of their publication.

Mikkel Inumineq 3FebFebruary 32016

People, The Journal On Tour

Nathaniel Budzinski31JanJanuary312016

Portraits by B&O PLAY: Irina Benetyte

Meet the designer, ex-navy lieutenant and body builder fan Irina Benetyte and find out the story behind her work that was included in our Portraits by B&O PLAY project

Nathaniel Budzinski31JanJanuary312016

Marie Brandt29JanJanuary292016

Music, People

Visionist: Speed of Life

We caught up with Visionist, aka London producer and musician Louis Carnell, recently returned from a tour of Asia, and chatted about scoring films, writing tracks about anxiousness, and his obsession with mohair.

Marie Brandt29JanJanuary292016

Music, People

Marie Brandt29JanJanuary292016

Wer-Haus

In an old furniture warehouse in the heart of Barcelona, you will find the newly established Wer-Haus – a rallying point for those who love art, food and fashion.

Marie Brandt29JanJanuary292016