{"id":956971,"date":"2026-05-22T00:06:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T16:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/?p=956971"},"modified":"2026-05-22T13:50:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T05:50:43","slug":"sculptural-speakers-nyc-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/en\/lifestyle-en-2\/design-en-2\/sculptural-speakers-nyc-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Sculptural speakers debut at NYCxDesign 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/amp-img><\/amp-img><\/amp-img><\/amp-img><\/amp-carousel>\n\n\n\n

sculptural speakers<\/strong> were the highlight of NYCxDesign 2026 when New York furniture designer Kouros Maghsoudi teamed with audio studio Silence Please to unveil the Hum Speaker at the studio’s Bowery listening space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The collaboration brings Maghsoudi’s sculptural furniture language into a working loudspeaker, pairing carved, layered forms with engineered acoustic components. The speaker hides its driver behind a polished front panel, while the rear opens into a stepped shell that makes the acoustic architecture visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sculptural speakers, design and inspiration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maghsoudi said he drew inspiration from New York nightlife and techno culture, using the scale and presence of club sound systems and a brute visual language as starting points. His motifs of stacked volumes, simple geometry, and exaggerated curves translate into a piece that aims to function as both a listening device and a collectible artwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exterior offers two factory paint options, Bone and Black, with a high-reflectivity finish that conceals the driver behind an elegant face. The rear panels unfold in layers, exposing the core structural and acoustic elements that inform the speaker’s voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Production run and pricing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Each pair is limited to 10 units<\/strong>, according to Silence Please’s website, which lists availability and ordering information. The studio said the pieces are offered with bespoke paint options for collectors who want a custom finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The listed price is approximately $12,000 to $15,000 per pair, according to the studio’s sales page. This price reflects the limited production run and custom finishes<\/strong>, the listing notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where to hear and buy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The [UNVERIFIED: Hum Speaker] made its first public appearance at Silence Please’s Bowery listening space, a small venue in Manhattan’s Bowery neighborhood that the studio uses for private demos and press previews. Visitors at NYCxDesign 2026 were invited to listen in a curated session that emphasized club style dynamics and deep bass response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Silence Please, orders can be placed through the studio’s official website and shipping will follow on a made-to-order schedule. For collectors interested in sculptural speakers, the collaboration is positioned as a crossover between functional audio and limited edition design furniture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more details and to hear the speakers in person, visit Silence Please’s website or the studio’s Bowery listening room for scheduled demos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sculptural speakers by Kouros Maghsoudi debuted at NYCxDesign 2026 in a limited edition collaboration with Silence Please, now available online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":956861,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5032],"tags":[17723,11959,30442,10864,22599,12323,36966,36974,1939],"class_list":["post-956971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-design-en-2","tag-17723","tag-audio","tag-bowery","tag-design","tag-designer","tag-edition","tag-nycxdesign","tag-sculptural-speakers","tag-silence"],"raw_content":"\n<\/amp-img><\/amp-img><\/amp-img><\/amp-img><\/amp-carousel>\n\n\n\n

sculptural speakers<\/strong> were the highlight of NYCxDesign 2026 when New York furniture designer Kouros Maghsoudi teamed with audio studio Silence Please to unveil the Hum Speaker at the studio's Bowery listening space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The collaboration brings Maghsoudi's sculptural furniture language into a working loudspeaker, pairing carved, layered forms with engineered acoustic components. The speaker hides its driver behind a polished front panel, while the rear opens into a stepped shell that makes the acoustic architecture visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sculptural speakers, design and inspiration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maghsoudi said he drew inspiration from New York nightlife and techno culture, using the scale and presence of club sound systems and a brute visual language as starting points. His motifs of stacked volumes, simple geometry, and exaggerated curves translate into a piece that aims to function as both a listening device and a collectible artwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exterior offers two factory paint options, Bone and Black, with a high-reflectivity finish that conceals the driver behind an elegant face. The rear panels unfold in layers, exposing the core structural and acoustic elements that inform the speaker's voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Production run and pricing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Each pair is limited to 10 units<\/strong>, according to Silence Please's website, which lists availability and ordering information. The studio said the pieces are offered with bespoke paint options for collectors who want a custom finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The listed price is approximately $12,000 to $15,000 per pair, according to the studio's sales page. This price reflects the limited production run and custom finishes<\/strong>, the listing notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where to hear and buy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The [UNVERIFIED: Hum Speaker] made its first public appearance at Silence Please's Bowery listening space, a small venue in Manhattan's Bowery neighborhood that the studio uses for private demos and press previews. Visitors at NYCxDesign 2026 were invited to listen in a curated session that emphasized club style dynamics and deep bass response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Silence Please, orders can be placed through the studio's official website and shipping will follow on a made-to-order schedule. For collectors interested in sculptural speakers, the collaboration is positioned as a crossover between functional audio and limited edition design furniture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more details and to hear the speakers in person, visit Silence Please's website or the studio's Bowery listening room for scheduled demos.<\/p>\n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/956971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=956971"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/956971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":957204,"href":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/956971\/revisions\/957204"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/956861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=956971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=956971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ztylezman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=956971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}