Sound solution: Michael Young teams up with Brionvega to create a smart speaker

Michael Young has collaborated with Italian audio brand Brionvega to create WearIt, a new portable speaker design that expertly pairs the past with the present

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A new portable speaker design that expertly pairs the past with the present
Industrial designer Michael Young has teamed up with Italian audio brand Brionvega to create WearIt, a new portable speaker design that expertly pairs the past with the present
(Image credit: Brionvega)

In a market flooded with all manner of wireless, Bluetooth-enabled audio devices, it's no mean feat to create a sound solution that stands out from the crowd. However, Hong Kong-based industrial designer Michael Young and Italian audio brand Brionvega have done just that with the launch of WearIt, a new portable speaker design that expertly pairs the past with the present.

Inspired by one of the Italian brand's earliest products – the TS 207 portable radio designed by Rodolfo Bonetto – the new rechargeable, wireless design comes with a matching stitched leather carry case that blends the history of the brand with cutting-edge technology.

'The Bluetooth market is a very busy one and my office was lucky enough to work on this technology when it was invented several years ago,' explains Young. 'Defining a product can be a challenge when there are so many players but the legacy of Brionvega transcends that. I have been a fan of the brand since I discovered design so to get involved in this project has been nothing short of an honour and a great pleasure.'

As well as its excellent style credentials, WearIt offers high fidelity wireless sound with dual high performance drivers and a tuned radiator for deep bass. It can also be connected up to a mobile phone and used to make hands free phone calls thanks to a built-in microphone. For those looking to up their audio experience to the next level, the speaker can pair up with another WearIt to create surround sound.

The TS 207 portable radio designed by Rodolfo Bonetto

Packaged in a stitiched leather carry case that blends 1960s styling with cutting-edge technology, the new rechargeable, wireless design is inspired by one of the Italian brands' earliest products – the TS 207 portable radio designed by Rodolfo Bonetto 

(Image credit: Brionvega)

WearIt offers high fidelity wireless sound with dual high performance drivers and a tuned radiator for deep bass

WearIt offers high fidelity wireless sound with dual high performance drivers and a tuned radiator for deep bass

(Image credit: Brionvega)

A USB slot allows teh user to connect WearIt to an external deviceor deep bass

A USB slot allows teh user to connect WearIt to an external device

(Image credit: Brionvega)

It can also be connected up to a mobile phone and used to make hands free phone calls thanks to a built-in micrphone

It can also be connected up to a mobile phone and used to make hands free phone calls thanks to a built-in micrphone

(Image credit: Brionvega)

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'The Bluetooth market is a very busy one and my office was lucky enough to work on this technology when it was invented several years ago,' explains Young. 'Defining a product can be a challenge when there are so many players but the legacy of Brionvega transcends that'

(Image credit: Brionvega)

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For more information, visit Brionvega’s website

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Ali Morris

Ali Morris is a UK-based editor, writer and creative consultant specialising in design, interiors and architecture. In her 16 years as a design writer, Ali has travelled the world, crafting articles about creative projects, products, places and people for titles such as Dezeen, Wallpaper* and Kinfolk.