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Aberto, Please Wait to Be Seated, Sondek LP12-50

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15 August 2023

Episode 618

30 minutes


Photo: Ruy Teixeira

We discuss an art exhibition taking place in São Paulo and pull up a chair with Danish furniture brand, Please Wait to Be Seated, whose latest perch is made from flax. Plus: a collaboration from turntable titans, Linn, and product designer Jony Ive.

15 August 2023

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Chapter 1

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Photo: Ruy Teixeira

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Chapter 1

Aberto

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The second outing of the travelling art exhibition is underway – and at another striking architectural space. Art advisor and founder of the Aberto platform, Filipe Assis, tells us more.

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Aberto

Chapter 2

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Please Wait to Be Seated

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The Danish furniture firm has introduced the flax stacker, a chair that has a completely biodegradable seat and backrest, made from a flax fibre composite.

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Chapter 3

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Chapter 3

Sondek LP12-50

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The well respected turntable, the Sondek LP12 from Linn, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, the Glasgow-based manufacturer has collaborated with the creative collective, Love From, and its director, Jony Ive, to produce a new edition of the model: the Sondek LP12-50. Linn’s CEO, Gilad Tiefenbrun, discusses the project and his approach to future proofing its hi-fi systems.

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