As part of its Atelier Bespoke offering, Bang & Olufsen has unveiled a new collaboration with Italian natural stone brand, Antolini.
The partnership celebrates the shared commitment to innovation, artistry and craftsmanship that defines both brands, blending acoustic excellence with design. Debuting at Milan Design Week, the Beosound Balance Natura speaker embodies this fusion, crafted with Antolini’s natural materials alongside bespoke Bang & Olufsen designs.
“We’re delighted to partner with Antolini, further enhancing our Atelier offering and empowering our customers to craft exclusive, artisan pieces for their homes,” says Bang & Olufsen CEO Kristian Teär.
“Beosound Balance Natura is the embodiment of this collaboration – a seamless fusion of nature and innovation, where raw beauty meets refined sound. Together, we have transformed materials into emotion, shaping stone and sculpting sound into a singular work of art that speaks to both the senses and the soul.”
“Together with Bang & Olufsen, we turned precious materials into unique sensory experiences. On the one hand natural stone, shaped to tell the story of Mother Nature’s beauty. On the other hand, sound, sculpted to deliver pure emotions through design that becomes art. This collaboration is not just the meeting of different materials but a dialogue between aesthetics and performance, between nature and technology, between history and avant-garde,” remarks Carlo Alberto Antolini, Owner of Antolini.
Beosound Balance Natura features a new pedestal design that pairs Antolini’s stone mastery with Bang & Olufsen’s expertise in aluminium. The sculptural base elevates the speaker to its optimal height, serving as both a striking interior statement and a functional audio element.
The speaker is available in select Antolini natural quartz from the Exclusive Collection and petrified wood from the Precioustone Collection, including Cristallo Iceberg, Cristallo Vitrum ‘Wow’ and Cristallo Rosa ‘Wow’ natural quartz and fossilised woods Retro Grey, Retro Brown and Retro Fancyblack.
Bang & Olufsen Head of Design, Tiina Kierysch, comments, “For this design, we didn’t want to create just a pedestal to place the speaker on. Our vision was to create a seamless extension of the product by forming a clear sense of belonging between the speaker and its plinth. As a result, the sculptural marble pedestal is designed to perfectly cradle Beosound Balance, making it feel like one unified product. The brushed aluminium ring distinguishes the speaker from its pedestal, while enhancing the dialogue between materials, where the vitality of natural stone converges with the precision of aluminium.”
To celebrate the partnership, Bang & Olufsen and Antolini present a limited collection of 16 bespoke speakers, each featuring a distinct combination of Antolini’s natural stones and custom finishes from Bang & Olufsen’s Atelier catalogue.
Additionally, a Beovision Theatre 55” TV and pair of Beolab 28 speakers, customised in Antolini’s Amazonite quartzite complete the series.
Products from the collection are made to order. Prices available upon request.