Bang & Olufsen’s Beosound 2 Vollebak Edition brings together acoustic innovation and experimental design. This collaboration between Bang & Olufsen—a leader in sound engineering—and Vollebak, the British brand celebrated for its boundary-pushing, near-indestructible clothing, results in a speaker that resembles a charred relic of space travel rather than a conventional piece of home audio. The Beosound 2 Vollebak Edition features a finish that appears to have survived atmospheric re-entry, while retaining Bang & Olufsen’s signature sculptural elegance.
The true distinction lies in its surface—a raw, unpredictable array of chaotic swirls and burn-inspired lines, ensuring that no two units are alike. The “burnout effect” emerged by accident: Bang & Olufsen finishers, pursuing the deepest black anodisation, discovered streaks and patterns reminiscent of metallic burn scars. Rather than dismissing this anomaly, months of extensive research followed to replicate and refine the effect. The result is a singular aesthetic—each speaker bears a finish that seems to memorialize travels through the unknown.
Vollebak’s philosophy profoundly influences this project. Founded by Nick and Steve Tidball, Vollebak creates garments with materials repurposed from aerospace programs—crafted to endure, age, and gather stories—not merely to survive trends. Vollebak’s wearables—such as the Anodised Jacket designed as this speaker’s counterpart—reflect a similar ethos: made to develop patina, not to hide wear but to transform it into character. In both their jackets and Bang & Olufsen’s speaker, the unpredictability of aging, the marks of time and use, are embraced rather than concealed.
This concept of patina—beauty gained through exposure and use—is essential. Like fine leather, metals, and devices cherished over years, the goal is to create objects whose evolving surfaces become a record of their journey. This approach echoes in other iconic products: Apple’s original iPhone was intended to grow more beautiful with wear, not despite it. The burnout finish is engineered so that distressing and imperfections accumulate into a unique signature—a story etched in metal that no other product can duplicate.
Ultimately, beauty can be found both in the pristine and the unpolished. While immaculate surfaces promise perfection, objects that wear their history openly, hinting at tales of lunar voyages along with everyday life, embody another kind of beauty. They feel authentic, storied, tangible. The Beosound 2 Vollebak Edition is not merely an artifact of the present; it is designed to evolve, becoming more compelling and distinctive with time, championing beauty that is not static, but earned.
Photos | Bang & Olufsen/Vollebak
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