Harman Kardon partnered with Apple to introduce these beautiful speakers back in 2000. They were similar to Apple's design styling at the time, which was based on transparent acrylic (see below).
The design hasn't really aged in my opinion. Where it can be immediately obvious how old other gadgets at the time may be due to their design styling, these speakers are still hot stuff today. If you check out the Harmon Kardon site, all they've really done is updated the hardware to be wireless. Therefore I feel they make a good statement of how styling can lengthen product life. Where users may chuck products as they age out of fashion, they become attached to objects that are neutral or timeless.
Transparent plastic ❤️ making its comeback.
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