Friday 22 November 2013

MJ Rabbit loves... Jarre’s Lalique iPod dock

I appreciate good design, and I love music, so I must applaud Jean Michel Jarre’s limited-edition iPod & iPhone dock speaker called AeroSystem One by Lalique.

Jarre says he devised AeroSystem One to “restore the lost sound that has been so meticulously produced in state-of-the-art recording studios: it is time for home-entertainment to be true to the genesis of the initial emotion created by the musicians in the studio”. Hurrah!

AeroSystem One is the result of four years research and development by Jean Michel Jarre and his team of sound engineers. According to the techy blurb, it’s compatible with all iPod and iPhone models and comes with an integrated USB 2.0 port, as well as a mini-jack port offering the possibility to connect the system to a laptop, a CD/DVD player, smartphones, hard-disk files, as well as a vinyl turn-table. How cool is that?

Now read the brilliant description of the Lalique crystal detailing: “Lalique crystal, which decorates this speaker, reveals sparkling jets of water which emerge from the intriguing Masque de Femme, an iconic motif of this prestigious crystal house. This Art-Deco style mask reveals the face of a mysterious woman, with subtle features, surrounded by aquatic wildlife. Like a fingerprint, the face seems perfectly captured in the crystal. To create this piece of work, 13 master glass-blowers blow, cut and polish crystal with their expert hands into a design that is so emblematic of Lalique.”

It’s a piece of art, boasting form and function, and I want one!

AeroSystem One by Lalique