wooden music cabinet by love hulten plays vertical vinyl and casette tapes in one device

"Love Hultén introduces a custom wooden music cabinet that plays vinyl records vertically as well as cassette tapes without any covers. A commission by a client, the owner originally asked the sound artist to create his own version of the Rosita Commander Luxus from 1970. The original device was made by Rosita, a German company that produced high-quality stereo systems in the 1960s and 1970s. These systems were often large wooden cabinets that combined a record player, radio, and speakers in one piece of furniture."

"The wooden music cabinet has a warm-looking frame and a clean metal front panel. The wood gives a classic and homey feeling, while the metal and buttons give a modern vibe to it. The record player sits at the top. The turntable sits vertically on the upper panel, accompanied by a slim tonearm. The front panel around the record player is light gray metal, a hint at the old view of futurism, and there are small round knobs at the top for sound control."

"Below the record player on the wooden music cabinet by artist Love Hultén is a section for cassette tapes. Several colorful cassette tapes are placed neatly in rows, all stacked vertically too, like the turntable. In the center, there is a cassette deck where the owner can insert and play a tape. There are square buttons in red, green, blue, and gray for controlling the tape player, and the buttons are large and easy to press."

A custom wooden music cabinet reproduces the aesthetic and function of 1970s high-end stereo furniture while adding modern features. The piece was commissioned to evoke the Rosita Commander Luxus and references Rosita's large wooden integrated systems with record player, radio, and speakers. The cabinet pairs a warm wood frame with a clean metal front panel that suggests retro futurism. A vertically mounted turntable with a slim tonearm sits at the top beside labeled EQ knobs and gridded speaker holes. Beneath, vertically stacked cassette storage surrounds a central deck with large, color-coded square control buttons for easy use.

Read at designboom | architecture & design magazine