[sdiy] Lo ve HultÃ(c)n designs

[Benjamin Tremblay]

Hulten is basically a fine cabinet maker and he likes to design enclosures for electronic toys like synthesizers and retro video games. He is not interested in synthesizer-as-product; he is interested in bespoke user experiences with his favorite toys.

As much as I like his work I see it parallel but never touching synth design or synth production.

Benjamin Tremblay

> On Sep 1, 2021, at 11:36 AM, Mike Bryant <mbryant at futurehorizons.com> wrote:
> 
> Yes but Axel is a synth product designer.  I can't identify any 'lifestyle' design work of his so it's a rather different situation.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tristan [mailto:tu at alphalink.com.au] 
> Sent: 01 September 2021 01:18
> To: Mike Bryant
> Cc: cheater cheater; synth-diy at synth-diy.org
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Lo ve HultÃ(c)n designs
> 
> Look at a designer like Axel Hartmann. He has done a lot of synth design for Waldorf but also many other manufacturers and has even released his own products. I don't see that has in any way devalued his or his customer's brands, if anything it has enhanced them. Just because a designer makes one product does not preclude them from making other products with a very different design aesthetic.
> 
> /Tristan
> 
>> On Tue, Aug 31st, 2021 at 8:11 PM, Mike Bryant <mbryant at futurehorizons.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Oh definitely.  It's more the using of the designer's name that can 
>> degrade the designer's image (and ability to charge astronomical 
>> prices :-)
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cheater cheater [mailto:cheater00social at gmail.com]
>> Sent: 31 August 2021 11:07
>> To: Mike Bryant
>> Cc: Tristan; Jimmy Moore; Jimmy Moore via Synth-diy
>> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Lo ve HultÃ(c)n designs
>> 
>> I see what you mean but honestly whether this guy's woodwork costs $25 
>> or $25
>> 000 000 you can still see some interesting ideas.
>> 
>> On Tue, Aug 31, 2021 at 11:48 AM Mike Bryant 
>> <mbryant at futurehorizons.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> The problem with that is if they worked with a manufacturer and 
>>> established
>> a look, that look gets copied which reduces the return for the 
>> manufacturer and makes the designer's stuff less desirable so they 
>> can't charge their normal prices for exclusivity.  Nothing to do with
>> synths but look up the partnership between top designer Sabyasachi 
>> Mukherjee and H&M which a lot of people have commented on negatively.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Synth-diy [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at synth-diy.org] On Behalf 
>>> Of Tristan
>>> Sent: 31 August 2021 10:16
>>> To: Jimmy Moore; Jimmy Moore via Synth-diy
>>> Cc: synth-diy
>>> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Lo ve Hultén designs
>>> 
>>> Perhaps an example of someone with more dollars than sense. These 
>>> guys
>> obviously have an eye for design. It would be interesting if they 
>> would partner with a synth manufacturer to make unique looking 
>> original synth designs in a more affordable, mass manufactured way.
>>> 
>>> /Tristan
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Aug 31st, 2021 at 4:18 PM, Jimmy Moore via Synth-diy
>> <synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> they got kanye
>>>> 
>>>> https://www.lovehulten.com/uploads/3/0/4/8/30489724/kanye_orig.jpg
>>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 11:56 PM cheater cheater via Synth-diy < 
>>>> synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> https://www.lovehulten.com/
>>>>> 
>>>>> I thought his construction method of cases and front panels, 
>>>>> while seemingly fairly simple, is also very interesting.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Of course, the prices are astronomical, but you can still learn 
>>>>> something from it.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The guts are completely uninteresting, though. The synth is just 
>>>>> a Korg Minilogue inside. Sorry, correction - it's just a case...
>>>>> which costs over 6x what the Minilogue does... and you have to 
>>>>> get the guts yourself. But it's still pretty.
>>>>> 
>>>>> BTW, I saw this on a social network sponsored ad, hard-selling 
>>>>> it for $25, saying there are only 40 left and 15 people are 
>>>>> watching it right now. Obvious scam, but I was intrigued by the
>>>>> design, so I decided to look it up.
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