Hiroshi Fujiwara has partnered with Bang & Olufsen on a new collaboration that fuses Scandinavian precision with the sleek, shadowy aesthetic of Fragment Design. Launching in Japan on May 20th, 2026, the limited-edition collection recasts four iconic Bang & Olufsen audio pieces as sculptural objects coated in a deep, mirror-like black finish.
The collection debuts at Isetan Shinjuku before travelling to Osaka and Fukuoka, with selected pieces arriving at Bang & Olufsen Omotesando and online from May 27th.
A design collaboration rooted in Hiroshi Fujiwara’s long relationship with Bang & Olufsen
For Fujiwara, the collaboration carries decades of personal history. The Fragment Design founder has admired Bang & Olufsen since the 1990s, even building his home around the brand’s integrated sound system.
“This collaboration has been a long-time dream of mine,” Fujiwara told to Wallpaper, reflecting on the Danish company’s distinct approach to sound and industrial design.
That connection shapes the collection’s restrained visual language. Eschewing loud branding, the project centres on texture, finish, and precision, pairing Fragment’s monochrome identity with Bang & Olufsen’s meticulously crafted aluminium surfaces.
Fragment Design reimagines four Bang & Olufsen icons
The collection revisits four Bang & Olufsen staples: the Beosound A1 speaker, Beoplay H100 headphones, the modular Beosound Shape system, and the iconic Beosystem 9000c CD player, accompanied by Beolab 28 speakers.
Each piece receives a newly developed anodised finish polished by hand to achieve an unusually reflective black surface with a liquid sheen. Fragment’s subtle signatures appear throughout—from Fujiwara’s double lightning bolt logo discreetly embedded into the headphones and speaker grille to the monochrome floral arrangement of the Beosound Shape installation, inspired by sketches made during Fujiwara’s visit to Bang & Olufsen’s headquarters in Struer.
The centrepiece remains the Beosystem 9000c, originally designed by David Lewis in 1996. Recast in glossy black aluminium, the six-disc CD player drifts between sculpture, architecture, and sound machine.
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Photography courtesy of BANG & OLUFSEN
