What do music and design have in common? Creativity, without a doubt. The ability to excite and change people’s lives. But it doesn’t all end there. Starting today, in fact, music meets design in MXTP, the exclusive and customizable console designed together by DJ Albertino and designer Carlo Colombo for antoniolupi.
Presented at Salone del Mobile.Milano, MXTP was born from an intuition of Albertino, a console table that is no longer limited to simple functionality but can also be a cult design object with a significant aesthetic character with extremely current technological elements and projected into the future.
Carlo Colombo in designing it merged very soft and elegant forms into an almost futuristic object with accentuated aesthetic purity which includes 3 finishes, in black, gray and gold.
The acronym “MXTP” is meant to represent a new concept of mixtape, combining elements of design and innovation inspired by the shape and functionality of cassette tapes. Seen from above, the perimeter of the console top is indeed reminiscent of the shape of the cassette tape.
The aesthetic purity of the design is emphasized by the fact that all cables are hidden within the leg structure. This approach contributes to a clean and uncluttered appearance, eliminating cable clutter and maintaining a smooth and elegant aesthetic line. The two legs, in addition to supporting the top, play at the same time a discreet and elegant solution to manage wiring.
Thanks to its line, MXTP integrates harmoniously not only into spaces dedicated purely to music listening but can fit into any home environment without looking out of place.
MXTP is designed to be customizable to the highest degree and was born as a universal solution for deejays and music lovers because it can accommodate the different models of devices on the market that differ in size or format: Mixers, CD Players and Standalones fit perfectly into the shell thanks to the different designed tops. In addition, MXTP is already structured to also accommodate machines that use large vinyl records.
Albertino explains:
“In a market where Custom DJ Desk are predominantly simple boxes or tables covered with black sheets, I had long felt the need for a different product that could elevate the figure of the DJ, which is increasingly important today, and that could unite music and design, worlds that are only seemingly distant from each other. MXTP, with its distinct appeal and strong emotional charge, was created as a communicative and popular tool to pay homage to these two art forms. It also goes into a segment not yet covered by any design brand.”
