Verona-based designer Paolo Capello has designed the 'Caruso', a bluetooth music cabinet for miniforms.Verona-based designer Paolo Capello has married the most prevalent audio technology of today with the most prevalent audio technology of yesteryear. There's a general dislike for unsightly wires and cables so it's no surprise that Bluetooth is the most popular way to play music. Yet despite their technological advancement, Bluetooth speakers are not known for their sophisticated design. Capello brought it upon himself to combine the common technology with beautiful design, in turn bringing the trumpet-shaped speakers of gramophones into the fore.

"I wanted to design something that gives music back its shape, even now in the digital age. Something with a strong iconic and recognisable appeal, a product that everybody immediately can understand as a cabinet that plays music without even listening to music." Capello explained.

Caruso in walnut wood and dark grey

The resulting design for miniform comes in six different lacquer finishes as well as natural oak and walnut, with interior storage capacities. The speaker itself is ceramic and arrives in red, pink, yellow, green, anthracite and white, there's even a limited edition premium version which features a 24k gold plated trumpet speaker on 18th century oak wood, completing the circle of modernised classic design.

The Caruso offers something that technology often forgets in its excitement to be innovative, and that's refined design. We've already seen technology integrated into furniture to streamline our lives, like IKEA's wireless charging table, and now we're witnessing it beautify our lives as well.

The Caruso is available in six different shades