The founders of Relaxound
Having an idea is one thing, making it big is another. What started in a small apartment in Hamburg in 2013 has developed into a successful company that is constantly growing. Philipp and Dennis, the two founders of Relaxound, work with their team on new ideas. The aim is to combine good sound and good design: in creative products that make these two worlds tangible.
Dennis loves good design with strong ideas. In his work as a designer, he develops projects for furniture, lighting and product design. His work is not just about styling. For him, the starting point is always a conceptual added value. Something that can be positively experienced in everyday life and that inspires people. Just like Philipp, Dennis has a great passion for music and sounds. With Relaxound, Dennis and Philipp have fulfilled a dream: Here they combine the two worlds “design” and “sound” and develop products that can be sensually experienced. Dennis designed his own lamps as a schoolboy and later studied design at the Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design in London, in 2005 he established his design studio /// able in Hamburg and founded Relaxound with Philipp Störring in 2013.
It’s May 2015: The renowned MoMa Museum in New York orders 800 Twitter boxes. An accolade for Relaxound and a new chapter in an incredible success story. The Zwitscherbox has made a triumphant advance around the world, is present in 25 countries and at home in 1,350 shops around the world. Every day she conjures a relaxed smile on millions of faces. International design shops such as the Van Gogh Museum Saint-Remy, MoMa Museum San Francisco, Bauhaus Museum Weimar and Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein carry the Relaxound Twitter box. Likewise, the exclusive specialist retailers: from Manufactum, Dussmann, Abt to NOX deco and Loft Tokyo.
Exclusive design editions have been expanding our portfolio since 2019. Our first cooperation with the design studio REMEMBER® is a promising start that establishes a new tradition. Together with our loyal fans, we are looking forward to the many exciting designs that will follow in the future. But that’s not all: With new, innovative products from Relaxound we bring even more relaxation into everyday life. Be it with our compact Birdybox, new sound creations such as the Lakesidebox and new Relaxound boxes, which are currently being fine-tuned in our audio studio.
With this in mind: it remains relaxing!
Time travel! - Highlights of the company history
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Launch of the Zwitscherbox Satellite. With the Zwitscherbox Satellite, Relaxound creates the possibility of an individual sound cosmos. Zwitscherbox Satellite sounds can be used individually or in combination with the Zwitscherbox. Our first Satellite Box brings the song of the nightingale to complement the forest sound of the chirping box. This is the start to many new individual sounds that will follow soon.
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Launch of the Zirpybox. Relaxound brings summer home with the fifth soundbox. Relaxed chirping in a double pack 365 days a year. A cricket chirps in one box, a grasshopper in the other. Surround sound like in nature.
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Launch of Breezyblanket. The introduction of the Breezyblanket marks another milestone for Relaxound. The light and airy feel-good blanket ensures the perfect feel-good climate and is ideal for hot days and balmy nights.
Launch of the Birdybox. The compact soundbox sends a little greeting from the forest. In 2021 it will be refined to become the most sustainable soundbox, its housing is made of 100 % bio-material.
International breakthrough. The MoMa Museum in New York orders 800 Zwitscherboxes and makes them known overseas. Numerous design museums follow MoMa’s example.
Foundation of Relaxound. Philipp Störring and Dennis Clasen want to combine excellent sound and design in products and make the many positive effects a sensual experience