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A poster showing a traditional loudspeaker that can play real music is launched this week by the designer Finn Magee. The poster is one of the first commercial products to feature Warwick Audio Technologies’ Flat and Flexible Loudspeakers, which have been incorporated into the back of the poster.

Because they are as thin and lightweight as a sheet of paper, the speakers have enabled Finn to pull off a neat visual trick: his poster looks like a regular picture, but a cable leaving the image can be connected to any music player, allowing viewers to become listeners.

The poster forms part of Finn’s “Flat Life” series, which also includes a working desk lamp and alarm clock presented in poster form. It will be launched in the UK at Mint Shop, London, as part of the London Design Festival, from 17 – 25 September 2011.

“I’d been thinking about adding a loudspeaker to the series, and came across Warwick Audio Technologies by chance,” says Finn. “I immediately realised their speakers were perfect for what I had in mind: it’s an amazing technology and I can’t wait to see it working in other products as well.”

Warwick Audio Technologies was set up to commercialise the innovative loudspeakers which were first developed at the University of Warwick. At between 0.25 and 1mm thick, the speakers can be contoured to fit into almost any space and the company is currently developing commercial product ideas with a wide range of companies, including car manufacturers and conference equipment manufacturers.

Derek Mottershead, Chairman of Warwick Audio Technologies, says: “We’re delighted to be working with Finn on this project. His flat life posters offer a demonstration of some of the unique features of our technology that is both clever and simple.”

The posters, which were produced entirely in the UK, are made from a coated plastic that make them durable, while still lightweight and flexible. They cost £250 each and will be available via the Mint Shop website, at www.mintshop.co.uk. In the US, the posters are available from the auction house Phillips De Pury & Company, based in New York, where they retail at $400.

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About Warwick Audio Technologies

Warwick Audio Technologies is a UK-based technology company specialising in the development of flat and flexible loudspeaker (FFL) solutions for Original Equipment Manufacturers. The technology is applicable to audio applications in multiple fields and is designed for customers developing and manufacturing audio products for public or personal listening.

About Finn Magee

Trained as a product designer, Finn Magee is interested in how we consume objects and ideas. He uses advertising techniques such as surprise, juxtaposition and humour to create and sell products.

For more information and pictures, go to: www.finnmagee.com

For further information, please contact:
Derek Mottershead, Warwick Audio Technologies Ltd, tel: 024 7632 3285; email: d.mottershead@warwickaudiotech.com
Finn Magee, tel: 07718 990408; email: finn@finnmagee.com
Beck Lockwood, Campus PR Ltd, tel: 0121 451 1321; mobile: 0778 3802318; email: beck@campuspr.co.uk