Nothing, Carl Pei founded London-based consumer technology company is in the news for a while now, and still, the company is maintaining an extremely low-key tech imprint by keeping the lid tight on its ongoing projects. As most of you already know, Nothing is founded by Carl Pei after he left OnePlus. Now, Nothing has announced that it will be joined by Teenage Engineering as a founding partner of the company. The co-founder and CEO of Teenage Engineering, Jasper Kouthoofd will be the Creating Lead for Nothing’s designs.
For those unaware, Teenage Engineering is a Stockholm-based company praised around the globe for its unique craftsmanship and industrial design prowess. For over ten years, they have been developing highly acclaimed audio products. The company’s emblematic first product, the portable wonder synthesizer OP-1, was launched in 2010 and is being used by world-famous musicians today. The company also collaborates with many other famous brands like IKEA for the FREKVENS and Panic for the upcoming Playdate portable console and etc.
“When Carl first told me about Nothing’s vision I remember being super excited thinking about how this would be translated into the design identity of the products. After months of research and development, we are now in a place where I believe we will have something exciting to show to the world,” said Jesper Kouthoofd. Nothing has also appointed Tom Howard as Head of Design, who was vice head of design in Teenage Engineering.
Carl Pei says, “I’m really excited to welcome teenage engineering to the growing Nothing family. They consist of some of the best designers and creatives that I’ve had the pleasure of working with. Together, we’ve created a product roadmap that’s unique and true to Nothing’s vision”.
