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Really liking this collection of headphones from Stockholm designers Norra Norr. Called Urbanears, the range includes an in-ear headphone, a small over-ear headphone, and a medium-sized on-ear headphone.

The headphones are made of colored steel with aluminium detailing and handmade drivers. They are treated with a rubber coating that gives the headphone a matte look and a smooth feel — the headbands and cables are textile rather than plastic, making the products look and feel more like a garment and less like a mechanical product.

“By avoiding graphics and keeping the styling to a minimum, we feel we have made something quite timeless. With Urbanears, our goal has been to create the industrial design equivalent of your favourite plain colored t-shirt, generic but with a better tailoring than everything else out there,”

— Erik Petersén, designer and co-founder of Norra Norr.

Via Dezeen.