Teenage Engineering’s CEO says it’ll stop making synths

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The end could be nigh for the iconic OP-1 according to a Highsnobiety interview.

The end could be nigh for the iconic OP-1 according to a Highsnobiety interview.

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Teenage Engineering founder and CEO Jesper Kouthoofd told Highsnobiety that it plans to stop making synths. And yes, that includes the iconic OP-1, which put the company on the map. TE isn’t just a music gear maker; it’s also a sought-after design firm. It’s collaborated with Ikea, Nothing, and Playdate, among others. But almost everything the company makes itself — the OP-1, the OP-XY, EP-133, TP-7, et cetera — is music or audio-focused. Which makes the supposed decision to abandon the market all the more confusing.

Kouthoofd tells me that, as part of a reorganization last fall, he announced to his team he is planning to stop making synthesizers altogether. The OP-1 is no exception. Launched in 2011, it put Teenage Engineering on the map and has been central to its success ever since.

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