In the spirit of the NYCxDESIGN theme, Design Connects Us, IDSA NYC presents a curated program exploring our most fundamental bond: the universal ways we sense and experience our world. We all listen, through vibration or sound. It’s a sense that connects us, a quiet constant beneath everything.

Design has shaped our shared listening experience, carrying the human voice across continents, from the Bell Telephone to the cellphone; and opening music to all, from the wax cylinder to today’s infinite music stream. And yet, these auditory objects—precise, beautiful, and made from precious materials—too often fall silent. Discarded when broken, outdated, or simply outgrown, their value fades long before their potential does.

But if design led us here, it can lead us somewhere better. That somewhere is Bang & Olufsen's SoHo flagship space. Join us for an evening of ideas and atmosphere: a dialogue and live demonstration exploring Bang & Olufsen's design choices and business models that enable circularity of their iconic audio systems.

Then circular ideas give way to circulating records as we put these audio systems to the test in a listening party.