Apple Watch as a G3-inspired retro-dream<\/a>, they\u2019re back with a redesign for the AirPods Max that looks oh-so-gorgeous it makes me want to try licking the headphones \u2013 obviously in a non-creepy way.<\/p>\nDesigner: Saffy Creatives<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
What Saffy Creatives did is clever because it doesn\u2019t change the AirPods Max silhouette \u2013 just its material treatment. Fair warning, the images ARE made using AI, but to be honest, AI is used more as a rendering tool here than it is as an imagination aid. The device looks exactly the same, except the parts made from metal are now replaced with dual-tone transparent\/translucent plastic. The headphones here adopt Apple\u2019s iconic Bondi Blue color scheme, with the outer cans giving a look into the headphones\u2019 inner mechanics (just as Jobs intended with the iMac G3). A cloudy white element breaks the transparent shell, adding almost a halo of sorts around the can while also meaningfully separating the materials that would be probably impossible to injection-mold otherwise.<\/p>\n
The old colorful Apple logo also finds itself on both the outer cans \u2013 something Apple wouldn\u2019t be caught dead doing with their metal headphones. Is the detail almost too distracting? Some Apple purists would probably say it is \u2013 but nobody buys headphones because they look boring. Every audio-lover worth their salt wants headphones that make a noise, whether it\u2019s through audio drivers, or through visuals.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The rest of the headphone remains fairly the same. The cups stay exactly the way they originally were, with the 3D mesh we\u2019ve come to love. Similarly, the headband retains its mesh cushion too, however, the outer plastic frame also gets translucent\/cloudy white plastic treatment to match the overall vibe. The result is a pair of headphones that are as gorgeous as any of Apple\u2019s turn-of-the-millennium products \u2013 when Jobs and Jony Ive probably had more fun than they ever had making products.<\/p>\n
Obviously such a pair of headphones will never exist (and I do wish Nothing had done a better job with their transparent design), but if there\u2019s some maverick YouTuber looking to mod the AirPods Max, this weirdly nostalgic build is definitely worth a shot. After all, it\u2019s nothing a 3D printer could churn out in a few hours. You\u2019re not really changing the geometry either \u2013 just the material.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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