; 11 years ago 2005 founders jesper kouthoofd david eriksson jens rudberg david m llerstedt headquarters stockholm sweden products op 1 od 11 pocket operator number of employees 17 website teenageengineering.com teenage engineering is a swedish electronics company founded in 2007 . based in stockholm the company designs and manufactures synthesizers . its core product is the teenage engineering op 1 a synthesizer sampler and sequencer . although the op 1 targets a high price point teenage engineering has also introduced the less expensive pocket operator series a collaboration with the swedish clothing label cheap monday . in addition to synthesizers teenage engineering manufactures the od 11 cloud speaker a recreation of the 1974 sonab speaker of the same name and accessories for their other products . teenage engineering products have been well received for their aesthetic value and functionality . contents 1 history 2 awards and accolades 3 musicians 4 products 5 references 6 external links history edit teenage engineering was founded in 2007 by jesper kouthoofd jens rudberg david eriksson and later joined by david m llerstedt . m llerstedt had previously headed the audio department at ea dice . teenage engineering has expanded to 30 employees who work out of a garage in stockholm . 1 their first product the op 1 was introduced at the namm show in 2010 . 2 with influences from 1980s computers and japanese synthesizers the op 1 is a synthesizer sampler and sequencer with a two octave keyboard and microusb midi . 1 its design is reminiscent of the casio vl 1 a cheap synthesizer and calculator produced in 1980 . 3 the op 1 received some criticism for its small size and simplicity which make it resemble a toy . 4 it also lacks velocity sensitivity resulting in a minimally expressive keyboard . however reception for the op 1 was largely positive citing its powerful synthesizer engines and unconventional format . 5 6 shortly after the release of the op 1 teenage engineering also produced several accessories which could be used to manipulate the unit s knobs . one of the accessories makes the op 1 compatible with lego gears and motors which can be used to mechanically modulate low frequency oscillators and other effects . 6 following the success of the op 1 teenage engineering began working with the stig carlsson foundation to develop the od 11 cloud speaker . the od 11 was named after another speaker that was manufactured by sonab and designed by swedish designer stig carlsson in 1974 . the speaker was hugely successful in sweden at the time and teenage engineering s recreation of the od 11 was also well received for its minimalist design faithful to the original and expansive sound . the new version also added support for wi fi and bluetooth . despite two early appearances at the consumer electronics show and an original release schedule of summer 2013 the od 11 was not released until 2014 . 7 teenage engineering aimed to maintain carlsson s goal of designing a speaker for use in a regular home rather than one designed to be used in an unrealistically ideal noiseless environment . 8 in 2013 teenage engineering began collaborating with the swedish clothing company cheap monday after ordering new work uniforms from them . while working in the clothing industry kouthoofd had previously collaborated with cheap monday s creative director ann sofie back . 9 in order to access a larger consumer base teenage engineering announced the inexpensive pocket operator po 10 series in january 2015 . 10 the series includes three models po 12 rhythm a drum machine ; po 14 sub a bass synthesizer ; and po 16 factory a lead synthesizer . each model doubles as a 16 step sequencer . according to ceo jesper kouthoofd teenage engineering sought to design synthesizers that would retail for us 49 ; however each po actually retails for us 59 . the pos target musicians seeking a less expensive alternative to the op 1 which retails for us 849 . the series uses a minimalist design invoking pocket calculators and according to kouthoofd nintendo s game & watch games . 11 sonically they emulate vintage synthesizers in response to the contemporary surge in the popularity of retro style electronic music gear . 12 the synthesizers debuted at the 2015 namm show . 9 the pocket operators were a success at namm and sales were estimated by third parties to be as high as 40 000 units which delayed shipments by up to three months . 13 three new pocket operators the po 20 series were introduced at the 2016 namm show . the po 20 synthesizers have some additional effects and functionality that were not present in the original po 10 series but maintain the us 59 price point . 14 awards and accolades edit the op 1 has won awards for its design and sound engines . teenage engineering has been recognized for the design and functionality of its products . the op 1 synthesizer won one of ten of sweden s design s awards in 2012 . the award committee described the op 1 as a technological product which through a clever colour scheme and fantastic graphics is intuitive easily accessible and incredibly inviting . music and machine in one . 15 in 2014 the op 1 was awarded second prize in georgia tech s margaret guthman musical instrument competition . 16 musicians edit musicians who use teenage engineering products include beck depeche mode kings kaleidoscope drew shirley of switchfoot housemeister damian kulash of ok go 1 3 and lauren mayberry of chvrches . 17 products edit op 1 2010 oplab 2012 od 11 2014 ; with stig carlsson foundation pocket operator 10 series 2015 ; with cheap monday and 20 series 10 series 2016 ; with cheap monday references edit a b c byrne ciara 3 september 2013 . more than an office teenage engineering s minimalist garage is a tinkerer s paradise . labs . fast company . retrieved 30 january 2015 . wolbe trent 14 january 2011 . teenage engineering op 1 synthesizer now available for pre order we tour its shiny new features video . engadget . retrieved 30 january 2015 . a b kulash damian ; carnick anna 26 august 2013 . dream machine . l arcobaleno . retrieved 30 january 2015 . op 1 portable synthesizer by teenage engineering . cool tools . boing boing . 7 november 2013 . retrieved 30 january 2015 . gaughan kevin february 2014 . teenage engineering op 1 . earmilk . retrieved 30 january 2015 . a b ingraham nathan 28 august 2012 . teenage engineering s new op 1 gear it s time to crank bend and break the rules . the verge . retrieved 30 january 2015 . gardiner bryan 21 july 2014 . review teenage engineering od 11 . wired . retrieved 30 january 2015 . carlsson story . teenage engineering . retrieved 30 january 2015 . a b sethi rounik 20 january 2015 . teenage engineering and cheap monday launch new micro synths . askaudio . retrieved 1 february 2015 . here they come the pocket operators . cheap monday . 22 january 2015 . retrieved 30 january 2015 . ingraham nathan 22 january 2015 . teenage engineering designed a set of incredible pocket synthesizers that cost 59 each . the verge . retrieved 30 january 2015 . raymer miles 23 february 2015 . teenage engineering s pocket operators put real synths in the palm of your hand . entertainment weekly . retrieved 26 february 2015 . teenage engineering pocket operator availability update . sonic state . 12 february 2015 . retrieved 26 february 2015 . zampollo matthew 9 february 2016 . cheap monday e teenage engineering lancia la nuova serie di micro synth pocket operators . rolling stone in italian . retrieved 1 march 2016 . winners . design s. retrieved 30 january 2015 . 2014 competition . georgia institute of technology . 2015 . retrieved 30 january 2015 . studio brussel chvrches the mother we share live . studio brussel . 21 october 2013 . retrieved 26 september 2015 . external links edit teenage engineering on facebook teenage engineering on twitter teenage engineering on tumblr retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title teenage engineering & oldid 742930448 categories companies based in stockholmsynthesizer manufacturing companiesswedish brandshidden categories cs1 italian language sources it navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages nederlands edit links this page was last modified on 6 october 2016 at 18 27 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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