Marantz is behind some of the most iconic audio gear ever. But what's next for Marantz design" We spoke with Creative Director Begüm Tomruk.

Marantz audio products have long been at the forefront of high-end audio equipment. The luxury audio brand is known for building premium gear both inside and out, able to deliver among the best-sounding audio in the industry, while offering a stunning design and build-quality that does away with some of the traps that the rest of the industry can fall into.
You’re likely well aware of the brand’s audio products without even knowing it. Since its inception in 1953 by pioneer Saul Marantz, the company has refined unique and iconic design elements like the Marantz Porthole, an aspect of their design language that blends form with function. Even the Marantz logo typeface is iconic, looking just as great in bright red or blue as it does in the glossy gold that adorns many of their modern products. Over the years, Marantz has become the master of giving nostalgic designs a modern take. Its latest-generation gear shares many of the design elements that made its original products so iconic, adding modern features and constantly improving on the amplifiers under the hood. That’s arguably much-needed in the industry. The speaker industry as a whole has shifted from the hi-fi approach of 20 years ago, to the tiny-cheap-speaker approach embraced by consumer tech companies like Amazon. To be clear, there’s roo...