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Commune Design

Commune Design is an interior design studio. Its contribution to a featured venue is the room surrounding the sound system.

Design & approach

Commune is a Los Angeles design studio working across architecture, interiors, graphic design and furnishings. Its role in a listening space can connect the room’s visual identity with the way people occupy it. The venue record distinguishes that design contribution from the equipment manufacturers and sound-system specialists.

Maker background & design sources ↗

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Equipment, commissions and collaborations.

Nashville / United States

888 ↗

Design / integration

Commune contributed to 888’s wood-panelled interior. The separate audio and acoustic team includes OJAS, Soundlux Audio and Steven Durr Designs.

Inside the system

At 888, the equipment record identifies OJAS Horn-loaded, Altec-inspired installation. A horn-based approach can provide useful dynamic headroom, but aiming the speakers and balancing direct sound against room reflections remain central to shared listening.

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