This isn’t a sculpture, it’s a speaker! Fivefourfive turns Hi-Fi into a 2.35-meter-tall piece of architecture
The huge white box completely erases the boundaries between audio, furniture, and interior design
Summary
- Fivefourfive created a Hi-Five Speaker for Tuscany Hi-Five Music Villa that stands 2.35 meters tall, almost the size of a small building.
- The piece was made by @horny___hifi, with a hand-finished coating wrapping the outer shell, aiming to deliver clear and balanced sound across the full frequency range.
- The brand later scaled the concept down into a 30 × 30 × 20 cm retail version priced at €600, currently sold exclusively at the Fivefourfive store.
At first glance, it would be hard to guess that the huge white cube in the middle of the lawn is actually a speaker. Without the surrounding scenery for scale, you might even think it was a sculpture from an art museum placed outdoors.
When Italian fashion and lifestyle brand Fivefourfive created the “Hi-Five Music Villa” in Tuscany, it scaled up the Hi-Fi system as well. Custom-made for the space, the Hi-Five Speaker stands 2.35 m tall. Its recessed circular opening draws the eye against its crisp white geometric silhouette, making you want to step closer for a look.
Its appeal goes beyond its impressive size. From its appearance and surface texture to the setting where it sits, the speaker turns listening to music into an experience of both sound and visuals.
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At 2.35 m tall, the speaker takes center stage in the space
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Made by @horny___hifi, this giant speaker is a one-of-a-kind design created specifically for the Hi-Five Music Villa. At 2.35 m tall, the cabinet is hard to miss on the lawn, yet its exterior isn’t overloaded with elaborate decoration. Instead, large areas of white space and a circular opening give it an almost architectural presence.
Its shell is finished by hand with a textured skim coat, creating the subtle texture of an architectural wall. Compared with the metal or wood exteriors commonly seen on speakers, the white surface, marked by its handmade quality, makes it feel even more like a sculpture and creates a sharp contrast with the surrounding grass and trees.
It’s also part of the “Hi-Five Sound” project. The team spent a week in Tuscany living, creating, and documenting alongside 10 creators from across Italy, bringing music, aesthetics, and culture together in one space.
In this setting, the speaker is naturally more than a device for playing background music. It becomes the focal point for people to gather and listen, creating a distinct setting for the Listening Session: Along with the music, people remember the view before them as the sound begins.
A smaller version you can bring home
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If the giant version makes you want one at home, you don’t need a living room with high ceilings. Fivefourfive later scaled down the concept and launched the 545 Hi-Five Speaker, measuring 30 × 30 × 20 cm, bringing the design language of the Music Villa into everyday homes.
The smaller version retains the handmade white textured shell and eye-catching circular opening, with a 4-inch full-range driver and a frequency response of 50 Hz-20 kHz. Reduced in size, its once architectural silhouette becomes a design object that can sit on a cabinet alongside books and collectibles.
Priced at €600, the speaker is officially listed as “In-store Only” and available exclusively at Fivefourfive stores. For those who love audio equipment and care about their home’s style, its appeal lies in giving sound equipment and decorative appeal equal importance.
From a giant sculpture on a Tuscan lawn to a white cube on a cabinet at home, the Hi-Five Speaker uses different scales to turn the everyday act of listening to music into a reason to rethink a corner of your space.
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