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Trust it to fall to the Italians to create something so eye-wateringly beautiful as this modern day redesign of the Radiofonografio, now monikered more simply (but less romantically) the RR226.

The groundbreaking original Radiofonografio was first designed by brothers Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni in 1965 kicked off a home AV revolution as 'musical component robot', featuring radio, amplifiers and record player (45s and 33s) in one designer package.

The 21st Century model has incorporated CD and DVD player into proceedings and has obviously upgraded the technology but otherwise remains as close to the original design as possible. The amplifiers are detachable and so can be moved around to create various configurations both for different sonic effect and also just so you can stick them where they look coolest.

The RR226 was first unveiled in its latest incarnation at the Salone del Mobile in Milan in April, but as yet is not available for sale. We'll let you know exactly when we here it is however, along with what we expect will likely be a heart-stopping price tag.

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