ten years of OP-1
would you believe it's already been ten years since the OP-1 was born?this calls for a major celebration and you're all invited. we'd like to honor this first decade together with you, so join the beat contest, step into the all new anniversary shop and explore some never before seen OP-1 footage.
welcome to the celebration!
welcome to the celebration!
'11–'21 and beyond
it all started with two prototypes.a clock radio and a synth. well, we decided to go with the synth and i guess we were right. it was only david, me and jens back then, but we were soon joined by johan and david number two. i remember how we built the first prototype – an empty shell with a screen mounted on the inside. we squeezed into my honda element and drove all the way down to musik messe in frankfurt. and if i remember things right, emil was also with us at this time, but we really didn't have a proper company yet so i guess he just joined the trip for fun.the trade booth was just a black
fabric backdrop and a table where we had placed the OP–1, under a thick piece of plexiglass. a computer under the table processed the graphics on the little oled screen. it looked very real and the illusion even fooled ourselves as we estimated the launch just a couple of months away. (guess it was my fault, i am always a ’super-optimist’). well, it took us another two and a half years to complete it and here we are now, ten years after unit no. 01 was shipped. the dream was to create a machine that lasted at least 20 years. we are halfway there... so big thanks and hugs to all of you. let's celebrate ’halfway there’!
– jesper
– jesper
there's more to explore
beat contesttogether with TĀLĀ and nosaj thing we just hosted the OP-1 beat contest of the decade. we got 500+ submissions, go check them out!
explore
explore
made on OP-1OP-1 would be nothing without you, the community. we've collected our favorite pieces made on OP-1 throughout the years. check them out.
explore
explore
anniversary shopshop gifts and special edition merch, all made incelebration of the OP-1. there's a few mysteryboxes up for grabs too!
shop now
shop now
ten years of OP-1
would you believe it's already been ten years sincethe OP-1 was born? this calls for a major celebrationand you're all invited. we'd like to honor this firstdecade together with you, so join the beat contest,step into the all new anniversary shop and explore some never before seen OP-1 footage.
welcome to the celebration!
would you believe it's already been ten years sincethe OP-1 was born? this calls for a major celebrationand you're all invited. we'd like to honor this firstdecade together with you, so join the beat contest,step into the all new anniversary shop and explore some never before seen OP-1 footage.
welcome to the celebration!
'11–'21 and beyond
it all started with two prototypes – a clock radio and a synth. well, we decided to go with the synth and i guess we were right.
it was only david, me and jens back then, but we were soon joined by johan and david number two. i remember how we built the first prototype – an empty shell with a screen mounted on the inside. we squeezed into my honda element and drove all the way down to musik messe in frankfurt. and if i remember things right, emil was also with us at this time, but we really didn't have a proper company yet so i guess he just joined the trip for fun.
the trade booth was just a black fabric backdrop and a table where we had placed the OP–1, under a thick piece of plexiglass. a computer under the table processed the graphics on the little oled screen. it looked very real and the illusion even fooled ourselves as we estimated the launch just a couple of months away. (guess it was my fault, i am always a ’super-optimist’). well, it took us another two and a half years to complete it and here we are now, ten years after unit no. 01 was shipped.
the dream was to create a machine that lasted at least 20 years. we are halfway there... so big thanks and hugs to all of you. let's celebrate ’halfway there’!
– jesper
it all started with two prototypes – a clock radio and a synth. well, we decided to go with the synth and i guess we were right.
it was only david, me and jens back then, but we were soon joined by johan and david number two. i remember how we built the first prototype – an empty shell with a screen mounted on the inside. we squeezed into my honda element and drove all the way down to musik messe in frankfurt. and if i remember things right, emil was also with us at this time, but we really didn't have a proper company yet so i guess he just joined the trip for fun.
the trade booth was just a black fabric backdrop and a table where we had placed the OP–1, under a thick piece of plexiglass. a computer under the table processed the graphics on the little oled screen. it looked very real and the illusion even fooled ourselves as we estimated the launch just a couple of months away. (guess it was my fault, i am always a ’super-optimist’). well, it took us another two and a half years to complete it and here we are now, ten years after unit no. 01 was shipped.
the dream was to create a machine that lasted at least 20 years. we are halfway there... so big thanks and hugs to all of you. let's celebrate ’halfway there’!
– jesper
there's more to explore
anniversary shop
shop gifts and special edition merch,all made in celebration of the OP-1. there'sa few mystery boxes up for grabs too!
shop gifts and special edition merch,all made in celebration of the OP-1. there'sa few mystery boxes up for grabs too!
beat contest
together with TĀLĀ and nosaj thing we just hosted the OP-1 beat contest of the decade. we got 500+ submissions, go check them out!
together with TĀLĀ and nosaj thing we just hosted the OP-1 beat contest of the decade. we got 500+ submissions, go check them out!
made on OP-1
OP-1 would be nothing without you, the community. we've collected our favorite pieces made on OP-1 throughout the years. check them out.
OP-1 would be nothing without you, the community. we've collected our favorite pieces made on OP-1 throughout the years. check them out.