AI-assisted concept

Loop

Repairable headphones

Loop is built to last a decade: battery, cushions, headband and cable swap by hand in seconds. Every part is a single material, so nothing has to be separated before recycling.

Category: Electronics
Materials: Recycled polypropylene, Wool
Processes: Injection moulding

Loop headphones in grey with wool ear cushions and a metal headband, on a dark background

Exploded sketch of the Loop headphones showing the swappable battery, wool ear cushions and bayonet joints — Exploded studies of the bayonet joints that replace screws and glue.

Close-up of Loop's grey wool ear cushion beside the metal headband hinge — Wool cushions meet recycled polypropylene: one material per part, easy to separate.

Grey 3D-printed Loop headphone prototypes and loose parts spread across a workbench — 3D-printed parts used to test how firmly the joints click, and how easily they release.

Loop headphones resting on a wooden desk next to an open notebook and a pen — Everyday use: repairability is part of the design language, not hidden behind it.