This duo makes the headphones you'll never throw away in your life
Broken headphones in the rubbish? Thanks to these entrepreneurs, that's no longer necessary
Founder Gerrard Street: 'Our headphones are sustainable'.
Gerrard Street at Groen Licht on NPO2
The Pitch
Appliances break down too quickly 'down with the throw-away economy'.
For hire: Boss headphones self-assembly kit'.
Headphones that never end up in the rubbish bin again
High-quality headphones with a lifetime guarantee
Throw away nothing: lease everythingNo products in the basket.
two musicians, rethinking electronics
After graduating as Industrial Designers at the TU Delft, Tom and Dorus went on to found Gerrard Street in order to change this industry.
After graduating as industrial designers from TU Delft, Tom and Dorus founded Gerrard Street to change this industry.
we live in a disposable culture
In our modern society, throwing away appliances has become almost second nature. A minor defect? Get rid of it. This has led to a shocking annual waste stream of 50 billion kilos of electrical appliances. And with this expected to reach 120 billion kilos by 2050, the urgency of the problem becomes clear.
Many of these devices contain valuable materials such as gold and silver, but their design makes them almost impossible to repair or reuse. And while legislation around reuse is increasing, the practice of dumping and even illegally shipping E-Waste to developing countries remains a worrying reality.
Founded out of love for music
Besides design, the founders share a common passion: music. They listen to music all day, go to concerts whenever they can and both play in bands - Tom plays the saxophone and Dorus the keys. So headphones with audiophile sound quality are of course a must-have!
And although there are fine audio brands, one big frustration remained... headphones are usually impossible to repair if something breaks. Which, if you're often on the go, still happens.
amazing sound, unbeatable service
So, as true music lovers, they developed headphones with an amazing sound and unbeatable service; Free Repairs Forever
