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What Unites Us: Exploring the Boundaries of Sound, Colour and Design at Home

On January 15th 2026, it became clear that art, design, colour, music and medicine are powerful conversation starters and central elements of life that bind us together as humans across cultures and countries.

Event curator - Lisa Maria Abrahamson, Licensed Real Estate Expert of Brown Harris Stevens introducing the evening's program to an audience filling the space
The event presenters: Jeff Horton, Professor Joanne Loewy, Lisa Marie Abrahamson & Ole Siig

Sound by Design® unites science, engineering, Danish functional design and craftsmanship to reproduce music as authentically perceived, engaging the auditory, visceral and visual senses in balance.

Joanne Loewy, DA, LCAT, MT-BC Director, Music Therapist, Professor, Icahn School of Medicine with Ole Siig, Chief Designer & Founder of Treble Clef Audio
As guests gather listening even between and behind the TCA-M Active Loudspeakers the sound is authentic and balanced

We are grateful to the many guests who filled the historic, expansive space of the Carl Hansen & Søn Flagship Store. Seated and standing throughout the room, including between and behind the pair of Treble Clef Audio TCA-M Active Loudspeakers, everyone was able to enjoy the sound fully, wherever they were positioned. The traditionally accepted central listening position favoured by audiophiles proved unnecessary. How this is possible is explained in our three-part Beyond the Sweet Spot article.

Joanne Loewy, DA, LCAT, MT-BC Director, Music Therapist, Professor, Icahn School of Medicine of the Louis Armstrong Department of Music and Medicine, together with Ole Siig, Chief Designer & Founder of Treble Clef Audio®, opened the evening with a talk on music therapy and the psychology of hearing, guided by five carefully selected pieces of music.

This led into an interactive session exploring past and present emotions, catalysed by specific moods and sonic cues within the musical selections presented by Professor Loewy.

During the talk, the audience also unknowingly took part in a simple experiment. A bundle of keys was dropped to the floor, out of sight, yet everyone immediately recognised what had happened and could even identify the type of floor material the keys struck. In the context of loudspeaker sound reproduction, this simple demonstration highlights just how precise and time-resolved human hearing truly is. It is an aspect of loudspeaker design that is often overlooked and one that is explored in depth in our three-part Beyond Frequency article.

Carl Hansen & Søn hosting the event at the Midtown New York Flagship Store

The evening took place in the large space historically known as the Hammacher Schlemmer Building, hosted by the Carl Hansen & Søn Midtown Flagship Store in New York. The space, furnishing and Danish design embraced the evening, creating an integrated and unforgettable experience.

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Carl Hansen & Søn - By Appointment to the Royal Danish Court

Flagship Store Manager, Aaron Villa welcoming Guests

Guests were warmly welcomed by store manager Aaron Villa at Carl Hansen & Søn, a Danish design company founded in 1908 and still owned and run by the family across three generations, who introduced the evening and its speakers, setting the tone for an event grounded in openness, curiosity and shared experience.

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Aaron Villa, Flagship Store Manager at Carl Hansen & Søn midtown New York

Lisa Marie Abrahamson of Brown Harris Stevens curated the event and opened the evening by exploring how real estate is not only about creating a home, but about how design, colour and sound directly influence our emotional wellbeing.

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Lisa Marie Abrahamson - Event Curator, Licensed Real Estate Expert, Brown Harris Stevens

Jeff Horton is an Arkansas-based abstract painter, architect, and sculptor

Artist Jeff Horton had transformed the space with a curated presentation of his work, which remains on view and available for purchase through March 4th, 2026.

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Artist and architect Jeff Horton with business partner and wife architect Jennifer Herron AIA

Book a Listening Session with Jason Wald

The TCA-M Active Loudspeakers are available for private listening sessions by appointment with our representative Jason Wald.

Email: jason.wald@eliteaudioexperience.com

Phone: +1 (917) 331-6105.

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Jason Wald of Elite Audio Experience - Authorised Treble Clef Audio Representative

It was a night of deep concentration and emotional reflection, balanced with networking, relaxation and new connections. Design, art and music were not presented as separate disciplines, but as interconnected elements shaping how we live, feel and relate to one another.

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