Hermès’ Disque Jockey Club is a fully integrated, gig-ready DJ console crafted by Ateliers Horizons from mahogany and Pippa cowhide, debuting at Milan Design Week. Developed with British DJ Prince Charles, it hides dual Technics SL-1200 turntables and a central mixer beneath leather panels, combining audiophile-grade engineering with haute luxury craftsmanship for collectors and serious DJs alike.
Born from Hermès’ bespoke Ateliers Horizons division, the Disque Jockey Club is a fully functional, gig-ready console table built from rich mahogany and wrapped in Pippa cowhide. Debuting at Milan Design Week, it was exhibited in La Pelota, Hermès' venue in the Brera Design District. Developed alongside British DJ Prince Charles, this is a serious rig featuring dual Japanese Technics SL-1200 turntables hidden beneath flush leather panels and is engineered as a fully integrated sound system with the DJ mixer in the middle of the twin turntables. A matching, slatted cabinet designed by French furniture artisans in precision mahogany woodwork houses the additional speaker rig. Even the power and signal routing cables are concealed within channels that are completely hidden from view and the sensitive needles tracking the grooves on the records are protected from low-end rumble and vibration in the structurally optimized chassis. Every interface point is bespoke; the standard plastic dials are swapped for custom-milled, knurled aluminum knobs reminiscent of haute horlogerie. Even the chassis edges feature Hermès’ legendary saddle-stitching, ensuring the leather remains flawlessly taut over decades of nightly vinyl use.
Since it’s an Ateliers Horizons creation, Hermès' exclusive custom commissions wing led by designer and naval architect Axel de Beaufort, this isn't a restricted one-off but it's also not a catalogue item. While Hermès hasn't publicly disclosed the exact retail price, technically, anyone with pockets (and tunes) worthy enough could apply. To put things in perspective however, the Horizons headphones, which are other audio creations born in the same studios, are priced at €11,800.
Beyond the obvious chatter about the mahogany wood and Pippa cowhide on a DJ deck, what makes the Disque Jockey CLub genuinely interesting is what it conveys about the luxury industry at the moment. Ateliers Horizons may have customised bespoke jets and sailboats, but to lend their expertise to a couple of Technics DJ decks is the Maison’s way of saying that it took the brief as seriously as any other job they have undertaken. It’s as much for the audiophile as the purveyor of collector items, ensuring the Jazz pressings you play on this sound as expressive as the visuals it creates in your living space. If you already have a Patek Philippe Nautilus but want a listening room to match it, this is for you.