Third Collaboration Earphones from "KOTORI x Hallmark" Released | KOTORI
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July 1, 2015

Third Collaboration Earphones from "KOTORI x Hallmark" Released | KOTORI


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KOTORI x Hallmark Design Collection Released


Custom headphone brand KOTORI has collaborated with Hallmark, a company with 100 years of history selling greeting cards in over 100 countries (30 languages) worldwide, including the US. The third collection of "KOTORI meets Hallmark" earphones has been released at the KOTORI online store, department stores, and audio specialty shops.

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A Collaboration Exclusively with KOTORI


KOTORI, a custom headphone brand, was established in 2009 by Foster Electric Company, a long-established audio equipment manufacturer founded in 1949. It is the world's first custom headphone brand, with its name embodying three meanings: "Individual (KO)," "Sound (OTO)," and "Original (ORIGINAL)."

Hallmark, with millions of greeting card designs accumulated over 100 years, is collaborating with a headphone brand in Japan exclusively with KOTORI. The "KOTORI meets Hallmark" collaboration earphones feature carefully selected art on the housing covers.

KOTORI | Hallmark

© Hallmark Cards, Inc.




KOTORI | Hallmark

© Hallmark Cards, Inc.





New Designs from the Popular Animal Motif Series


The third collaboration release features long-awaited new designs from Hallmark's popular animal motif series. Six new animal motif designs have been added, bringing the total lineup to 14 types, with dogs, foxes, and other animals featured alongside alphabet designs.

Additionally, three new designs with a cool, masculine aesthetic, predominantly black, have been introduced, complementing the previous lineup which had fewer such options. Patterns like spiders and pythons make them ideal gifts for men.

The "KOTORI meets Hallmark" earphones are available with a model featuring an in-line controller and microphone, allowing for precise operation of iPhone calls, iPod playback, volume control, track skipping, and pause functions, as well as voice applications, all with fingertip control.

KOTORI meets Hallmark
Price | ¥4,600
※Model with microphone controller ¥5,500
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