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Tracy: It’s different from everything in the space. It's wood—not plastic or shiny. And it's fabric. These materials lend it a very different look than any another speaker box.What’s up with the wood?
The wood is Bamboo. It’s certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. You have to pass a series of tests before they will put their stamp on your product. They make sure the wood has been properly sourced and that you are working with the right tree growers. For every tree cut down and used, there is a tree planted. We are really conscious of the environment—that’s important to the brand.
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Yeah, the fabric is recycled material—water bottles, hemp, and coffee. Also, all the plastic in the unit is recycled. With Get Together, we are really going one step forward. No one else is making recycled audio products.I like all of that and the fact that it sounds good, too.
Yeah, that is very important. I think it sounds smooth. It has a nice bass, but the mids are pretty precise. The tuning is on point for $200. It stays stable at any volume, but it is bass heavy.Yeah, a friend of mine has terrible taste and used my box to play some Bassnectar. The woobs nearly made my bowels move.
Bass is a big part of it since it’s coming from the House of Marley. But we're not in the office listening to reggae all day—the system works for any style of music. We wanted it to sound good across the board for all genres. It’s a neat little speaker.Wild Soul

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Marc Battipaglia: Yes, we partner up with different charities. We ask the charities to give us a tangible goal, like ten gallons of water for kids who don't have access to water or a recycled to computer to kids who don't have access to computers. That way the customer knows they directly impacted someone's life.The styles you guys have been dropping are really cool—there are little angles or cuts that make your frames seem fresh and new.
Andres Beker: Yeah, you're not going to find our designs and styles anywhere. We created products that we would wear ourselves. It's a little crazy how it all comes together. I just sketch these animals so many ways until I bring out the special characteristics in them. And then I include those characteristics into a frame. If you look at the bat frame, it looks like a bat with its wings open. It's subtle. You might not pick up on it right away, but it's there.
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Marc: We met in Atlanta, Georgia, during our freshman year at Emory University. We were soul mates from then on.Why hop into sunglasses?
Marc: People are getting ripped off. Some of the most expensive glasses felt uncomfortable. It's definitely an issue where we are overpaying for a pair of frames. I can tell you that from experience working in this industry and making glasses.What do you make your shades out of?
Marc: Everything we do is cellulose acetate. We make all the frames in Greece. The lenses are by Carl Zeiss lens—they are incredible and we are able to include them at a reasonable price. Lenses are important, sometimes wearing sunglasses can be worse for you because sunglasses make your pupil open up more, letting in UV light. People have to be cautious of that—even expensive glasses might not properly protect your eyes.The case is amazing, too. It's the coolest sunglasses case I've seen.
Andres: The case you have is woven, recycled bamboo. The idea was to make everything sustainable. We actually designed a new one that collapses into a very flat case.You guys offer insurance, right?
Marc: Yeah, why not make an insurance policy for the glasses? Losing glasses sucks. We created sunglasses insurance, which you can get by paying a fourth of the cost of the sunglasses. To get a replacement pair, we don't require you to send a tangible pair back to us. If you bought insurance, we take you on your word.
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Marc: Last year we sold 3,000 units. We are in 20 stores in New York City and five stores in Colombia. And we are developing our first store in the Dominican Republic.Tell me about some of your experiences with the charities.
Andres: We started working with this small charity in Venezuela. The person who started it lost a child in a pool. She started it to help kids who lost motor skills. They provide special kinds of crutches. I watched a kid who had never walked in his life use them and walk for the first time—he was eight. it was very emotional to know that it happened because of the people who gave money through our glasses.What's the charity called?
Andres: It has a Spanish name that basically means "leaving your prints on the future." All the charitable proceeds of our eagle frames go to that charity.Follow Wilbert on Twitter.Editor's Note: House of Marley is an advertiser/sponsor of content for Noisey, VICE's sister music site. Wilbert, however, chose to write about House of Marley's Get Together dock on his own volition, because he thought it's the shit when it comes to playing mp3s and they give money to charity.
