Designer. Creative Problem Solver. Relentless Perfectionist.
I’m Daniel Alm - a perfectionist, a visionary, and someone who welcomes the hard problems. From concept to final detail, I believe design is a tool for clarity, not noise. As the founder of Nocs, I’ve created award-winning products that challenge conventions and stand the test of time. I care deeply about materials, process, and building things that matter.
Monolith was created with a singular purpose: to deliver presence—visually and sonically. Sculpted with brutalist precision and tuned with studio-grade finesse, it merges timeless design with immersive, room-filling sound. A speaker that doesn’t just play music, but inhabits space.
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A meditation on time. By muting the hours and minutes, and allowing only the seconds hand to move in silence, the design invites a shift in perception—away from urgency, toward presence. A minimalist statement piece that honors the moment.
Awards
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Born of the desire to bring the immersive sound of the Monolith to an ultra compact format and to offer our cutting-edge technology to a wider audience. Crafted with precision by our dedicated team at Nocs, the Monolith Aluminum embodies a blend of minimalist design, audio excellence, and environmental responsibility.
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"We are thrilled to announce that the Nocs Monolith Aluminum speaker has been awarded Highly Commended in the Most Masterful Music Device (In the Home) category of the prestigious Wallpaper* Smart Space Awards. An impressive piece of industrial design, the Monolith Aluminum is to be commended for its build quality and use of materials. "
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“The Monolith is infused with personality,” said the jury. “We were very impressed by the careful and quality craftsmanship that goes into making each product.”
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The design challenge was to create a speaker that incorporates a proper wooden enclosure, while also limiting the number of printed circuit boards (PCBs) involved, making assembly and disassembly easy, and utilizing environmentally friendly oils for the surface finish. The goal is to minimize the number of manufacturing parties involved, reducing the need for freights and decreasing the overall carbon footprint of the product. By addressing these challenges, a sustainable and easy-to-use speaker can be created, offering a better experience for both manufacturing and the end user.
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Press
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Swedish audio brand Nocs announces a sleek new speaker, the Monolith Aluminium
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スウェーデンのオーディオブランド〈Nocs〉からポータブルスピーカー《Monolith x Aluminum》が登場。
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FROM SANDBLASTED BLOCK OF ALUMINUM TO A WIRELESS SPEAKER
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Looks like a sculpture - Monolith Aluminum.
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Nocs Design’s Monolith line of wireless speakers “transcends typical consumer electronics,” explains studio founder and designer Daniele Alm to Domus. “They’re more akin to sculptures or furniture – built to endure, be admired, not discarded.
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We’ve covered the minimalistic speaker designs by Nocs Design before, but the company is at it again with a new launch, and this one is even more interesting than the last. Recently, the Swedish company took the wraps off the new Monolith x Aluminum speaker, an updated version of the massive Monolith from a few years ago, but built with a silver aluminum body and an even more minimalistic grille on the front.
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Heavy metal wireless speaker plays more than just heavy metal.
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The HELIOT EMIL x MONOLITH Speaker Is the Ultimate Minimalist Statement Piece
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Featured in Wired Magazine MAR-APR 2022
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Swedish audio brand Nocs has announced its latest powered wireless speaker. The Nocs Mini has been developed over the past 12 months at the company’s R&D lab in Lund, Sweden, aiming to produce a compact speaker that can deliver fuller and more natural sound.
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Making great sounds sound great: an interview with Daniel Alm
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Nocs Monolith wireless speaker: a mighty sonic experience has arrived
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The Swedish brand makes its return to audio with an excellent pair of wirefree earbuds.