Pull a cord and music comes from the wall

A cord hangs beneath a square device on the wall. Pull it and music arrives instead of a breeze. MUJI's wall-mounted CD player uses a tug on its power cord to start and stop playback. A familiar hand movement has been transferred to an audio device.

MUJI's account connects the shape of an extractor fan with the sight of a spinning CD. A disc turns at the center, with sound emerging around it. Rather than hiding the disc deep inside a case, the design makes its rotation visible. Changing albums also changes the player's appearance.

An early version designed by Naoto Fukasawa is in the Museum of Modern Art's collection in New York, recorded as a 1999 design. Later retail models differ in features and specifications, so the museum object and current sales information describe different versions.

The model on MUJI Korea's official page adds an FM tuner to CD playback and can stand on a tabletop with a separate stand. Pulling the cord is its memorable starting gesture, but other controls and functions remain part of the product.

Mounting it on a wall also frees desk space. Rather than finding room for audio equipment beside books and cups, the wall becomes the player's position. Installation still depends on the wall: a mounting plate must be fixed with screws. Its light appearance does not remove those requirements.

Listening to music can begin by finding a play icon on a screen or by reaching for a cord below a wall-mounted box. MUJI gives the starting action a character of its own. Insert a CD and pull the cord, and the visible disc turns. Sound and movement answer the same gesture.