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After 33 years at Gryphon Audio Designs,
Flemming Erik Rasmussen retired from the
company he founded in 1985 to devote himself
to his favourite pastimes including his first love,
painting.
Rasmussen’s audio career was purely
serendipitous. After earning a degree in
painting and graphic arts at Denmark’s Aarhus
Art Academy, he taught painting and
photography before becoming chief designer of
textiles and imprints for Scandinavia’s largest
sportswear company, then resigned to form 2R
Marketing, which quickly became Denmark’s
leading High End audio distributor, later
founding Gryphon as an offshoot of that
company.
The first product, the now legendary Gryphon Head Amp, was developed for Flemming’s
personal use; however, demand generated by rave reviews and “audiophile buzz” led to the
formal establishment of Gryphon Audio Designs as a separate corporate entity.
Following the immediate success of the Gryphon brand, distribution was phased out in
1993 so that Rasmussen could dedicate his efforts entirely to Gryphon.
Rasmussen’s background in fine arts and industrial design infused every Gryphon product
with distinctive, luxuriant styling. His elegant, uniquely Scandinavian black-on-black designs
were the original “Nordic Noir,” long before TV crime dramas appropriated the term. His legacy
is palpable in the visual aesthetic of current Gryphon chassis, as well as the ethos of quality and
performance embodied in all Gryphon products.
The legendary Gryphon Head Amp
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