NEW YORK
Saintleo is a New York–based product and design studio with a multidisciplinary approach.
Founded by Creative Director Leon McKay, the idea began after his studies in engineering in Melbourne, Australia, and took shape as a metal workshop in Auckland, New Zealand. Guided by Leon’s interests in music, art, architecture, and contemporary culture, Saintleo has since evolved into a platform for special projects and limited-edition pieces, now based and operating from a studio in Brooklyn, New York.
Each project reflects Leon’s signature balance of design, detail, and craftsmanship—combining an eclectic use of raw materials such as stainless steel and aluminum with a refined, contemporary sensibility.
Conserving the iconic Altec A7 'Voice of the theatre' speakers. Original Altec speaker components were sourced worldwide. Plans for the original Altec A7 boxes were drawn and converted in CAD. The initial box was then CNC cut and constructed in Birch Ply applying strengthening biscuits to all joins. The box design was then again enhanced in mirror polished stainless steel piece by piece to the substrate. A project inspired by sound and the art of speakers applying design in the materials of Inox Stainless Steel.