No idea, but I think this is a terribly relevant thread. After all, it was Anders that designed the BeoSound 5, not David.

Though it may be wishful thinking, I've thought for a while that Bang & Olufsen could pursue a path similar to Louis Vuitton in that visiting designers could design the smaller accessories, like cell phones, earsets, telephones, etc. and leave the institutional products to a single vision.

This makes sense especially for cell phones. We took the stance with the Serene that it is everything the cellphone should be and the problem is solved (dusts hands). However, people buy cellphones as accessories. Since technology does not move fast enough for us, we can naturally change phones on a dime as new designers come and go. I can think of a few who I'd love to try their hand at Bang & Olufsen.  

Alex:

Steffen Schmelling = Beosound 6 , no thanks.

there were insane budget and design constraints with that project 

What about hiring insome hot deigners from other fields, like for instance Zaha Hadid (she has done some excellent work for B&B Italy and Alessi but most famous, I believe, for her architectural work) ? A real design genius...

Ahmet