Alain CARRÉ (Born 1945) Hélium" stereo speaker and vinyl turntable - 1968 HiFi speaker with aluminium base and sphere, methacrylate shell and vinyl turntable with stainless steel base, cover in violet-tinted PMMA Helium Edition Speaker: 59 × 61 × 61 cm - Turntable: 51 × 54 × 30 cm Source : Alain Carré Collection History : This was one of the first prototypes of the "Stereophonic Helium" loudspeaker presented at the 1969 Salon de la Société des Artistes Décorateurs at the Grand Palais in Paris. Bibliography : Catalogue of the 46th Salon de la Société des Artistes Décorateurs 1969, Paris, p.100 for a similar model. Alain CARRÉ (Born 1945) A stainless steel, aluminium and methacrylate speaker and turntable by Alain Carré for Helium - 1968 Speaker: 23.23 × 24.02 × 24.02 in. Turntable: 20.07 × 21.26 × 11.81 in.