via instagram.com/arca1000000 and ssense.comMusic / NewsMusic / NewsArca has designed a $6,450 pair of BDSM headphonesListening to everything on these until we dieShareLink copied ✔️May 10, 2018May 10, 2018Text Selim Bulut Collaborations between headphone companies, musicians, and fashion brands are nothing new – just think of Rihanna rocking a pair of crystal Dolce & Gabanna headphones, or Beats headphones teaming up with Balmain. Still, nothing’s excited us quite as much as the new ‘Tormenta Cage Headphone Head Piece’, a collaboration between Venezuelan producer Arca, fashion retailer SSENSE, and London leather company Fleet Ilya. Coming in a BDSM-style leather cage headpiece, the headphones feature “suede-covered cushioned ear pads, detachable post-stud cinch tab, remote, and 1.25 metre cable,” according to SSENSE’s website. There are also twin adjustable post-stud fastenings at the collar, and studded detailing throughout. SSENSE clarify that the headphones are intended as an art object only, so if they break, there’s no warranty. Which is probably worth bearing in mind, given they’ll set you back $6,450. “Hey I designed some headphones it’s casual they’re really cheap pick up a pair or don’t or whatever either way I’m locking you into the sound,” Arca wrote on Instagram. He has also partnered with Prada to design a number of items, including a $770 fanny pack. Arca recently launched SSENSE MONTRÉAL with a special live performance titled Tormenta. “When I saw the new SSENSE space, for me it was about collapsing the relationship between the audience and the artist,” he told us. “In a traditional concert venue there’s a safety that the audience has. They don’t feel like they can be fucked with, and they can just passively drink it all in. With Tormenta I was really interested in playing with the fourth wall breaking through the surveillance and surveilling those surveilling me.” Check out the headphones on SSENSE’s website. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingHave you ever been friend-bombed?Love bombing has exploded in popularity in dating discourse in recent years – but the pace of modern friendship has accelerated dramatically, making a culture ripe for friend bombing, tooLife & CultureFilm & TV7 sex worker-approved films about sex workReplitLife & CultureJoin Spike Jonze, Reshma Saujani and more at vibeconArt & PhotographyNancy Honey’s photographs capture what it feels like to be a girlArt & PhotographyKristina Rozhkova’s uncanny photos of young RussiansOnFashionHow On and Loewe are shaping the future of footwear MusicSulfur Surfer: 5 esoteric influences on Bladee’s new albumBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaMusicThe 5 best songs from Drake’s new albums (plural) Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy