ONANOFF THE MAKERS OF

BuddyPhones

ONANOFF is Icelandic originated audio company that creates award-winning audio products that meet a wide range of listening needs. We are most known for initiating and advancing the kids audio category by creating BuddyPhones, the world’s leading kids headphones.

founders of ONANOFF buddyphones kids headphones

The founders of

ONANOFF

Petur Olafsson founded ONANOFF with Bjarki Garðarsson in 2014. Petur Olafsson is the current CEO and the overall brand leader awhile Bjarki Garðarsson is a board member and active CFO. 

Petur Olafsson - ONANOFF/BuddyPhones kids headphones CEO

Design - Innovation - Build

Pétur Ólafsson

Pétur Ólafsson founded ONANOFF in 2014 to fulfill his personal ambition to design and produce functional, stylish and ergonomic products with a social purpose.


Born and raised in Iceland and now with a resident in Hong Kong, Pétur draws inspiration for the brand from his Nordic heritage and the vibrant, urban lifestyle of Hong Kong.

operation - finance

Bjarki Viðar Garðarsson

Sharing Petur’s ambition, Bjarki founded onanoff with Petur in 2014. He joined the team in full capacity in 2015, focusing on general management and business development.


Akureyri, town in nothern Iceland, has served as a home base for the father of two and his family, since 2005

BuddyPhones

For kids

Kids use headphones for a wide range of needs and situations based on their busy, active lifestyles- they play, they travel, they study, and they consume audio content frequently mainly through their own dedicated tablets or parents personal phones. 

BuddyPhones CES awards for innovation kids headphones

Tradeshows

We take part in key tradeshows within Consumer Electronics like CES in Las Vegas and IFA in Berlin. Within education you can finds at BETT in London and ISTE in Anaheim.

CES awards to buddyphones kids headphones for innovation

Awards

Our track record of awards shows our growth since initiating the ‘kids headphones’ category to becoming safe audio industry experts. We have been recognized for outstanding design, innovation, and distinguished contribution to quality kids products.

Social Programs

As educational equipment makers and kids audio experts we understand the additional challenges facing underprivileged kids due to home learning. If you know of cases where we can help, pls. get in touch with us.