Watch the video about XOX Audio Tools and how they used solidThinking to develop The Handle, the carbon-fiber guitar winner of several design awards, including the Good Design Award from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design. To read the story in PDF format, click here.
The lastest SV1 Keyboard from Korg is a cool piece of design with a vintage look. The placement and ergonomics of the controls are excellent. A pleasure to play.
Korg has been a solidThinking user since 2005.
For more information, read the Korg case study and DEVELOP3D article featuring Korg and solidThinking.
The designer of the new SV1 is Paolo Capeci of Korg Italy. s.p.a.
Images are courtesy of Korg Italy s.p.a.
Architosh, the internet magazine dedicated to Mac CAD and 3D professionals, recently interviewed Emilio Cassani, a long time solidThinking User who works exclusively on the Mac, developing creative and attractive solutions to various design problems in industry.
Talking of the Handle, an award winning electric guitar, he says: “The Handle is a perfect example of what can be done with solidThinking: look at the fluidity of its contours and surfaces. This 3D model is completely history-based and can be modified at any time by implementing new components. That is the strength in solidThinking.”
Click here to read the complete interview.
Korg is the winner of a mipa (Musikmesse International Press Award) Award 2009 in the Organ/Portable Keyboard category for the Pa2X Pro keyboard, the design for which was developed with solidThinking.
More than 100 magazines from all over the world voted the best products of 2008/2009.
The mipa is considered the “Grammy” of the musical instrument/pro audio industry.
Congratulations to Korg and to Paolo Capeci, the designer of the Pa2X Pro!
Click here to read more about the mipa Award 2009.
The cover story of the February 2009 edition of DEVELOP3D magazine is about KORG, one of the most widely used and respected names in professional music worldwide.
The article talks about KORG product development process and how they are using solidThinking to increase their productivity.
XOX Audio Tools brings high design and advanced technologies to the musical field to produce cutting edge musical instruments.
Click here to read how they used solidThinking to create the Handle, a stunning award-winning electric guitar with a shape that will seduce even if you are not a musician.
