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User Story: Automotive Lighting Rear Lamps, Design in Light

Automotive Lighting is a leader in the research, development, and production of a complete range of technologies for front and rear lighting, fog lights, head-lamp, and other electronic components.

Automotive Lighting Rear Lamps Italia, a division of Automotive Lighting, has used solidThinking since 2001 in three phases of the product development cycle: ideation, development, and visualization.

Click here to download the PDF and read the story.

SV1 Stage Piano from Korg: a Cool Vintage Look

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.

solidThinking User Emilio Cassani interviewed by Architosh

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.

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solidThinking User Emanuele Rodella receives a “Design and Build for Everyone” 2009 Award

Emanuele Rodella and Paolo De Lucchi won one of the six awards of the International Competition of Ideas entitled ‘Design and Build for Everyone’, an initiative – promoted by the  no-profit association “Lo Spirito di Stella” in partnership with Autogrill S.p.A., ADI (Associazione per il Disegno Industriale) and DFA (Design for All).

Architects and designers were invited to submit solutions for specific areas in Autogrill points of sale (counter, check out and toilets) in order to enhance comfort and functionality without sacrificing those elements of design vital to the elimination of psychological barriers between disabled and non-disabled people.

The competition grew out of the personal experience of Andrea Stella, a disabled yachtsman who designed the world’s first catamaran without architectural barriers – the ‘Spirito di Stella’.

Congratulations to Emanuele Rodella and Paolo De Lucchi. We show here some renderings of their awarded project, which was entirely developed in solidThinking.

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solidThinking User Korg wins mipa Award 2009

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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.

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User Story: KORG, Making Beautiful Music

korgThe 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.
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The article talks about KORG product development process and how they are using solidThinking to increase their productivity.

Download the free PDF (choose the Feb 2009 issue).

solidThinking User, Prototipi Design, wins MYDA – Millenium Yacht Design Award

mydaPrototipi Design, an italian design firm with offices in Bergamo, Milan and Turin and a long-time solidThinking user, won recently the 2009 edition of the Millenium Yacht Design Award in the Motor section. Their “Origami” project was awarded for the original morphological research, unconventional for motor yacths.

This year’s “M.Y.D.A. – Millennium Yacht Design Award”, now in its sixth consecutive year, was one of the most welcome events at Seatec, the seventh International Exhibition of technology, Subcontracting and Design for Boats, Yachts and Ships held from 5 to 7 February 2009 in Marina di Carrara. 

Congratulations to Massimo Facchinetti, founder of Prototipi Design, and his team.

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User Stories: XOX Audio Tools

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 xox-logo_smallXOX 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.

User Story: Bros Manifatture, a Superbrand

brosway pantone.cdrBros Manifatture is a worldwide leader in fashion jewels and watch accessories and one of the chosen few to obtain “Superbrands” status in the latest edition of the prestigious book from the Superbrands organization. 

Click here to read how solidThinking is helping Bros’ impressive growth.