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Baroque Hardcore Violin – Gavari Semiacoustic

Christal — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:14:34 +0000

Gavari Design

Like music? How about violins? This should keep you interested.

For over 500 million years… or better… 500 years, the form of the violin has deviated from the baroque style very little. This violin right here, it’s different. Made by designer Hopfgartner Gerda to spearhead a new age in 4/4 design, this is indeed the “Gavari” Semiacoustic Violin. Created in co-operation with a professional Viennese violin maker to assure perfect dimensions and sound criteria.

Gavari violin back

The Gavari semiacoustic violin was made with virtually no change from a classical violin in the areas of geometrical curvatures and material thickness in the cover and the soil. Playing this instrument requires no education beyond that of the average violin player.

The design aesthetics of this violin are inspired by giant boats. Boats and yachts of the 50s as well as feminine curves and “sundry corset outlines” of the Baroque, Rococo, and Biedermeier ages.

Gavari Violin Strings Detail

Maybe this reminds you of the violin in the movie Starship Troopsers? I hope this is not a crime. That and this are basically the coolest violins I’ve ever seen in my whole life, and as you know, I’m a brilliance hunter so I’ve seen some brilliant designs.

Designer: Hopfgartner Gerda

Gavari Detail

via Yanko

The fun theory

Christal — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:46:52 +0000

An interesting experiment was carried out, to verify a theory. Can you convince people to take the stairs instead of the escalators? The good people at the Rolighetsteorin, belive they can shape human thinking. Take a look at the video, it’s really brilliant if you stay and think about it. Can it be more fun to take the stairs?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXh2n0aPyw

Compose Music All High Tech Like

Christal — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:15:47 +0000

Have you ever caught yourself whistling a made up tune and thought to yourself, “hey this could be a hit song!” Those moments of inspiration are fleeting but with the Compose concept, you can compose anywhere.

The pen acts as a mic you sing into. When docked into the digital paper tablet, your vocal harmonies are automatically transcribed into a score. For the old schooler, you can write directly on the display. It also contains libraries for an entire orchestra so once your composition is finished, just sit back and enjoy.

Designer: Ouyang Xi, He Binbin, Zeng Li & Li Bo

Source : Yankodesign