Today, most violinists revere the wooden instruments designed approximately three centuries ago by Italian masters such as the popular Antonio Stradivari . But wouldn’t it be possible to create a musical instrument with an improved sound using the materials and design techniques of the 21st century? This is what Austrian designer Gerda Hopfgartner has proposed. Working with a luthier from Vienna, he created the Gavari semi-acoustic violin , a four-stringed instrument inspired by the “feminine curves” that he just officially presented at Design Week in Tokyo (100% design Tokyo).
