Carbon Fibre Violin Shoulder Rest

The Challenge:
To design a new flagship product for the KUN Shoulder Rest Company using light weight carbon fiber for the main body; making it the lightest and best performing shoulder rest on the market.

Accomplishments:
• designed to be the lightest product of its kind, while still providing high bending and torsional resistance
• retention of original mechanical characteristics with carbon fiber in thermo-plastic matrix
• increased padding, comfort and ergonomics
• over-molded forks created with special effects plastics give better grip and durability
• developed a patented infinite adjustment/sizing mechanism that is intuitive and easy to use
• some Voce users are claiming that the stiffness and geometry of the carbon fiber shoulder rest increases the acoustic and resonant qualities of their violins
• National Post / Design Exchange Gold Award
• I.D. Magazine award winner

Responsibilities: Full product development including industrial design, material/process selection and validation, manufacturer sourcing and liaison, multiple prototypes for validation, 3D CAD capture, graphic application.