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Starman: An Innovative Alternative to the Traditional Tripod—The Advantages of a Design Approach in the Project of a Functional Accessory for the Music Industry



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Marco Mancini

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DOI:10.17265/1934-7359/2022.06.004

Department of Architecture, University of Ferrara, Via della Ghiara 36, Ferrara 44121, Italy

The music industry is related to various services: record companies, music publishers, recording studios, authors, performers, management, radio, television, digital music services, music retail, live music events, music merchandising, music schools… Design for the music industry, therefore, includes products of many categories: musical instruments, stage accessories, speakers, amplifiers, control systems, bags, stands, and many more. The project of a new speaker stand thus becomes an opportunity to demonstrate the advantage of a design approach in a functional field, which is usually not design-oriented. The design research generated an innovative patented stand, safer, without clutter inside, and with greater attention to aesthetic value.

Music industry, product design, accessory, innovation, patent.