The design of a new line of mid-range accordions. The combination of black celluloid-coated wood and matt silver surfaces gives the instrument elegance, and accentuates the high quality workmanship and longevity of the design. The revolutionary appearance is largely due to the novel combination of materials.

Awarded the "International Design Prize Baden-Württemberg 2002"

Project mamagement: Eckhard Ruoff, ahape GmbH

Design and construction of a protective cover for DVDs with a new mounting head for improved-handling. The generous, raised pressure point ensures that the DVD assumes a comfortable position for removal purposes.

Project management: Marc Namur, bluequest Product Engineering GmbH

Conception of the contents and design of sets of operating instructions for a range of top-class hi-fi equipment. Befitting the value of the products a special idea behind the operating instructions and the way they were presented was called for here. For each individual device a concept was devised that in addition to explaining and portraying the technical information also reflected the philosophy that lies behind the appreciation of the natural reproduction of music.

Project management: Herbert Pauser, ahape GmbH and
Martin Topel, Topel and Pauser Industrial Design

A series of high quality and robust-functioning recorders for children. Particularly distinctive is the plastic mouthpiece. This design initiative from (Germany’s, the world’s) oldest manufacturer of recorders achieved an extraordinary market success. Child-safe materials, stable sound qualities and an attractive price led to a high acceptance in the target youth market.

Awarded "iF Design Award 1995", "Product of the Year 1995", "Design Austria 1997"

Project management:Herbert Pauser, ahape GmbH and
Martin Topel, Topel and Pauser Industrial Design

The curved shape of the loudspeaker cover gave the range a contemporary look and put it in the mid-price segment.

"iF Design Award 1995", "1995 Products of the Year", "Design Austria1997".

Project management: Herbert Pauser, ahape GmbH

The well-known recorder maker Adriana Breukink scored particular success with the "dream recorder": an impressive ensemble for all those fond of the full, resounding sound of Renaissance recorders. This is the first ever plastic recorder with a wide interior. It was the ahape construction that made this possible. The wide interior produces a powerful and at the same time gentle sound - the ideal concept for recorders played in a large ensemble: in music circles, group instruction or in class.

Project management: Marc Namur, bluequest Product Engineering GmbH

According to Stockhausen is music the ultimate art. Playing an instrument shows feelings and moods. Be fascinated by our virtuous passion developing instruments with highest sound quality on the basis of new material combination. We manage this considering all aspects of instrument development. Beside design we care for mechanics, hardware, construction and manufacturing. The success of the world’s first plastic recorder shows the musical creativity of ahape.