Harp-E is the world’s most accessible professional grade electro-acoustic harp. With a complete structural rethink and redesign, the ancient, complicated and elitist harp has become a simple, elegant, flat-pack, self-assembly instrument. All you need for assembly is a hex key. It's a paradigm shift, made for all people and settings, from classrooms to festivals. All fragile parts are sandwiched inside the sturdy frame; Harp-E is portable, stackable, customizable, wearable, adjustable, while boasting superior sound, strings and electronics, all at a fraction of the price and weight.
Created by Joris Beets
Honored with the A' Design Award.
Joris Beets is a designer and inventor with a long track record of patents and impactful designs across many industries and markets. He has won a series of awards like 2 CES innovation awards in consumer electronics and healthcare and for instance a previous invention, the Delta Harp, took the professional harp market by storm, and won the Red Dot Product Design award in 2017, it has since been licenced to Salvi Harps in Italy, dubbed the “Steinway of harps” has been played at all major stages in the world including the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony. His latest brainchild, the Harp·E, is a social impact project and labor of love, initially developed for a large charity in Amsterdam. Joris has since decided to build the entire end-to-end production and global sales & distribution and is now providing affordable harps to eager harpists globally, with some major musicians spearheading the fast growing community.
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