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This is the public profile of Joris Beets, Additional information and high-resolution images are available for accredited press members, to access additional information about Joris Beets please login as a press member.About Joris Beets : 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.
ORGANIZATION:Joris Beets Design
EDUCATION:
Delft University of Technology
EXPERIENCE:
2016-present, Inventor & Founding Director, Joris Beets Design, UK
2019-2021, Head of Design & Innovation, Baringa, UK
2017-2019, International Design & Innovation Director, EY-Seren, UK
2012-2017, Design Director, Seren Design, UK
2011-2012, Senior Product Designer, Designit, UK
2011-2011, Senior Industrial Designer, PDD Innovation, UK
2008-2011, Industrial Designer, Therefore Product Design, UK
2008-2010, Industrial Designer, Pearson Matthews, UK
2006-2008, Service Designer, TNO, Netherlands
UK 2004-2006, Inventor, 1uptoys, Netherlands
AWARDS:
2017, Winner, Red Dot Award Product Design, Global
2011, Winner/ Best of Innovations, Wellness, CES, USA
2011, Winner/ Best of Innovations, Consumer Healthcare, CES, USA
2011, Editor's Choice Award, Popular Mechanics, USA
PRESS APPEARANCES:
2022, "Harp-E", Het Parool, https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/amsterdamse-uitvin
ding-een-kidsproof-harp-die-je-bouwt-als-ikea-pakk
et~bb6fd92d/ , Netherlands
2021, "Harp-E", Podium Witteman (Dutch national television), https://www.npostart.nl/floris-vertelt-over-de-nie
uwe-harp-van-het-leerorkest/09-05-2021/POMS_NTR_16
516180, May, Netherlands
2021, "Harp-E", NOS (Dutch National News), https://jeugdjournaal.nl/artikel/2381009-speciale-
kinderharp-goedkoper-en-hij-kan-op-je-rug.html , May, Netherlands
2021, "Harp-E", Financieel Dagblad, https://fd.nl/futures/1381957/een-harp-als-zelfbou
wpakket, May, Netherlands
2021, "Harp-E", de Volkskrant, https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/in-amsterd
am-zuidoost-spelen-de-kinderen-op-een-nieuwe-elekt
ronische-miniharp~b0ca57c4/ , May, Netherlands
2018, "Delta Harp", London Live News, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAtmzyJKZgk, UK
2017, "Delta Harp", HarpColumn, https://harpcolumn.com/blog/q-joris-beets/ , February, USA
2017, "Delta Harp", Reddot, https://www.red-dot.org/project/delta-10165-10162, USA
2017, "Delta Harp", NewDesign magazine - cover story of issue 128, https://newdesignmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads
/2017/07/issue-128.jpg , UK
ACCOLADES:
2005, "MSc Cum Laude, with Distinction", Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
WEB SITE:
www.harp-e.com
PORTFOLIO URL:
www.jorisbeetsdesign.com
REGISTRATION DATE:
2022-03-03 15:03:33
COUNTRY/REGION:
Great Britain
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional
Awards received by Joris Beets
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Harp E Electro Acoustic Harp Silver A' Design Award Winner for Musical Instruments Design Category in 2022 Joris Beets for Joris Beets Design |
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