Industrial design consultancy

Industrial designers are by definition all-rounders.  They need to have enough knowledge of what drives technical, cultural, financial, marketing and management issues to ascertain the envelop and potential of a project.  This syncretic approach makes experienced industrial designers uniquely qualified to add value all along a development chain, providing structuring, holistic system insights and assessments.  This is a summary of our consultancy offering:

Supporting innovation, R&D and New Product Development across various fields

Example: energising innovation processes (USA – 2017)

Offering design integration services tailored to sectors such as public infrastructure, energy, technology, architecture and more

Example: collaborating in the R&D of biometrics for ticketing for Network Rail

Aligning design development solutions with clients’ business objectives to create cohesive, scalable outcomes.

Example: Farm-sized vertical axis wind turbine, upstream assistance during R&D by Cranfield University

Ensuring that designs align with the expectations of local users and stakeholders across different cultural settings.

Example: cultural research methodology applied in Dowtown Doha

Consultancy client profiles

Architectural or landscape practices, infrastructure and engineering firms

Setting up a product-oriented design process, engaging with manufacturers and selecting them, studies to ascertain cultural relevance.

See AECOM, Msheireb Downtown Doha, Cubic Corporation, NEOM

Developers, producers, manufacturers and retailers

Exploring new applications for IP, Innovation processing, compiling business plans, brand translations into new sectors, communication pieces.

See Nur Energie, HPI,  Aerogenerator Projects, Windpower, So…? Fragrances, IKEA Systems

Universities and research entities

Developing IP into product and innovation guidance

See Cranfield University, Cubic Innovation

Inventors

Product planning and documents for funding purposes or competitions

See HPI

Governmental, city or local authorities

Helping to structure and engage with the creation of location-wide items, identifying solutions

See Qatar Highways Authorities (Ashghal), City of Las Palmas and Port Authority, Msheireb Downtown Doha

Original discovery
Using company IP assets
Market analysis
Idea generation
Structuring of ideas
Feasibility assessments
Engineering collaboration

Design Scope formulation
Service design review
Product range strategy / portfolio fit
Fund-raising information
Cultural drivers integration
Market trends
Look-and-feel prototype

Technological choices
Leveraging manufacturer interest
Materials assessment
Sustainability assessments
Detail development
Design For Assembly
Engineering collaboration

Technical decisions
Design For Manufacture
Bill of materials
Tender specifications
Procurement process
Engineering processing
Pre-production documents

Pre-production prototype
User testing
Feedback analysis
Design iterations

Test batch assessment
Feedback
Improvement log

Packaging design brief
Launch materials input
Post launch analysis
Range development