A small or medium size design studio or an independent designer, designer-maker or artist. You have a track record of high profile commissions, awards or have been through the trouble of developing a working prototype. You might even be selling a product batch or limited series and now want to find a larger market…
To define new perspectives to develop your range, practice, clients portfolio for growing your business.
Informed and realistic advice to formulate a product development plan.
A proactive intervention to take your work to new clients.
Design Development, strategy planning and implementation for existing products ideas
ADVICE
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
A six months or year plan that I implement for you.
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Case studies
HumanBeans
David Gray
Thomas Heatherwick
©Human Beans
Human Beans
www.humanbeans.net
This duo experiments with the cultural side of design and communicate their idea through exhibitions, installations, workshops and website. After one of their fictional products, the PowerPizza appeared in blogs, design and mainstream press orders queries became nearly un-manageable.
We worked to make most of these commercial opportunities. The product required an unusual mix of suppliers and the design at to be altered to make the product easier to assemble and more profitable.
PowerPizza was shipped worldwide stocked by various retailers such as Play.com, Maxfield, Gageit.com, Colette and exhibited at the MoMa. All this generated further interest and press around the designers’ work.
©David Gray
David Gray
www.cunawabi.com
Photographer David Gray had ideas to develop items that would convey and enhance his work. Besides looking for publishers and galleries he also needed to develop a coherent range to approach buyers of key boutiques.
First we worked on a range of card booklets from his self-published book Cunawabi. I then assisted him in finding and approaching buyers at the ICA, The Photographers’ Gallery and Colette.
Thomas Heatherwick
www.thomasheatherwick.com
3d designer Thomas Heatherwick excited French luxury manufacturer Longchamp with a new concept for a handbag, but putting in into production was a long process. My role was to manage the work and progress and liaise between all involved in the project from fashion consultant, technicians, designers from both companies, PR consultant. After nearly two years the product was launched worldwide is still part of the manufacturer range.
