DesignWright is a London-based, award-winning product design and engineering agency founded in 2006, known for delivering elegant, human-centered solutions for leading brands and earning a broad spectrum of design accolades across multiple years and awards. Key Points DesignWright operates as a product design and engineering agency based in London. The company collaborates with globally recognized brands to create user-focused solutions. Founders are Jeremy Wright and Adrian Wright, established in 2006. The firm has earned numerous awards, including multiple Red Dot Design Awards across years. Other notable recognitions include iF Design Award, GOOD DESIGN Award, DesignPLUS, A’ Design Award, and D&AD nominations. The portfolio highlights iconic products such as the Flip Mini alarm clock and Pie timer. The company maintains a visible client list and showcases extensive design achievements through images and accolades.

Rock Galpin Studio is a Central London design practice founded in 2005 by award-winning designer Rock Galpin, with a Dubai studio as well; the studio leverages over 33 years of commercial experience across furniture, product, interiors, graphics, and exhibitions, emphasizing personal, holistic design that blends relevance, experience, beauty, practicality, and timeless appeal, and includes ongoing education and extensive collaboration with notable clients. Key Points The studio was established in Central London in 2005 by Rock Galpin, building on prior Studio Orange experience. Rock Galpin Studio has expanded to include a studio in Dubai and boasts over 33 years of commercial experience. The practice focuses on delivering holistic designs that are relevant, experiential, beautiful, practical, and timeless. Rock Galpin has received multiple awards, including the Laurent Perrier Design Award (2005), and serves as a judge for design awards. The founder is also a design consultant and educator, with more than 23 years of teaching at institutions like Central Saint Martins. The studio collaborates with a diverse client base, including furniture, product, and lifestyle brands, as well as interior designers, architects, and hospitality and education projects. The portfolio highlights numerous high-profile collaborations and bespoke project furniture, with ongoing relationships with institutions such as The British Council and University of the Arts London. The document lists a wide range of clients and projects across furniture, graphics, interiors, and exhibitions, demonstrating breadth of expertise. Visual and project evidence includes various client logos, case studies, and portfolio entries (e.g., STAK: RGS, Lugano Collection, Prison Cell Furniture, Elypsium, and more). The studio engages in creative direction, branding, product design, and interior design across multiple sectors.

Designworks is a Brisbane-based industrial design and manufacturing consultancy that emphasizes human-centered product development, translating technology into meaningful user experiences, and partnering with startups, SMEs, and multinationals to create commercially successful solutions through an iterative design process and rigorous production alignment. Key Points Designworks strengthens client outcomes by focusing on understanding customers, their behaviors, and emerging trends. The company strives to turn ideas into exciting, competitive products that reshape user perception. A diverse portfolio showcases products like Rangerbot, GroundProbe, Kaelus iPA, Smartsensor, and more, illustrating broad industrial design capabilities. The Design Process follows a three-stage framework: understand user frustrations and needs, creatively solve the right problems, and engineer production-ready solutions. The process incorporates design thinking, empathy mapping, prototyping, 3D printing, and user trials to ensure market fit. The firm emphasizes translating complex technologies into accessible, life-improving products. They offer Industrial Design Services, Contract Manufacture, and Strategy Lead Partnerships as core service areas. They tailor engagements across Startups, SMEs, and Multinationals to support brand potential and growth. The company aims to deliver products with optimal quality, cost, and volumes through an integrated development and manufacturing approach.

FSW Design Limited showcases a diverse portfolio of product designs and highlights multiple branded projects, ranging from consumer electronics and kitchenware to industrial and hospital equipment, along with a gallery of project thumbnails and a history of design award achievements across various years. Key Points The document presents a gallery-like collection of design projects with visual thumbnails and linked project pages. Projects include Helios traffic lights, Defender Light Cannon, Premium Cutlery Range, Combi Grabber, Signature Dinnerware, Ugo Razor Deck, EYE Cycle Helmet, Kitchen Devils Knives, Bullet Ammo Case, Hospital Care Tray Trolley, Scruffs Work Boot Treads, and Secure Chemical Lid. Each project entry includes a brief descriptor or tagline emphasizing its purpose or audience. A recurring emphasis on visual branding is evident through numerous background images and thumbnails for each project. The company highlights awards and accolades, listing iF Design Award 2024, Plastics Industry Awards (Best Product Design of the Year 2023 and Best Industrial Product Winner 2011), Design Week Awards 2008, and Independent Living Award 2007. The Awards section suggests a long-standing track record of recognition in design excellence. The content includes external links to project pages and rich imagery to illustrate design work.

I like working on a variety of difficult projects as a product designer that address issues, frequently on an industrial size. Because they are all three-dimensional endeavors, I consider architecture, product design, and sculpture to be close cousins. Additionally, they have a significant impact on people's bodies and minds. He started his career in design at Guildford's Bishop Reindorp School, where he developed an intense interest in the humanities, art, and design. He earned a National Diploma in Art & Design at Epsom College after finishing his A levels, where he became passionate about sculpture, three-dimensional design, and manufacturing.

Applied Product Design offers end-to-end product design and development services, from concept through manufacture, with expertise across mechanical, electronics, enclosure design, and industrial PC solutions, plus support for IP-related matters and confidentiality. The company emphasizes cost-effective, production-ready designs using CAD, in-house UK facilities or offshore manufacturing partners, and a strong focus on aesthetics, usability, and manufacturability to ensure market success.

Over 450 undergraduate students are enrolled in Loughborough School of Design & the Creative Arts' BA (Hons) Industrial Design program, which I oversee as Programme Director. I am a member of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Peer Review College, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). I am currently the external examiner for RCA/Imperial College's MA Global Innovation Design program, and I represent the school in the Cumulus Association. In order to uncover insights for the creation of fictional scenarios, personas, and consumer journeys, my research is generally located within the field of Design Futures and use techniques like observational research, design probes, co-design workshops, and conceptual provotypes.

Ratio Industrial Design describes over 23 years of experience in creating and engineering physical products, emphasizing production reality, flexible and cost-effective solutions, and collaboration with specialists to deliver long-lasting, user-resonant designs across diverse markets and product categories. Key Points Ratio combines design flair, engineering know-how, and intuition to deliver products. Their approach prioritizes production reality and cost efficiency, with adaptable design capabilities. They partner with seasoned specialists when advanced expertise is needed. The goal is long-lasting, user-resonant design solutions that stand out in the market. Project experience spans high-end consumer electronics, boiler room hardware, and office chairs, among others. Core services include industrial design, competitor audits, concept exploration, mechanical engineering, prototyping, production data, UI/graphics, and packaging. They work across B2C, B2B, micro-mobility, homewares, luggage, toys, furniture, and office products. They can function as a complete design resource or as an ID specialist within a larger team. They tailor offerings to each project’s unique design requirements and budget.

CWD is a stand-alone industrial design studio based in North London that specializes in creating beautiful, incredibly approachable goods that are suited to human requirements. Since we first entered the market in 2008, we have helped start-ups, well-known companies, and SMEs all around the world launch innovative new products by lending our experience to them. We've put the emphasis back on the tangible thing and the special bond it creates with its user, rejecting the needless excesses that have recently developed around the industrial design process. Our vast industry expertise has led to this audacious, self-assured style.

We are a small, specialized firm with headquarters in London, UK, that assists businesses in designing, developing, and producing consumer goods. Industrial design, soft goods design, IoT/tech, and wearable product development are our areas of expertise, and we have a global clientele. We can assist you whether you are a large multinational corporation or a small startup.

DonaldWentworth is a London-based product and industrial design studio founded in 2013 by Simon Donald and Joe Wentworth. The firm emphasizes innovative, production-ready design that aligns with a client’s brand, supported by the founders’ RCA education, industry experience, and academic involvement, including Simon’s role as a senior lecturer at Central Saint Martins. Key Points The studio is based in London and focuses on product and industrial design. DonaldWentworth aims to deliver innovative, production-ready solutions rather than simply more of the same. Founders Simon Donald and Joe Wentworth studied Design Products at the RCA. They established the studio in 2013 after gaining experience in various consultancies across multiple sectors. The firm has received recognition, including Red Dot Design Awards in 2014 and 2016. The team contributes to future industry excellence through academic roles (Simon as a senior lecturer at Central Saint Martins and visiting lecturer at the RCA). A diverse client list includes Andhand, Artemide, Incite, Johnson & Johnson, Joseph Joseph, and Pushkin Press.

Shore is an employee-owned product design consultancy (founded in 2003) specializing exclusively in medical and pharmaceutical device development, offering flexible engagement models from single-phase support to full development through production, while prioritizing environmental sustainability and social responsibility, as evidenced by EcoVadis recognition, Carbon Neutral certification, and ongoing charitable initiatives. Key Points Shore focuses exclusively on medical and pharmaceutical device development as an employee-owned consultancy. The company offers flexible engagement options, from targeted project phases to full end-to-end development through production. Their process is designed to be adaptable to meet the unique needs of each project. Environmental impact minimization is a priority, with emphasis on sustainable manufacturing and lifecycle assessments. Shore has EcoVadis sustainability rating and is certified Carbon Neutral. The organization commits to giving back to the community beyond design work. Recent charitable partnerships include Empty Kitchens Full Hearts, Edinburgh NE Foodbank, Citadel Youth Centre, and Hibernian Community Foundation.

approximately the past 28 years, John Ewans Design has created approximately 350 products. We design appealing, well-designed goods that enable our clients to make the most possible impression on the market. Additionally, we have solid ties to the Far East, so your new items will be implemented quickly, affordably, and dependably.

Greaves Best Design (GBD) emphasizes collaborative product development through strong client-consultant teamwork and clear communication, highlighting a multidisciplinary design and engineering team with extensive experience in creating attractive, functional, and profitable products and services, and noting recognition from national and international awards for achievements in product design, engineering, and plastics design. Key Points Successful product development relies on teamwork and effective communication between client and consultant. GBD positions itself as an integral member of the client’s team. The company emphasizes multidisciplinary collaboration among design and engineering professionals. Its design team comprises partners and staff with Chartered Designer or Engineer qualifications and over 30 years of experience. GBD integrates creative concepts with innovative engineering to deliver profitable products and services. The firm operates across design, development, and advisory roles for products and services. Recognition from national and international industry bodies has grown as GBD has built its reputation. Awards have been received for achievements in Product Design, Engineering, and Plastics Design.

Thinkable Studio is an international product design firm based in Offenburg, Germany, with a 25-year track record of delivering creative, technically disciplined, and pragmatic design solutions that generate revenue, win awards, and enhance brands and products; the company highlights its founder Jörg Schlieffers, a history in leadership roles and award-winning, user-centric design, and catalogs a portfolio of high-profile clients and numerous design awards and patents. Key Points Thinkable Studio positions itself as a friendly, creative team focused on delivering useful and beautiful brand and product solutions. The firm emphasizes a balance of creative thinking, technical discipline, and pragmatism to guide successful product outcomes. The company boasts a 25-year track record of designing award-winning, revenue-generating products. Jörg Schlieffers, the Managing Director, founded Thinkable Studio in 2005 and has a background as European Design Director for Symbol Technologies. The studio markets itself as an international product design firm serving consumer, industrial, and medical product sectors, located in Offenburg, Germany. A diverse client roster is showcased, including brands like 3M, WaveOptics, Siemens Healthineers, Zebra Technologies, and Motorola Solutions. The firm highlights multiple major design awards (Red Dot, iF, IDEA Gold, IDSA, IDA, Good Design, among others) and claims a presence in museums, publications, and over 60 patents. The presentation blends narrative text with visual elements such as logos, awards imagery, and staff portraits to convey credibility and prestige.

Creactive Design ID highlights a passion for award-winning, innovative product design across diverse sectors, emphasizing long-standing client relationships and a full design-to-development service that adds value, boosts sales and brand presence, and reduces costs, supported by a trusted network of suppliers and associates. Key Points Creactive Design ID positions itself as a design-driven firm with recognition from national and international awards. The company offers end-to-end design and development services for clients. Long-standing relationships with clients across various sectors (consumer, medical, laboratory, telecoms) are central. Value delivered includes increased sales, stronger brand awareness, lower manufacturing costs, and improved customer satisfaction. The team comprises highly creative professionals with extensive experience in innovative design solutions. A client-centric approach emphasizes close collaboration and personable service. The company maintains a broad client portfolio including startups and large multinationals. A large network of suppliers and associates supports electronics design, testing, prototyping, and manufacturing. The supplier/associate network enables comprehensive support throughout the design and production process.

Crux Product Design is a UK-based product development consultancy established in 2003, now with a global footprint including a Boston office, that combines technology, innovation, and multidisciplinary talent to deliver measurable business impact. The company emphasizes its ISO-certified quality and sustainability commitments, a history of strategic hires and growth, and a culture focused on excellence and collaboration to tackle technically demanding challenges.

The document outlines the use of cookies on the DCA Design website, emphasising a minimal cookie approach to support navigation, usage analysis, and marketing, and invites users to allow all cookies for the best experience; it also highlights the firm’s role as a global product design consultancy and showcases a selection of featured work, news, and sector capabilities, followed by an explanation of cookie categories including strictly necessary and analytical cookies with links to more details. Key Points The site uses a minimal number of cookies to improve navigation, analytics, and marketing efforts. Users are encouraged to allow all cookies to ensure the best site experience. DCA Design presents itself as a world-leading product design consultancy. The homepage features a feed of projects, news, and sector-specific content with direct links. Featured items include packaging principles, sponsorship events, and client work highlights. The company lists a variety of case studies across work, news, and events to demonstrate expertise. The “Information about our use of cookies” section defines cookies and explains two main categories: strictly necessary and analytical/performance cookies, with descriptions and links to category-specific pages. Strictly necessary cookies are essential for core functionality and cannot be disabled; analytical cookies are used for performance insights.

Think Refine Ltd. is a design consultancy that takes ideas from sketch to manufacture, offering rapid concept visualization, physical prototyping, engineering for scalable production, and research & development support to articulate and advocate for new ideas within organizations. Key Points Think Refine specializes in transforming new product ideas into tangible designs from concept to manufacture. They emphasize rapid concept iteration using traditional sketching and fast 3D CAD visuals to generate emotive imagery before prototypes exist. In-house SLA prototyping is available to provide functional, high-resolution parts at key stages. They create custom test rigs, jigs, and fixtures to validate product functionality. The team designs parts and assemblies optimized for injection molding, die casting, extrusion, and sheet metal processes. Design for assembly considerations are prioritized to reduce costs and improve sustainability, including simple one-screw assemblies and complex snap-fit mechanisms. They offer research and development support, including visually rich reports and presentations to communicate insights and sell ideas internally. They provide end-to-end support, including helping clients communicate and persuade stakeholders with well-crafted documentation.