Design Partners

Design Partners works on physical and digital products, taking ideas from early research through to engineered, manufacturable designs. The agency has been operating since 1984 and has now joined PA Consulting, where its team sits alongside specialists in design, engineering, science and strategy.

What Design Partners offers

• Research and strategy — studies of future customer needs and market change to find areas for growth.
• Industrial design — user-focused product design shaped by research insight.
• Engineering — mechanical, electro-mechanical and electronic work to turn concepts into products that can be manufactured.
• Design for sustainability — a sustainability team led by PhD specialists that helps clients make products and services less wasteful.
• Service design — rethinking end-to-end customer experiences and service-based business models.
• UX/UI and wearables design — interface work and design for body-worn devices, backed by prototyping facilities.

Who it works with

The agency works with consumer, gaming and healthcare brands. Projects shown include work for Logitech G, Honeywell on smart gas detection, Silvair on connected ecosystems, Danu Sports, and Tyndall on a virtual reality glove and physiotherapy.

Key facts

• Founded: 1984
• Parent: PA Consulting
• Capabilities: research, sustainability, industrial design, engineering, service design, UX/UI, wearables