From Concept to Mass Production

End-to-end solutions from user research and prototyping to mass production, with every design decision balancing experience and manufacturability.

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INDUSTRIAL DESIGN / CONCEPT EXPLORATIONS

Ideas made tangible.

From smart devices to mobility, explore product form, structure and the situations in which people use them. These images present design concepts for discussion and development.

Smart projector form exploration

01 / CONCEPT

Smart projector

Exploring a compact product form that fits naturally into the home.

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Air purifier form exploration

02 / CONCEPT

Air purifier

Exploring proportions, details and a family language for the home.

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Robot vacuum form exploration

03 / CONCEPT

Robot vacuum

Exploring product form and everyday cleaning experiences.

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Electric scooter form exploration

04 / CONCEPT

Electric scooter

Exploring form and structure for lightweight urban mobility.

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Delivery robot form exploration

05 / CONCEPT

Delivery robot

Exploring device form and context for mobile delivery.

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Mixed reality headset form exploration

06 / CONCEPT

Mixed reality headset

Exploring form, wearability and a product family for immersive devices.

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Electric bicycle form exploration

07 / CONCEPT

Electric bicycle

Exploring frame proportions, details and the riding experience.

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Camera drone form exploration

08 / CONCEPT

Camera drone

Exploring the form and structure of an aerial imaging device.

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Mobility chair form exploration

09 / CONCEPT

Mobility chair

Exploring seating, operation and environments for assisted mobility.

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Core Strengths

Designed for Real-World Production

We assess concepts against materials, structure, process and supply-chain constraints during design, and validate them through prototypes and close engineering collaboration.

Validated Against Real Use

From ergonomics to interaction logic, we prototype and test around target users' real tasks, refining the design through observation and feedback.

End-to-End Control

Our team of designers, engineers and CMF specialists continuously checks design intent against production realities, from first sketch to tooling.

Our Process: From Research to Production

From insight to production line, manufacturability is validated step by step. The timeline below is indicative; final scheduling depends on product complexity and engineering conditions.

01
User Research
Week 1
02
Concept Design
Week 2
03
Rapid Prototyping
Week 3
04
User testing.
Week 4
05
Structural Design
Weeks 5–6
06
Production Validation
Weeks 7–8

What each step holds to

  1. 01

    Research

    Go to the site and watch real use. Data confirms what we have already seen.

  2. 02

    Define

    Reduce the problem to one sentence we can act on. If it can't be written, drawing doesn't start.

  3. 03

    Form

    Sketch, clay and foam move together. Form is how structure becomes visible.

  4. 04

    CMF

    Material and finish decide how it feels. Anodising, coatings, fabric and seams are tested by hand before drawings close.

  5. 05

    Engineering

    Sit at one table with structure, tooling and supply chain. A design that can't be made is only a rendering.

  6. 06

    Production

    Stay until the first good part comes off the line. Tolerance, takt, packaging, disassembly and recycling are design too.

Xiaomi speaker

Smart Speaker · 2024

Xiaomi Smart Speaker Pro

Client
Xiaomi
Category
Smart Home / IoT
Timing
5 months
Awards
Red Dot Best of Best
Challenge
A crowded, undifferentiated market, first-run costs 30% over budget, and audio quality that fell short. The challenge: sharpen competitiveness while keeping costs in check.
Insights
The speaker sits silent 80% of the time. What users really care about is its presence as an object in the home. The original cylindrical design used only 62% of its material.
Solutions
A hexagonal cross-section raised material utilization to 89% and cut costs by 27%. Fabric paired with metal adds tactile richness, while a redesigned acoustic chamber delivers stronger bass in a body 15% smaller.
97%

First-run production yield

27%

Lower Costs

4.8/5

User satisfaction

NIO

Interior Design · 2024

NIO ET7 Interior System

Client
NIO
Category
Automotive / Interior
Timing
8 months
Awards
iF Design Award
Challenge
The original concept scored just 72% satisfaction: an unintuitive center console layout, poor rear-seat comfort and high fatigue on long journeys.
Insights
Fatigue came down to a lack of fine adjustment. Conventional seats offer only 3–5 adjustment points, which is not enough to find a truly comfortable posture.
Solutions
We redesigned the seat with 12 adjustment points, allowing independent fine-tuning at the legs, lower back and shoulders. The center console adopts a zoned, ergonomically optimized layout, and a CMF palette of rattan and genuine leather elevates the cabin without adding cost.
94%

User satisfaction

68%

Reduction in fatigue

0

Cost increase

ideal car

Seating System · 2024

Li Auto L9 Smart Cabin

Client
ideal car
Category
Automotive / Cabin
Timing
6 Months
Awards
China Industrial Design Gold Award
Challenge
Third-row seats were used less than 15% of the time, yet consumed significant space and cost. Users called them “dead weight most of the time.”
Insights
Users didn’t need “seven seats.” They needed a space with many possibilities. The real problem was that the space couldn’t be reconfigured quickly.
Solutions
A three-mode seating system (seat, stow and lie-flat) built on a lightweight aluminum frame with powered mechanisms that switch modes in 10 seconds. Stain-resistant, easy-clean materials passed 20,000-cycle durability testing.
10 sec

Mode switching

215%

Increase in usage

4.9/5

Net Promoter Score (NPS)

Smartwatch

Wearables · 2024

Drone

Aviation · 2024

Smart Refrigerator

Home · 2024

Foldable Phone

Mobile · 2024

Air Purifier

Home · 2024

EV Interior

Automotive 2024

Smart Cabin

Automotive 2024

Robot Vacuum

Robotics 2024

Cordless Vacuum

Home · 2024

Electric Scooter

Mobility · 2024

Wet & Dry Floor Cleaner

Home · 2024

HMI Design

Automotive 2024

80+
Mass-production projects
97%
Average yield
18
International design awards
25%
Lower Costs
“Production yield exceeded our expectations.”

Wang Qiang — VP, Smart Hardware, Xiaomi

“A design team that truly understands manufacturing.”

Li Na — Product Director, NIO

“A marked improvement in user satisfaction.”

Zhang Wei — VP of Design, Li Auto

Services

01

Industrial Product Design

8-week delivery

An end-to-end process spanning user research, structural design and CMF, with 95%+ first-run yield, 98% design fidelity and three rounds of physical prototype validation.

02

User Experience Research

200+ tests

Ergonomic, usability and long-term tracking studies. Every insight is quantifiable and verifiable, and 90% of issues are caught at the prototype stage.

03

CMF Design

Material Innovation

Systematic color, material and finish (CMF) design, backed by a 3,000+ sample library and partnerships with 20+ global suppliers, elevating quality without adding cost.

04

DFM Optimization

25% cost reduction

Design for manufacturability, with tooling, process and assembly considered from the concept stage. Drawing on 80+ projects, we shorten development cycles by 30%.

05

Rapid Prototyping

72 Hours

Our in-house 3D printing facility supports SLA, SLS, CNC and more, taking models to physical parts in 72 hours for rapid iteration.

06

Production Support

End-to-end follow-through

Technical support from tooling to first production run, with on-site engineers resolving issues on the factory floor to ensure 100% design realization and 95%+ yield.

Core Team

Chen Gongye

Creative Director / Founder

“Good industrial design is invisible. People remember the experience, not the design itself.”

Former Director of Industrial Design at Huawei with 15 years of experience. Has led 80+ mass-production projects and won Red Dot: Best of the Best and iF Gold Awards.

Li Jiegou

Director of Structural Engineering

“For every line a designer draws, an engineer has to know whether it can be made, how, and at what cost.”

Former structural engineer at Xiaomi with 12 years of experience. Expert in injection molding, die casting and stamping, cutting production costs by an average of 25%.

Wang CMF

CMF Design Director

“Material is the first conversation between a product and its user. Touch, texture, temperature: these are the true essence of refinement.”

Royal College of Art graduate with 10 years of CMF experience. Partners with leading global material suppliers and has developed 20+ patented processes.

Zhao Yongyan

Director of User Research

“Users won’t tell you what they want, but their behavior will. Observation matters more than asking.”

PhD in Human–Computer Interaction with 8 years of user research experience. Specializes in ergonomics and biometric monitoring, and has led validation for 200+ products.

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FAQs

Provide a complete solution from user research and prototyping to mass production. Designers, engineers, and CMF specialists work together from sketches to tooling, checking design intent against production requirements throughout.

Timelines depend on product complexity and engineering requirements: 5 months for a Xiaomi speaker, 8 months for a NIO interior, and 6 months for a Li Auto cabin, with support from concept through mass production.

Evaluate designs against material, structural, manufacturing, and supply chain requirements. Validate through prototypes and engineering collaboration, carrying the design through to the production line.

Test prototypes against target users' tasks, from ergonomics to interaction logic, and refine designs through observation and feedback. Results include a 4.8 rating for a Xiaomi speaker and 94% satisfaction for a NIO interior.

METHODS & QUESTIONS

Product & Industrial Design · Starting from Real Tasks

Drawing on our service overviews and project materials, the topics below explain what to prepare, how the work unfolds and how we collaborate.