About Us
We partner with teams to deliver fresh thinking and award winning products for passionate audiences. We collaborate with top-notch creative professionals in design and engineering fields to add horsepower to your team.
Our work has been honored with top-tier international awards (iF Gold, IDSA Gold, Red Dot, Good Design) and credited with numerous design and utility patents. We love to uncover insights, chase down factories, and ultimately deliver the best experience possible for the end user.
Through our past in-house experiences we have helped General Electric envision future product lines, Hydro Flask establish an award-winning design language, and Cooper Hewitt make learning about design interactive.
Always Learning. Always Growing.
Recognition
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Red Dot Award - Tools4Boards Rolling Pin
iF Award - Tools4Boards Rolling Pin
iF Award - Tools4Boards Pocket Edger Pro
iF Finalist - Tools4Boards Orb Edger Kit
Good Design Award - Hydro Flask Flex Straw Lid
iF Gold Award - Hydro Flask Cooler Cup
iF Award - Hydro Flask Straw Lid
ISPO Winner - Tools4Boards Edge Tuner
iF Award - Hydro Flask Flex Sip
Red Dot Honorable Mention - Tools4Boards Edge Tuner
iF Award - Hydro Flask Growler
Red Dot Award - Hydro Flask Growler
Red Dot Award - Hydro Flask Flex Cap
iF Award - Hydro Flask Flex Cap
Good Design Award - Hydro Flask Growler
Good Design Award - Hydro Flask Flex Cap & Bottle
ISPO DESIGN FINALIST - Tools4Boards Velo Vise
IDSA GOLD Award - GE Micro Kitchen
Our Collective Experience
Before joining Open Design, we held roles that span medical, appliances, and CPG categories at GE, Hydro Flask, Kaleidoscope and internships at Nendo, Dell, and Ethicon Endo-surgery.
We have worked independently with GE Appliances, Sacred Heart, Mizu, Tools4Boards, Silipint, Bauer and more.
