The iconic Capelli Stool, now celebrating its 20th anniversary exclusively at Herman Miller, is featured in Woman Made: Great Women Designers, by Phaidon Press. Inspired by the entwined fingers of clasped hands, our design is comprised of two identical molded plywood pieces that fit together with no fasteners, creating a stable, comfortable, and elegant structure. The Capelli Stool won the silver prize at the International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa Japan in 1999 and IDEA Silver in 2001.

When audiophile electronics company HIFIMAN approached us to design their flagship product, the goal was to create the best sounding headphones in the world. The resulting design exemplifies the principle of less, but better: distilling the physicality of the product to its essence, allowing the sound to be the star, while paying homage to the aesthetic legacy of the audiophile product universe. The asymmetrical form allows a huge surface area for the planar magnetic driver but sits comfortably with even pressure around the ear. The unique headband design set a new mark for comfort in sizable headphones, with a generous area of contact to distribute weight in a minimalist assembly. The HE1000 is an extremely well-regarded headphone for both design and audio quality-earning several awards, including a CES 2016 Innovation Award.

The sophisticated design for HIFIMAN’s top-of-the line earphone blends exceptional ergonomics with jewelry-like aesthetics, for a manufactured product that provides a level of comfort normally associated with custom-fit in-ear monitors. The industrial design crystallizes key elements from our updated HIFIMAN visual brand language, elevating their in-ear offerings from this top-level product all the way through their ecosystem of products.

The CGX Systems Quick-32r is a leap forward in Dry EEG technology. The design and manufacturing represent cutting edge of use of additive manufacturing systems to seamlessly move from prototypes through to volume production.

The aim was to design a new headset from the ground up. Working closely with the client team and our engineering partner, the design resulted in improved comfort, weight distribution, provided a quicker and easier setup, and user-friendly visual feedback for signal quality.
From design to production, additive manufacturing is key to the Quick-32r’s success. Nearly every mechanical component is 3D printed in Nylon using HP Multi Jet Fusion. Working together with our additive manufacturing partner we ensured the design incorporated the advantages afforded by additive, including reduced part count, zero tooling investment, shortened design cycles, and production grade material properties.

Dextreme is our first knife design for Dexter Outdoors, the hunting and fishing arm of Dexter.

The blade of this fillet knife is unique, sporting Dexter’s serrated “Tiger Edge” on the back of the blade, near the tip. The Tiger Edge is useful for cutting through fish bone and tough scales, allowing the straight filleting edge to remain sharper, longer. This presented us with the ergonomic challenge of designing a handle that can be held upside down for some of the initial cuts.

Inspired by the body shapes and structures of sea creatures, the handle is carefully sculpted for optimal ergonomics.

We also developed a proprietary contoured texture that follows the sleek lines of the form. Not only does the texture provide a great grip when the handle gets wet and slimy, its unique design enhances the Dexter Outdoors visual brand language.

This conceptual tea kettle design features an induction heating element inside a double-walled glass vessel. When the magnetic cooking plate is activated, the element heats the water inside, while the insulating glass keeps the outside of the kettle cool. This allows the water to come to the proper temperature quickly, efficiently, and safely, and to remain hot for an extended time.