Services

Creative R&D for companies where technical ambition and creative vision need to move together. We are specialized in research, development, and production of experiences with technology at the core.

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Research


Bespoke investigations across emerging technologies, market opportunities and shifting cultural signals. We deliver unconventional findings with the tools and clarity your teams need to act on them.

Innovation landscaping

New materials and methods of make

Cultural trends and technology foresight

Automation of research instruments

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Development


Innovative products, services, and systems aligned with the ethos of brands and the opportunities of a changing world. We scope the development strategy, prototype solutions, and de-risk development. Working together with internal teams from a first proof of concept through a validated, production-ready design.

Vision and narrative development

Hands-on prototyping

Prototype piloting and evaluation

Engineering for manufacturing

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Production


We build machines, products, installations and experiences that operate in the real world. Full ownership from engineering through manufacturing and deployment.

Robotic fabrication

Retail activations

Technology for events

From the first research question to the finished system. Technology is our material, we shape it with curiosity, imagination and taste.

Since 2006

Working Together

R&D Partnerships


We embed alongside your team as an ongoing creative R&D function — scanning, investigating, prototyping and advising continuously. For companies with a sustained innovation programme who need a thinking and making partner, embedded in their process. Structured as quarterly or annual retainers.

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Special Projects


A defined brief, a dedicated team, a finished system. We work in phased sprints with clear milestones and regular reviews — full ownership from brief to delivery.

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Select Clients

Audi, BMW, Cartier, Chanel, Continental, European Union, KaDeWe, Leica, Microsoft, Nike, Porsche SE, Richemont, Siemens, Tiffany & Co, Villeroy & Boch, among others.