Design 1st
Design 1st is a multi-disciplinary design consultancy founded in 1996 by Kevin Bailey,[1] and is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The firm employs fifteen people in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design with four offices in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa.[2] Design 1st assists companies in multiple stages of product development – specializing in mechanical engineering, FEA, human factors, packaging, industrial design and manufacturability.
Design 1st has grown to become Canada's largest product design consultancy.[3] In 2011 Design 1st won the Ottawa Center of Innovation’s (OCRI)[4] Solution of the Year Award in recognition of their work with a variety of Canadian startup and growing technology companies.[5]
Some of Design 1st clients include: We-Vibe, ProDrive Systems, Mytrak, Pliant (recently acquired by SanDisk),[5] Gesturetek, BelAir Networks, Clearford Industries Inc, QNX (acquired by RIM),[6] Stanely Healthcare and March Networks.
References[edit]
- ^ "Design 1st board of directors". Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ Design 1st website
- ^ Design 1st Product Design Development - Complete Profile Archived 2012-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, Industry Canada website
- ^ "2011 Solution of the Year presented to Design 1st Inc.,"[permanent dead link] OCRI website
- ^ a b Takahashi, Dean. "SanDisk buys enterprise flash memory firm Pliant Technology for $327M," VentureBeat.com, 16 May 2011.
- ^ "RIM buys Ottawa's QNX Software," CBC News, 9 April 2010.