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Design + Industry is Australia's largest industrial design and product engineering consultancy. Whilst the average Australian industrial design consultancy has only 7 staff, Design + Industry retains over 35 designers in two cities, Sydney and Melbourne (Australia). They have played a prominent role in shaping the practice of industrial design in Australia.

Commonly known as "D+I", they are responsible for iconic Australian designs such as the Australian national cricket team's helmet, and the Ingenico 5100 pinpad.

Founded by Murray Hunter in 1987, the firm employs 30+ people across two offices -. They specialise in undertaking large and technically complex projects from concept through to production, covering a range of sectors such as medical, business, consumer, and environmental products. . Work is undertaken for both offshore and domestic clients, in a 30:70 ratio.

In 2009 Design + Industry announced a joint venture with leading leading United States design company Smart Design, to create product designs for the healthcare market.

In 2010 Design + Industry achieved it's 100th award for design and engineering, winning four awards at the annual Australian International Design Awards. Other prominent awards include the IDSA Gold Award and Medical Design Excellence Award (for the Intellect Advanced), and the IF Design Award.