Knowledge baseOllie How to Optimise Your Product for Success Through DFM The marketplace for product creators is extremely competitive. Nowadays, for product creators to design innovative…Oliver McDermottOctober 25, 2017
DesignOllieOpinionSustainability What is Truly Sustainable Design? We are living in a time of transition. A time where we are becoming more…Oliver McDermottJuly 10, 2017
Knowledge baseOllie 3d Printing – Changing the Way We Develop Products In recent years, 3D printing has been very popular in the media limelight. It has…Oliver McDermottMarch 20, 2017
BusinessOllie 3 Things I wish I Knew Before Starting a Crowdfunding Campaign It has been over three years now since Kickstarter launched in New Zealand. Even though…Oliver McDermottDecember 14, 2016
DesignOllie What to Do About Your Product Being Copied? “Yekutiel Sherman couldn’t believe his eyes… one week after his product hit Kickstarter, Sherman was…Oliver McDermottNovember 11, 2016
DesignOllie The Art of Failure in Design Learning to fail is always hard, but it can be an art form. You never…Oliver McDermottOctober 25, 2016
News Hello Evan, Our New Industrial Designer Introducing our newest kid on the block, Evan Thomas, our Industrial Designer. Just home from…Oliver McDermottJanuary 29, 2016
News Welcome, Marcus! Blender’s New Senior Product Designer Welcoming Marcus Patterson to our team! Marcus, our new Senior Product Designer, has just returned…Oliver McDermottJanuary 27, 2016
DesignTechnology Sealegs Features in Idealog Idealog article featuring the Sealegs System 100. Blender Design has teamed up with another Kiwi outfit,…Oliver McDermottNovember 27, 2015
News Introducing Ryan Hayden, Our New Product Design Engineer Introducing Ryan, our Product Design Engineer! Recently returned back to NZ from some time in…Oliver McDermottSeptember 24, 2015
News Time for an Upgrade And we've done it! Blender Design has moved on from Dallan Place to a bigger…Oliver McDermottAugust 13, 2015
BusinessDesignNews Memini Ramps Up Production Ollie has been in China for the last two weeks helping to ramp up production…Oliver McDermottJune 8, 2015
DesignTechnology Design Education Is “Tragic” Says Jonathan Ive A thought provoking article by Dezeen discussing why he struggles to hire young staff as…Oliver McDermottNovember 19, 2014
BusinessDesign Why Great Design Could Be the Key to Growing Your Business To many, design is just about having something that looks nice; certainly, the word design…Oliver McDermottNovember 14, 2014
BusinessNews Crowdfunding – It’s Not Just About the Money A year ago, Kickstarter launched in New Zealand, and with it came another opportunity for…Oliver McDermottNovember 14, 2014