New Zealand is a nation of small and micro businesses – including self-employed ones. We…
Matt BradleyMarch 22, 2023
As a product design consultancy, we often showcase our industrial design strengths but a large…
Haylee NealOctober 20, 2022
The hardware space is changing. As part of our process, we regularly assist with the…
Evan ThomasFebruary 3, 2022
Designing plastic parts and components has been a large part of my design career. I…
Ian MilliganSeptember 15, 2021
Early in my engineering career I learnt the value of rough and ready testing from…
Greg StoreyJuly 28, 2021
Form follows function, the famous expression from the mid 20th century when industrial design almost…
Greg Storey and Haydn JackFebruary 25, 2021
As Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR / AR) become more commonplace in our daily lives,…
Ben ThomsenNovember 26, 2020
One study has shown that 36% of people will switch brands because of negative experiences…
Haydn JackAugust 28, 2020
Admit it, online shopping is a common guilty pleasure for most of us. Gone are…
Evan ThomasMay 13, 2020
As the old adage goes - “when one door closes, another door opens”. The unfolding…
Haydn JackMay 8, 2020
You are probably familiar with the phrase ‘fight or flight’. A term usually used to…
Grant ScogingsApril 23, 2020
“When designers think about manufacturing a product, it’s natural to revert to well-known processes like…
Alistair PattersonNovember 28, 2019
Rendering is the process of creating realistic images from a 3D model by means of…
Haydn JackOctober 22, 2019
The new R&D Tax Incentive allows businesses to claim back 15% of R&D expenses, for…
Liam DewhurstSeptember 23, 2019
“Number 8 wire” is well known as the somewhat antiquated, and perhaps cringe-worthy quintessential term…
Haydn JackJuly 8, 2019
Blender Design has proudly had a long association with AUT for many years, sponsoring projects…
Haydn JackJune 5, 2019
CES, alternatively known as the “Global Stage for Innovation”, represents the annual culmination of the…
Haydn JackFebruary 7, 2019
Technology has changed everything about the way consumers interact with brands and products, Just think…
Hazel DaviesDecember 6, 2018
Consider the journey that you took this morning and the resources that went into moving…
Liam DewhurstNovember 12, 2018
Have you ever noticed those small “novelty” items that hang between food groups in a…
Evan ThomasOctober 11, 2018
Blender Design has a vision to make the world a better place by developing products…
Evan ThomasOctober 2, 2018
With the Government recently announcing that it would begin phasing out single-use plastic bags, it…
Greg StoreySeptember 5, 2018
A big welcome to our newest Industrial designer, Liam Dewhurst! who has moved to Auckland…
Hazel DaviesAugust 14, 2018
Over years in the industry, I have been lucky enough to design a variety of…
Alistair PattersonMay 29, 2018
When compared to commercialising a piece of home ware, it's surprising how daunting the idea…
Haydn JackMay 28, 2018
Haydn will be working alongside our other designers and focusing on early concept generation, CAD…
Prisca LorenzaMay 17, 2018
The countdown in on for Blender’s upcoming IoT Product Innovation Workshop. There is a bright…
Prisca LorenzaMarch 6, 2018
A wonderful welcome to our new Visual Communications Designer, Hazel Davies! Covering all range of…
Prisca LorenzaFebruary 22, 2018
CES 2018 officially wrapped after dazzling the world with a glimpse into the future. We’ve…
Prisca LorenzaJanuary 18, 2018
A big congratulation to AUT for running yet another successful entrepreneurial event. It’s always satisfying…
Prisca LorenzaDecember 10, 2017
We're looking for a talented and enthusiastic Junior Industrial Designer to join us! If you have…
Prisca LorenzaNovember 28, 2017
The marketplace for product creators is extremely competitive. Nowadays, for product creators to design innovative…
Oliver McDermottOctober 25, 2017
Blender Design and The Designer’s Institute New Zealand share in the same vision of showcasing…
Prisca LorenzaOctober 18, 2017
Grant has joined the Blender team as the new Operations Manager. Grant has a degree…
Prisca LorenzaOctober 5, 2017
A warm welcome to our new Senior Product Development Engineer, Greg! Greg has a background…
Prisca LorenzaAugust 28, 2017
Our new Senior Industrial Designer Peter Dreyer, is in the spotlight! As well as the…
Prisca LorenzaAugust 2, 2017
We are living in a time of transition. A time where we are becoming more…
Oliver McDermottJuly 10, 2017
Over 35% of products fail to deliver a significant return. It is estimated that product…
Prisca LorenzaJune 12, 2017
The Aerospace-themed evening at GridAKL was a hit. A showcase of New Zealand’s most exciting and…
Prisca LorenzaJune 1, 2017
Here's a range of New Zealand support currently on offer to new entrepreneurs and growing…
Prisca LorenzaMay 3, 2017
Using Pretend Prototypes to Validate Product-Market Fit on the Cheap. "Make sure you are building…
Ryan HaydenMay 1, 2017
Are you the person we're looking for? We are searching for an experienced and highly…
Prisca LorenzaApril 20, 2017
Introducing Alistair Patterson, our new Industrial Designer! Alistair is a talented and experienced Industrial Designer.…
Prisca LorenzaMarch 30, 2017
The table was cleared. The players ready. The ultimate ping pong tournament in Auckland's North…
Prisca LorenzaMarch 30, 2017
In recent years, 3D printing has been very popular in the media limelight. It has…
Oliver McDermottMarch 20, 2017
Last week was the first Hardware Meetup AKL event in 2017! The theme was 'The Hidden…
Prisca LorenzaFebruary 16, 2017
What does design have anything to do with your business? Some people think that design…
Prisca LorenzaJanuary 26, 2017
Keen to join a dynamic, social team and work on awesome projects? Currently, in a…
Prisca LorenzaDecember 20, 2016
It has been over three years now since Kickstarter launched in New Zealand. Even though…
Oliver McDermottDecember 14, 2016
Should your business be working alongside a product design firm? For businesses wanting to create a…
Prisca LorenzaDecember 8, 2016
This year we are celebrating our 10th birthday. Ten years of creating successful products. In…
Prisca LorenzaNovember 22, 2016
“Yekutiel Sherman couldn’t believe his eyes… one week after his product hit Kickstarter, Sherman was…
Oliver McDermottNovember 11, 2016
Learning to fail is always hard, but it can be an art form. You never…
Oliver McDermottOctober 25, 2016
Last Friday, Blender and Fastmount Ltd were awarded Silver at the Best Design Awards for the Non-Consumer…
Prisca LorenzaOctober 18, 2016
This year Blender entered the Plastics NZ Industry Design Awards for the first time and…
Prisca LorenzaOctober 4, 2016
Congratulations Liz & Christoph! We’ve recently met the newest (and littlest!) member of our Blender…
Prisca LorenzaSeptember 13, 2016
Goodbye winter and helloooo spring! August has been excellent to us at Blender. We kicked…
Prisca LorenzaAugust 30, 2016
Wired have just begun a video series called "Future cities" which is aimed at exploring the…
Evan ThomasJuly 11, 2016
We were excited to see Fastmount release the new TC-06 range for the marine industry.…
Evan ThomasJuly 10, 2016
The scene was set, costumes were donned, the rules read out and the players were…
Evan ThomasApril 22, 2016
Ollie has had a busy start to the year with two trips to San Francisco.…
Evan ThomasFebruary 16, 2016
Introducing our newest kid on the block, Evan Thomas, our Industrial Designer. Just home from…
Oliver McDermottJanuary 29, 2016
Welcoming Marcus Patterson to our team! Marcus, our new Senior Product Designer, has just returned…
Oliver McDermottJanuary 27, 2016
Idealog article featuring the Sealegs System 100. Blender Design has teamed up with another Kiwi outfit,…
Oliver McDermottNovember 27, 2015
Introducing Ryan, our Product Design Engineer! Recently returned back to NZ from some time in…
Oliver McDermottSeptember 24, 2015
And we've done it! Blender Design has moved on from Dallan Place to a bigger…
Oliver McDermottAugust 13, 2015
Ollie has been in China for the last two weeks helping to ramp up production…
Oliver McDermottJune 8, 2015
A thought provoking article by Dezeen discussing why he struggles to hire young staff as…
Oliver McDermottNovember 19, 2014
To many, design is just about having something that looks nice; certainly, the word design…
Oliver McDermottNovember 14, 2014
A year ago, Kickstarter launched in New Zealand, and with it came another opportunity for…
Oliver McDermottNovember 14, 2014
The industrial design industry, like any industry, has seen trends and phases come and go…
Oliver McDermottNovember 14, 2014
AUT Design Honours Student Joel Ross couldn’t have designed a better sounding board than that…
Oliver McDermottFebruary 11, 2014
US crowdfunding platform Kickstarter - which has helped raise more than $US800 million for creative…
Oliver McDermottOctober 15, 2013
We are pleased to have our story told in the NZ Herald today. Check the…
Oliver McDermottOctober 14, 2013
A mix of factors, ranging from commoditization to evaporating barriers to competition, are conspiring to…
Oliver McDermottJuly 15, 2013
Hon Steven Joyce, the minister for science and innovation made the following announcement yesterday. Callaghan…
Oliver McDermottJuly 10, 2013
Some great new sheet-metal prototyping technology from Ford. Cutting development time by huge amounts! check…
Oliver McDermottJuly 9, 2013
We are excited to announce that the Integ Blade is a finalist in the Australian…
Oliver McDermottMay 10, 2013
Timothy Prestero presents gives an inspirational and educational presentation in this great short video. He…
Oliver McDermottApril 17, 2013
The NZ Government has funding available to help New Zealand businesses grow and innovate. Many…
Oliver McDermottApril 17, 2013
In this great video: take a journey of New Zealand through its inspiring innovations from…
Oliver McDermottApril 4, 2013
Sir James Dyson: Let's get inventing to create jobs and prosperity. Invention creates jobs, it…
Oliver McDermottJanuary 21, 2013
Want to help someone? Shut up and listen. When most well-intentioned aid workers hear of…
Oliver McDermottJanuary 15, 2013
This highly informative study titled "The Product Mindset" is a study dedicated to exploring and…
Oliver McDermottNovember 29, 2012
We came across this fantastic website today. It is a really nice summary of what…
Oliver McDermottNovember 22, 2012
It's cool to be green – but sustainability measures beyond the simple and cost-effective are…
Oliver McDermottOctober 23, 2012
The Building Innovation work stream of the Business Growth Agenda aims to grow New Zealand’s…
Oliver McDermottOctober 18, 2012
The Minister of Science & Innovation, the Honourable Steven Joyce, was interviewed by Rachel Smalley…
Oliver McDermottOctober 5, 2012