Detroit Design Lab for $500
The Motor City has 33,529 vacant houses. To most of the country, that's 33,529 reasons to wring its hands over What To Do About Detroit. To architects, it's a gold mine.
05/26/2010
Columbia College Student Tour
Kevin Henry, Professor of Product Design @ Columbia College brought his class to our Chicago studio for a product development lesson courtesy of our design team and grand sage Dan Perez. Great storytelling...check, informed innovation...check,...
05/26/2010
Win one for the Name Brand
In the ever evolving land of the name Brand/ House brand product debate, an interesting opinion piece by thestreet.com, journalist Darlene Quinn. The message: The consumer is still king.
05/25/2010
The Space Race
Print's Daily Heller cites a new book: Another Science Fiction: Advertising the Space Race 1957-1962 by Megan Prelinger, published by Blast Books. The visually rich book is a collection of advertisements for aerospace and kindred companies. Some were futuristic, while others were expressionistic, but it was science reality and fiction rolled into one.
Adding it to the library.
05/18/2009
Radius Product Development hosts The QC Group at the Nypro Institute
On May 7, 2009, Radius hosted David DeVowe of The QC Group (Burnsville, MN) at the Nypro Institute in Clinton, Massachusetts.
Mr. DeVowe presented a seminar on “Micro to Macro Laser Scanning Technologies for Manufacturers” to a group of New England design and manufacturing companies.
04/24/2009
ISO Recertification Adds Value to Radius Client Services
Chicago, IL – Radius Product Development is proud to announce two important milestones for its Chicago office: the recertification to ISO 9000:2008 for consumer product development and the registration to ISO 13485 for the design of medical devices.
03/18/2009
Green Sled Design Challenge 09
Radius and IDSA Boston co-hosted their first ever Green Sled Design Challenge 09, a contest that required participants to design and build a “green” sled made of 90 percent recycled materials.
For prizes, the Greenest Award went to team Epic from Ecovative Design for their recycled cardboard sled. Radius took the Best Aesthetic Award with its ironing board sled. Best Overall was awarded to team Dwight Ideas (a Mass Art student team) for a design that combined recycled skis and bicycle parts to create a unique and high performance sled.
Other entries consisted of sleds made of recycled/reused soda bottles, mailing tubes, tree limbs and chairs, among other things. The Co-sponsors were extremely pleased with the results. “The eco-benefit, industry support, and great turnout have us planning a 2nd annual Green event,” said Mario Gonzalez, event organizer and designer at Radius Product Development. “It’s a good way to keep everyone thinking green while having fun doing it.”
03/18/2009
Aesthetics and Affordability
Our Radius Chicago team has supported Shure in the design and development of the widely acclaimed line of Sound-Isolating Earphones. This spring, a new earphone model that offers high-quality and aesthetic appeal for less than 100 dollars will brighten up the product line. 
Set to hit shelves in March 2009, the SE115 is a highly anticipated model that is already being praised by category experts for its performance and affordability. To date, it has received a number of industry accolades, including a CES Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering Award in the audio components category, 2009 iLounge Best of Show award, and 2009 iProng Magazine’s Best of Show award.
03/18/2009
Radius supports FIRST Robotics Team
Our very own Manager of Product Development, Paul Bertram and Engineer Shane Siwinski threw their competitive hats in the ring with the support of the Team 2079 ALARM (A Lot of Awesome Robot Makers) at the Boston FIRST Robotics competition.
01/07/2009
Lounging at the Lodge
On Thursday, Dec. 11, Radius Chicago hosted the Industrial Designers Society of American (IDSA) Chicago Chapter annual holiday party.
09/29/2008
Radius wins 2008 Red Dot Award
The Radius Chicago design team was recognized with a 2008 Red Dot Concept Award for their industrial vehicle safety lighting system, SafeBright.
08/29/2008
Radius Opens Students Eyes to World of Design
Radius hosted 16 students form the LaGrange Area Department of Special Education (LADSE) Career Academy vocational program to provide them with an introduction to the product design and development process. The program provides students an understanding of and preparation for the world of work and career planning through a combination of classroom, individual learning and field observation. The visit included a tour of the studio, presentation from various disciplines and an interactive Q & A session.
04/04/2008
ID Hustle
We kicked off Spring with some quality stick work co-sponsored by the IDSA Boston Crew. "Chalk" one up for Flat Top Johnny's. Check out the event photos here.
02/01/2008
The Designers Accord
The Designer’s Accord is a group of IDSA members who have come together to address the issue of sustainability. Radius is a proud new member standing amongst the ranks of the top firms in the international design community
10/17/2007
ICSID IDSA Connecting 2007 : World Design Congress
The design crew plans on leaving their hearts in San Francisco. Check back next week for some fresh insight and photos.