23 June 2025 by LucyPenfold | Comments are off for this post Design Innovation in Plastics winner We’re excited to share the headline from this year’s Design Innovation in Plastics (DIP) competition—Europe’s longest-running undergraduate plastics design award. Congratulations to Harry Wragg, a third-year Product Design student at De Montfort University, whose simple, electronics-free device CPR+Aid took home the £1,000 top prize and a trophy for its potential [...]
21 November 2023 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post Funding Insights from British Business Finance Week: Start-up Loans and Business Angels Taking the decision to turn your idea into a reality is a truly exciting step. Finding proper support is essential in those early moments so last week I travelled to Business Finance Week to explore all the opportunities that can help kickstart your [...]
9 November 2023 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post From Patent to Profit: The Story of SPANX and Sara Blakely Talking about Intellectual Property usually means discussing how much patents are really worth, especially with so many legal battles over patent rights and disagreements. Many believe that a patent is only as valuable as the money you have to back it up in court. [...]
26 October 2023 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post How to get funding for an idea: Navigating the Pathways of Early-Stage Funding Are you eager to bring your groundbreaking idea to life but finding yourself stuck at the initial hurdle of funding? While self-funding is often preferable and can give you control over your project, it can be useful to look to external sources. [...]
11 October 2023 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post Meet Donna our new Lead Fashion and Textile Designer Industry Leading Design The design team has a new addition, and we are super excited to introduce Donna, our Lead Fashion and Textile Designer. She oversees the fabric projects that we work on and ensures that the team develops market-leading designs. Donna has designed for some [...]
20 July 2022 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post DIP 2022 winner announced This year, Innovate again sponsored the Design Innovation in Plastics award. This award was set up to encourage plastic design innovation and best practices in the product designers of the future. Other main sponsors included: The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, focused on promoting all aspects of the fields of materials, [...]
1 June 2022 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post Small but mighty – Iceland, Leader in Sustainable technologies As part of the Innovation Module of my MBA, we took a class trip to Iceland – and no, it wasn’t just a holiday. The aim of the trip was to understand why Iceland was becoming such a key player in the Innovation industry, and in [...]
31 May 2021 by James Mcinerny | Comments are off for this post Incredible crowdfunding success for young inventor thanks to TikTok We are so pleased to bring you this news of our client Kieran and his cutting edge new product: MyBar Design engineer Kieran launched his Kickstarter campaign in April and met his goal of £9,300 in a record 24 hours. With 3 days still to go [...]
24 June 2020 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post What prototype is best for me? The words 'invention' and 'prototype' go hand in hand. You won't find an inventor in the world that hasn't considered a prototype to be of the utmost importance in the process. When you think of a prototype, you might picture a garage covered in sawdust, a lab with test [...]
4 February 2020 by Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post Exciting new contacts in Africa Last month our textiles designer, Olivia, visited the Ghanaian embassy during their Garments and Textiles trade event. The event was to strengthen the ever-growing links between Ghana and the British government when it comes to trade, specifically in the apparel industry. Olivia with Comfort (LH) and Linda (RH) Owners [...]
