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Our New Toy - A 3D Printer

15 April 2013 by | Comments are off for this post
Our New Toy - A 3D Printer The team at Innovate were pleased to recently receive one of the UK's first 'MakerBot Replicator 2' 3D Printers. What is 3D Printing? 3D printing is the process of making a three-dimensional solid object of virtually any shape from a digital model. 3D printing is achieved using an additive process, where successive [...]

Crowdfunding – Hope for entrepreneurs in difficult times?

22 February 2013 by | Comments are off for this post
Crowdfunding – Hope for entrepreneurs in difficult times? There can be little doubt that the plight of the everyday inventor has had its challenges for a long time, with difficulties in obtaining funding to get the project off the ground being an oft-repeated cause of sleepless nights. The recent economic plight in the UK and [...]

Xpanda Bra - maternity nursing bra launches

7 February 2013 by | Comments are off for this post
Xpanda Bra - maternity nursing bra launches Innovate Design are delighted to announce that one of our clients has launched his new product, Xpanda Bra®. Xpanda Bra® - The ultimate comfort maternity nursing bra for today's nursing mother Xpanda Bra® is a new unique adjustable nursing bra which allows for the increase of the cup size [...]

Innovate on BBC Radio Wiltshire

31 January 2013 by | Comments are off for this post
Innovate on BBC Radio Wiltshire   Della Williams, Patent Research Manager at Innovate, featured on BBC Radio Wiltshire on Monday morning talking to Mark O' Donnell about how to protect an invention idea. BBC Radio Wiltshire were doing a special show on celebrating Wiltshire inventions. Mark asked Della all sorts of questions on how best [...]

First Kate Castle Workshop Held at Innovate

31 January 2013 by | Comments are off for this post
First Kate Castle Workshop Held at Innovate Kate Castle, of Boginabag and Dragons' Den fame, held her first workshop at Innovate on Monday. Kate is running a series of workshops covering everything there is to know about developing an idea into a profitable business. The workshops are entirely run by Kate and are hosted at [...]

Bournemouth Students Pitch For Investment

5 December 2012 by | Comments are off for this post

Bournemouth Students Pitch For Investment Recently, Innovate Product Design was pleased to return to Bournemouth and Poole College for the third year where their FDA Foundation Degree Business and Management students were set the task of delivering a product presentation to pitch to potential investors à la Dragons’ Den.

Doggee for sale in M&S

13 November 2012 by | Comments are off for this post
Doggee for sale in M&S Doggee / Baggee has recently started selling in Marks & Spencer as part of their christmas promotional range. A flexible, hollow ball can accommodate 20-30 dog refuse bags and it's easy to carry thanks to its keychain. All dog owners at Innovate have one already, go out and get yours now! [...]

Sinkstation wins award!

6 November 2012 by | Comments are off for this post
Sinkstation wins award! Congratulations to our client Sinkstation for winning the "Excellence in Housewares" Award 2012. We have to agree that it's a great looking product and extremely useful too. More information

The Moderator in the press again

6 November 2012 by | Comments are off for this post
The Moderator in the press again The Moderator ring is a silicone double ring worn above the knuckle that acts as a reminder device to help people take control of (and 'give two fingers' to) a variety of habits such as smoking and drinking. Following "Stoptober" - the month for quitting smoking, The Moderator is [...]

LumiPotti in the news

6 November 2012 by | Comments are off for this post
LumiPotti in the news LumiPotti - the night light potty for night-time toilet training, has recently had a very busy time appearing in the Daily Mail, The News (Portsmouth) and had a stand at The Baby Show a couple of weeks ago. The idea behind LumiPotti is to encourage independent night-time toileting once your toddler [...]