WELCOME TO NOTO

Designing growth by enriching life.

WE ARE AN INTERNATIONALLY ACTIVE PRODUCT DESIGN STUDIO BASED IN COLOGNE, GERMANY. DESIGN RESEARCH IS OUR INSPIRATION, PRODUCT DESIGN IS AT THE HEART OF WHAT WE DO AND WITH BUSINESS DESIGN, WE CAPTURE THE VALUE OF IDEAS.

We use our 16 years of experience and excellence in the design and development of products to build meaningful business opportunities. From developing new products to creating original services or value propositions for an idea, we work with you to hit the ground running and bring to life ideas that endure.

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PRODUCT DESIGN

Selected projects

How to fulfill different stakeholder expectation with one product design.
Expanding the product portfolio

Bang & Olufsen – Beolab 50

7. August 2017/by Henning Köhler
Simplifying communication with business partners, no matter where they are. Product design by Noto
The future of conferencing

Crestron – Mercury

26. July 2017/by Katrin Scharf
Design and business strategy for a start-up venture
Disruptive innovation: Shaking up an industry with innovative design

Heimplanet – The Cave

24. July 2017/by palarska
HD-Phone product design. Business development through vertical integration and expanding the product portfolio
Product design for business development

Swisscom – Davos & Zermatt

23. July 2017/by palarska
Product design as a factor in diversification

Kapten & Son – Backpacks

20. July 2017/by Henning Köhler
Kati Blitz compact 2.0: User centered design embedded in a clear product strategy
Creating the successor of a market leader

Katimex – Kati Blitz compact 2.0

20. June 2017/by Katrin Scharf
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INNOVATION

Turning ideas into desirable offers

We combine creativity with strategic thinking to help our partners being more successful. In various cooperation projects with start-ups and established companies we could envision new markets, identify opportunities and create new ideas and business models.

A lean product development process is vital to making concepts a reality. It is essential to be swift and efficient, especially when resources are limited. Validating your value proposition and testing the killer features of your product are the main disciplines needed to shape your business model and hit the ground running.

Wellbeing as a starting point for design. Renewing the design thinking approach
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SERVICES

What we offer

DESIGN RESEARCH

We study markets, identify trends, analyse competitors and enter into conversations with users. By building a deep understanding of customer needs, we help you seek new business opportunities with a proposition that is never ordinary.

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PRODUCT DESIGN

We translate visionary concepts and innovative ideas into tangible, marketable products. We are ambitious realists and cooperative creatives. From creating exceptional aesthetics to providing guidance on materials and production, our product design solutions are always on brand and created for long-term market success.

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BUSINESS DESIGN

We are focused on ensuring that a designed product is developed from a sustainable foundation. By leveraging our insights from the product development process, shaping business models and implementing a strong design strategy, we deliver distinctive value propositions that grow businesses.

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JOURNAL

Behind the scenes

Beolab 90: Innovative design & human centered design

Making of Beolab 90

Author: André Poulheim
The most complex product we have ever done started with a simple brief: “We want to create the new reference speaker – the future of sound”. This was accompanied by a prototype of that vision, a chunky stack of wooden boxes which could make the sound move in the room.
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Fuelling design innovation through positive psychology

Author: Melanie Becker
How we decode subjective wellbeing to create life-enriching design experiences: An insight into the Design for Wellbeing approach.
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