“We’re an industrial design agency working for a wide range of clients big and small. We take products from the concept stage through to manufacture with our Hong Kong company. A typical day for me can involve sketching, working in SolidWorks and liaising with our team in Hong Kong and China.
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We moved into our current office – a doublefronted Edwardian building in the centre of Norwich – about ten months ago. We have a studio and workshop space and then share the boardroom and kitchen with ad agency Creative Sponge.
As a small company (there’s just two of us) it’s nice to have some other people to speak to!”
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Lucky cat – brings us new business (as long as it keeps waving)
What are your weapons of choice?
It’s a tie between my iPad pro, which I now use as my main sketching tool (using Autodesk Sketchbook), and the 3D printers – two Makerbots and an Autodesk Ember, which we actually designed.
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Aquarium – BiOrb Halo aquarium, which we designed, is a recent addition to the studio
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Weapon of choice – iPad pro, my main sketching tool nowadays
What technology/product couldn’t you live without in your workspace?
It would have to be the CAD packages, we mostly use SolidWorks although we also use Autodesk Fusion and Inventor.
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Studio shot with business partner Nick Harvey, who gets the window seat
What is missing from your toolset?I’d love to get a Carvey desktop CNC, it would be a nice addition to the workshop.
Is there anything that would make your design process run smoother?
We could probably do with another person really (but that’s not a job advert!)
Paul Robbins director of Product Resolutions Ltd in Norwich
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