Making ideas work.
Navy BG

We make
ideas work

We are a product design + R&D partner. We help businesses transform their innovation pipeline by creating award winning and IP rich products.

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From homes to hospitals

We deliver true innovation across numerous industries.

Traditional ideas of ‘target markets’ are evolving due to the growth in technology innovation. We see convergence happening between all three of our traditional core areas.

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We are both creative and technical experts able to combine consumer insights with technical advances.

Creative + Technical

Mapping design value is what really makes us different.

True product innovation is achieved when user insights are combined with technical advances to deliver on unmet or under met consumer needs.

We map that value and deliver a complete product experience.

Experience + Expertise

We bring a quarter century of expertise and experience with great products.

From dynamic start-ups with exciting ideas to well known multinationals with extensive product portfolios. Our work spans a wide range of industrial sectors.

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Our Process

Our unique 3 phase process is tried and trusted and helps us to help you.

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Discover

Our discovery process is where
breakthrough products are born.

DeveLOP

This phase is where the product
really begins to come together.

Deliver

This final phase ensures that the product is optimised for manufacture.

Capabilities

We have a lot of skills in our toolbelt,
here's a handful of them.

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Insights

Consumer Insights
Discovery
VOC
Market Insights

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MVP*

Demo Kit Build + Testing
Proof of Principle + Testing

(*minimum viable product)

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R&D Support

R&D Support
Research
R&D/Design Team Capacity Build

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Product Design

Concept Development
Prototyping + Testing
CAD
Detail Development

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Visualization

Advanced Visualization
CMF
Ideation
Interactive 3D Visualization

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Human Factors

Formative and Summative

Studies

VOC

Ethnography

Personas

Task Analysis

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Design Delivery

Project Management
Production Liaison
DFMA
Design Engineering

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Product Brand

Product Brand
Product Packaging
Product UX

Awards + Accolades

We're not the only ones who think we're great, no wonder we like to brag about it.

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We make awesome
products in our
awesome studio

Explore what we've made

Our Work

Partner with our
Creative + Technical minds
to bring your R&D project to life

Enter your details and we'll get in touch
with you or you can contact:

Ian McDevitt
Head of Business Development

imcdevitt@dolmen.ie
+353 1 879 4000