Design is getting more and more business press. We are really happy to be listed as one of “20 hot newcomers to watch out for” in Veckans Affärer (“The Week’s Business” is one of the leading business magazines in Sweden). The list was part of a special issue mapping the most powerful people in the Swedish design industry.

Our clients Electrolux is heavily featured as progressive company with a designer in the board of directors and Memoto also get’s a mention. We noted that Umeå Insititute of Design, where the PEOPLE PEOPLE founders first met, is the only school featured. It’s great to be part of this industry and we look forward to continue to shape it so we can put people’s needs, design thinking and sustainable innovation on the boardroom agenda of all companies and institutions!

We want to thank Dan Nyman at Teknikföretagen for nominating us for the list and of course all the amazing people we work with.

Contact Martin Willers if you want to find out how we can help your business.

Contact

Martin Willers
Phone: +46739474760
email: martin@peoplepeople.se
Or just ad him on linked-in!

The Transparent Speaker Prototype will premiere at Cloister, during the Milan design week – Salone del Mobile. This fall, Cloister will have the exclusive privilege to sell the Transparent Speaker in Milan.

If your intersted in seeing the Speaker prototype, here’s some details and schedule for you.

• Cloister is Located at: Via Manzoni, 30 c/o Cloister-It’s 30 (Ex Spazio Driade) MM Linea 3 – Fermata Montenapoleone. Google Map
• Press demo with design team: Saturday the 13th of April, 14:00-16:00
• Prosecco party (invite only): Wednesday night the 10th of April
• The space is open between the 10th and 13th of April, 10:00 am – 7:30 pm
• Cloister on Facebook
• You can Pre-Order the transparent speaker at: eu.transparentspeaker.com

People People’s Martin Willers explains crowdfunding at Pecha Kucha

People People Co-founder Martin Willers will perform a 20×20 Pecha Kucha Presentation on Friday and tell the unique story of how the Transparent Speaker was crowdfunded on Kickstarter. Martin will be introduced by Mark Dytham co-founder of creative network Pecha Kucha that started in Japan 10 years ago.

Details for the event

• When: Friday 12th April, 17:30-18:30 (open until 2am, making it the perfect place to grab a beer and party after a day at Salone)
• Where: Heineken’s “The Magazzini” at Via Valenza, in Zona Tortona (adjacent to Porta Genova station) Google map
• The video featured on People People Kickstarter campain for the Transparent Speaker
• The Pecha Kucha event

Contact for Press / Interviews

Martin Willers:
Phone: +46739474760
email: martin@peoplepeople.se

Our Pocket Watch design has got a bit of attention recently. Thank you all! Last week we got a visit from Cool Hunting, who was so into our design that we decided to give them not only an interview, but some exclusive pictures of a new chain alternative (this was also a request from many of you readers). Check out the new “chain” in the original blog post. Hope you like it!

Many fashion brands make modern 3 piece suites. Here is one from Acne:

Image courtesy of Acne Studios

The suits are modern classics. They come from a history of elegance that people feel worth continuing.

This history is not only defined by the suites, but also by the accessories that goes with them – like the pocket watch.

Image courtesy of Just Jared

Yet – there are few who make modern versions of the pocket watch to complete a modern versions of the 3 piece suit. This is why we decided to design one. We hope you like it.

Update! Some New pictures with Leather Braid “Chain” – as seen on Cool Hunting.

1. “We want to work with innovation and change, but we decide on how to move forward based on what has sold well in the past. How can we design something new and feel secure that it will be desired by consumers?”
   

2. “After we evaluate design concepts with other departments we often have to go back and re work them. This takes a lot of time and lead to stress in the end. How can we save time by know better what to design from the start?”
   

3. “We have a thousand ideas. We need to choose three. How do we know which ones to choose and how do we design them into desirable products.”
   

4. “What should our design look like? How can we feel confident that it will be both coherent with our brand experience and look great in the eyes of our consumers”