Independent design & technology studio

Design for
the physical
world.

We turn ideas into thoughtful products and tactile experiences. Bringing design, technology and hands-on making together, from the first sketch to the finished thing.

A studio by Avril O’Neil & John Nussey.

Selected work

Objects. Interactions. Experiences.

A hand holding the slim white Ome doorbell beside its grey fabric-covered chime speaker.

Ome

Connected products

A friendlier front door. A smart doorbell, taken from first sketch to UK manufacture.

Tactile dials, sliders and buttons on the white Big Bang Data exhibition control panel.

Big Bang Data

Interactive experiences

Making city data hands-on, with a tactile installation for Somerset House and Future Cities Catapult.

Close-up of a cast brass Folk clamp joining two oak lamp stems.

Folk lighting

Design & small-batch production

Brass, oak and marble. A modular family of lamps, developed and assembled in our studio.

One large wooden house-shaped Good Night Lamp behind three smaller lamps with white fronts.

Good Night Lamp

Product development

A little light that connects people across the world. From design and prototyping to manufacture.

A hand holding a bright orange prototype hen identification tag, labelled HEN 101, at FAI Farms.

Oyster cards for hens

Research & prototyping

Unexpected uses for everyday technology. Smart coops that help FAI Farms understand their hens.

An array of custom red Say Fromage circuit boards, with chips, resistors and screw terminals.

Say Fromage

Bespoke electronics

Ready for your close-up. Custom countdown timers and camera triggers for travelling photo booths.

Have something in mind?

From an early idea to a new collaboration,
we’d love to hear what you’re thinking.

Get in touch.

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