2024 IDEA Awards Winners! We’re excited to announce that two of our clients’ projects have been honoured at the prestigious IDSA International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) overnight in Austin, Texas at a gala celebration of great design. Vigilance by NLT Digital Solutions has been awarded the coveted Gold IDEA Award. The product, a world first system that provides a paradigm shift for real time underground mining communications and safety, is the result of a long term partnership between NLT’s team of industry experts and Katapult’s industrial designers, UX designers and mechanical engineers. The Gold Award recognises not only design excellence, but the strong collaborative effort that allowed the group to create a product that truly improves underground mining safety and user experience. Katapult have also been extremely proud to support our long time client Flite in their collaboration with world renowned industrial designer Marc Newson. The Limited Edition carbon fibre model, designed by Marc Newson, has earned a Silver IDEA Award. Our team took great pride in providing detailed design and engineering, design for manufacture, production implementation, product testing and visualisation services to the broader project team. This latest model from Flite represents the pinnacle of global eFoil design. For us, these awards provide both our clients and our team a ‘moment in the sun’ for the hours of effort and attention to detail that are needed to deliver world class solutions. It is extremely rewarding to see these design-driven partnerships lead to commercial success and industry recognition for our clients. #NLTdigital #fliteboard #marcnewson #IDSA #IDEAawards #katapultdesign #designawards #designdriven
About us
Katapult Design is a sustainable product design and development consultancy. Our team of industrial designers, product engineers and design related specialists have created award winning products for global leaders, local icons and underground start-ups. Our human centred solutions are designed with people in mind so our goal is always to create simple, considered designs that make a difference. We believe that design solutions should be elegant in resolution, innovative in function and compelling in appearance. We are collaborative, sincere, nimble and focused. We listen carefully, think deeply and design passionately. We love design.
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- Design
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- Fitzroy, VIC
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- Privately Held
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- 2009
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Fitzroy, VIC 3065, AU
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40 Parkes Avenue
Byron Bay, NSW 2481, AU
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Launch Program 2024 Winner Announced! With more than 40 entries that blew us away with a diversity of amazing creative talent, we are super excited for the future of design. We had loads of fun going through the outstanding entries, with the video challenge as always a favourite of ours, where individuality and personality shine through. The quality of the entries made judging really tough for our panel, who interviewed a short list of the 3 finalists. Congratulations and special mentions to the runners up - Thea Davey and Leo Pryor who were shining stars with their outstanding capabilities and work. We are thrilled to announce our Launch winner for 2024 is Maoxin Yuan, an industrial design graduate from UNSW. Mao's creativity and sense of humour was cleverly woven into his short video and had us hooked from the start. What an extraordinary design talent he is, who stood out from the crowd with his passion for design and hunger to develop his skills and experience. Design for him is also his hobby so you'll find him honing his skills for fun after hours. We welcome Mao to our team and are looking forward to working with him and supporting him to grow and develop as a designer. #LaunchYourCareer #DesignStudents #Design #Engineering #Graduates #KatapultDesign
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Congratulations to Blake Scholl and all the team Boom Supersonic for the first successful flight of the XB-1 Demonstrator Aircraft. It's such a major milestone in a long and dedicated journey. Well done to everyone involved. https://lnkd.in/e2anXhRD #supersonic #boom #speed #designdriven
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Last month marks 15 Years of Katapult Design. We can't believe it either... From humble beginnings on the living room couch, to global recognition and a multi-award winning company, Katapult has certainly come a long way. Collectively, we couldn't be more proud of what we have achieved and excited for what's to come. Over the next few weeks, we will be diving into the Katapult archives to look back through our journey, taking a moment to appreciate it all. #KD15 #KatapultDesign #ProductDesign #15years #milestone #achievements
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We're taking a moment to look back and celebrate what's been achieved in order to move forward with fresh energy and renewed purpose...
Founder, Katapult Design. A leading global product design and development consultancy.
A decade and a half of Katapult. When you start a business you typically launch in with a mixture of excitement, fear and a certain naïve belief. It’s a wonderful time in many ways because founders always have big dreams and a tank full of energy to take on the world. Back in February of 2009 I was no different. Having come off a year long sabbatical which involved a circumnavigation of our beautiful country, we became an early trendsetter in the now ubiquitous sea change movement and pulled up stumps in Byron Bay. After nearly 12 months of travel, surf and adventure I was ready to get back to work, but I had a burning desire to do it on my own terms. Katapult Design was born. There are many jokes about running your own business and yes, it can be a stressful grind at times, but I have to say that the rewards and satisfaction that come from building something successful far outweigh the tough times. Whilst the last 15 years somehow seems to have both taken an eternity and rushed by in a flash of hyperspace, we felt it was worthwhile taking a moment to reflect on our collective story. Over the next few months we’ll share some selected highlights from the Katapult archives showcasing our journey from lounge room to 3 studios, 1 employee to 20+, the incredible projects, our wonderful clients and our super talented team. Oh, and there’s the odd snake encounter, midnight bike race and crazy design brief story in there for good measure! It’s been quite a ride so far and one that we’re collectively very proud of. If I could say one thing that makes me the happiest, it is the quality of the people that represent Katapult past and present. They are an outstanding bunch of humans leading their industry with passion and attention to detail and it shows in the outcomes. Thank you. #KD15 #katapultdesign #bettertogether #creatingbrilliant #team
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The countdown is on 🚀 Only 24hrs left to get your application in for the chance to be this year's Launch recipient! Stuck on how to create a stellar portfolio? Here's some tips from our team to help guide you and elevate your application. Time to #LaunchYourCareer Head to our Careers page to get your submission in before midnight Feb 29. #KatapultDesign #Launch2024 #designjobs #designinternship #designgraduates
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So stoked to see the new Fliteboard Air released today. This is a game changer for the industry and represents everything we all love about good design. Well done to all the team Fliteboard! You continue to lead the industry globally. #design #Air #fliteboard #designroi #globalleaders
Announcing Flite AIR, changing watersports forever. Based around a groundbreaking rigid inflatable board and paired with our award winning eFoil, Flitecell battery, Flite Controller, and carbon wings, Flite AIR has everything you need to start Fliteboarding for just $6,995. Take Flite for half the price of the original Fliteboard, with no compromise on performance or fun. Discover more at https://lnkd.in/gwbFR86f #FliteAIR #GetPumped #TakeFlite #Fliteboard #eFoil https://lnkd.in/g_8e_zSW
Announcing Flite AIR
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Congrats to all the team Fliteboard on the launch of the #flitelab brand and the new #amp range. Exciting to see it out there and breaking new ground.
More coverage on FLITELab* this week with an article in the Electrek. It's fantastic to see the response from this awesome project. Read the full article below. #FLITELab #Fliteboard #foiling #innovation #article #pr
Fliteboard unveils new electric hydrofoil surfboard to help surfers catch a wave
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Are you a graduate industrial designer who loves sketching your ideas? Do you find yourself scribbling on the train, waking up in the night reaching for the notepad or taking notes in a lecture by visualising concepts instead of writing long hand? Launch - https://lnkd.in/eXURiPmd - might be for you? We've added some old sketches of the #roami mobility walker that we designed as inspiration. You'll see how the ideas form in our mind and then are explored and refined quickly. It's the fun part of a tough process! #designcareers #launch2024 #designjobs #katapultdesign #industrialdesign #mechanicalengineering #UXUIdesign #designgraduate #Designinternship #roamiwalker #sketching #conceptdesign #ideation #quickideas #exploreideas
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We're only 6 days into the submission period for Launch 2024, our annual internship program for recent design and engineering graduates, and the submissions have been streaming in. It's so exciting to see the talent and enthusiasm of young designers and engineers. Obviously we love seeing people's folios, but a highlight is always watching the short videos and learning about what drives these future design stars. If you're interested in becoming part of Katapult's global design team with studios in Melbourne, Sydney and Byron Bay please visit our website - https://lnkd.in/eXURiPmd - and submit your application. We can't wait to hear from you. #launch2024 #designjobs #designgraduates #industrialdesign #mechanicalengineering #uxuidesign #katapultdesign #designcareers #designinternship #designteam #melbourne #sydney #byronbay
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