Traveling in from Louisiana, our Spring design intern has made it to Columbus, OH! Aidan is a University of Louisiana Lafayette graduate with a Bachelor of Industrial Design. Most recently, Aidan was among a few selected individuals to participate in the HOKA x Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design Masterclass program. While in Detroit this past fall, he sharpened his eye for color and material, immersed himself in cutting-edge trends and technology, and improved his prototyping techniques. We are excited to see how he applies these valuable skills to our up-and-coming projects this year. Welcome to the team, Aidan! #wearedesigncentral #designinternship #internspotlight #welcometotheteam
Design Central
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We create solutions through research, design and engineering that improve lives and the bottom line for clients.
About us
As a global innovation consultancy and industrial design company, we empower you with innovative business solutions designed to accelerate the growth of your product, service, brand, and profit. When you partner with Design Central, you’re entering into a new way of doing business. Not only do we generate new ideas and approaches toward your goals, we become your advocate as well. Our multi-disciplinary team of researchers, strategists, designers and engineers will collaborate with your internal team at every level, to give you that flash of genius that only happens when smart, experienced, and successful minds come together. For more than 30 years, Design Central has partnered with clients like Procter & Gamble, General Electric, and ScottsMiracle-Gro to launch award-winning products in categories from consumer goods to industrial equipment. We deliver an integrated and innovative approach to product design that allows us to get products to market faster, easier, and on target. Giving your company a competitive edge through cost-effective solutions is our priority. We seek out the potential of every opportunity and ask the right questions at the right time. We’re taking innovation consultancy to a whole new level and are ready to tackle your challenge. It all starts with a conversation. Why not contact us today?
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- Industry
- Design
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Columbus, Ohio
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 1985
- Specialties
- Innovation Strategy, Industrial Design, Product Design, Design Research, User Experience Design, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Prototyping
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6464 Presidential Gateway
Columbus, Ohio 43231-7673, US
Employees at Design Central
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Rich Peters
Senior Project Manager at Design Central
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Jeffrey DeBord
Vice President at Design Central
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Cori Rowley
Transforming insights into smart strategies that drive innovation and meaningful design.
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Gary Birk
Associate Lecturer of Construction Management at Ball State University - College of Architecture and Planning
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Congrats on an amazing year, smallTalk! Your team has made great strides in 2024. Keep up the incredible work! 👏 We are honored to be a part of your journey.
🎉 Reflecting on a Transformative 2024 with smallTalk 🎉 I’m incredibly proud to share what we’ve accomplished this year as we work to revolutionize care for preterm infants and their families in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). For parents, separation from their newborn in the NICU creates immense stress and uncertainty, often leading to higher rates of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress. For infants, a NICU stay can take a toll on their developing brains, with longer hospitalizations tied to adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes. At smallTalk, we’re dedicated to utilizing our patented voice technology to help address these challenges. 2024 was a year of incredible progress! Our work is partially funded by you, the taxpayer, through a $2.5M Phase II SBIR grant. 🌟 Q1 Highlights Finalized labeling and clinical study plan for the Active Egg—our pacifier-activated speaker to improve brain development in hospitalized preterm infants (pending FDA clearance). Launched our pivotal, multi-site RCT funded by the NIH. Approximately 200 preterm infants, 32 weeks and older. 20 sessions. - Control Group: Daily exposure to maternal voice via the NICU Egg speaker. - Intervention Group: Daily exposure to pacifier-activated maternal voice via the Active Egg speaker and sensor. - Outcome: Time-locked EEG measurement of speech-sound processing (Event Related Potentials), a biomarker of brain development associated with neurodevelopmental outcomes. 🌟 Q2 Highlights Exhibited the NICU Egg at the National Association of Neonatal Therapists conference. Overwhelming enthusiasm, at the meeting's busiest booth! Accelerated patient enrollment in our study, putting us on time and on budget. 🌟 Q3 Highlights Initiated early product evaluations with select NICUs, ramping up efforts to gather valuable feedback. Exhibited at the National Association of Neonatal Nurses conference. Nurses love our nurse-driven product design! 🌟 Q4 Highlights Joined the Trailblazer Health Accelerator in #CLE, securing up to $125K in non-dilutive funding and invaluable connections through JumpStart Inc.. Launched our $1M Seed Round, successfully closing over $350K to date. Selected an Ohio-based partner for manufacturing and began the transfer process. Celebrated eight newly issued patents, bringing our total to 14 issued patents worldwide. 2024's milestones bring us closer to our vision of improving neurodevelopmental outcomes for preterm infants while strengthening the bond between parents and their babies. The NICU Egg will be available for sale to hospital NICU’s starting in April! Thank you to our partners, supporters, and the inspiring NICU community for believing in our mission. #NICU #NeonatalCare #Innovation #Neurodevelopment Rev1 Ventures Nationwide Children's Hospital Design Central Big Kitty Labs Odic Incorporated JALEX Medical, LLC Midwest Pediatric Device Consortium Consortium for Technology & Innovation in Pediatrics Project Medtech
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Transforming life-changing therapy into a portable, user-friendly solution requires thoughtful design and engineering. Dr. Steven Curtis, founder of EyeLux, envisioned a way to make syntonic phototherapy more accessible after witnessing its remarkable impact in his practice. Discover how we helped evolve his in-office instrument into a streamlined solution for the broader optometric market. https://ow.ly/ZWOu50UtJH3 #wearedesigncentral #industrialdesign #engineering #syntonicphototherapy #optometricdesign
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January is all about wellness—for humans and animals! 🐾🐴 Equisol is enhancing animal wellness with innovative red light therapy technology. These new and versatile products support cell repair and regeneration, improving overall health. Late last year, they expanded their offerings to include products for horses as well. At Design Central, we’re proud to have helped Equisol bring these products to market, providing soft goods expertise, flexible circuit sourcing, and design and engineering support. Discover more about this project: https://lnkd.in/gacR98ez Learn about Equisol: https://equisol.life/ #wearedesigncentral #redlighttherapy #animalwellness #productdevelopment
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Tools for discovery: prototypes showcase the product development journey. As design and engineering become more refined, so does the prototype. The AJC roofing knife is an excellent example of how a product concept is brought closer to manufacturing reality. Once look and feel are defined, functionality and other logistical details can be brought into focus. Read more about Design Central's role in the AJC El Jefe roofing knife development here: https://ow.ly/zGJM50UBpXg #wearedesigncentral #prototyping #tooldesign #roofing #engineeringprocess
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From ordinary to indispensable, El Jefe sets the standard for a professional roofing knife. 🏠 Design Central worked with AJC to address core pain points of traditional roofing knives to deliver a more efficient and safer product to customers. For example, strategic design and engineering led to an innovative no-tool blade replacement solution - a crucial user experience improvement based on previous challenges with falling screws. Learn more about the project here: https://ow.ly/ITKR50UBpPk #wearedesigncentral #productdesign #tooldesign #engineering #roofing
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Our piston display case project with Valvoline™ has made its way to the vineyards of Northern California. Check out this interesting read from Popular Science by Tony Ware about the similarities between wine and engine oil. The right mix of conditions and innovations leads to the ideal output. #wearedesigncentral #nascar #wineblends #productdesign #innovationinmotion Valvoline Global Operations Popular Science https://lnkd.in/gYrryhEM
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This weekend marks the first days of winter, and our lobby is embracing the season! ❄️ Audrey, a Design Central designer, created a serene birch forest display, complete with vibrant cardinals—Ohio’s state bird. The display brings a charming, seasonal vibe to our studio. #wearedesigncentral #cardinal #winterscene #ohio
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Holiday cheer was in full swing during our annual Design Central gift exchange! Every gift was a hit, from thoughtful and personalized surprises to funny and creative Photoshop magic. It's always nice to wrap up the year with a bit of festive fun. #wearedesigncentral #holidaygiftexchange #columbusOH
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Fill your home with festive scents and sustainable designs this winter!❄️ In collaboration with Procter & Gamble, we reimagined the Febreze PLUG refill packaging to make it 100% recyclable—delivering eco-friendly solutions without compromising its standout shelf appeal. The all-new Febreze PLUG Scent Booster, designed to use the existing ubiquitous refills, features a dynamic 3D surface texture that catches the eye as much as it catches the nose! #wearedesigncentral #sustainablepackaging #packagingdesign #productdesign
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