Locus Research™ is a company that creates insight through a unique research driven approach to product development. Our process is holistic and incorporates technical, consumer, economic and environmental factors to deliver an integrated solution.
We are a design company that understands that design is not enough. True innovation occurs when multi-disciplinary teams collaborate... read more
Events
Reform 08 - Futureproofing Design Practice
Sustainability as a rhetoric is often overwhelming and integrating it into professional practice appears difficult. The one-day Reform 2008 Conference on November 4th (run as part of Design Week Ireland 2008) offers designers, and those working in the design realm, the opportunity to explore new concepts while learning how to implement sustainability principles into their daily practice... read more
Read the latest on Tim's travels...
New Additions to the Locus Fold
14 Nov 2008 Exciting times with the Locus team increasing by two members this month...
Timothy's European Tour
31 Oct 2008 Locus principal, Timothy Allan heads off today on a 3 week tour through the UK, Europe and the USA...
Campbell Live 'Made in NZ' 09 Oct 2008 Littl' Juey Electric was included in a feature on the best NZ product design...
www.3news.co.nz
Sustainable Business Awards 04 Sep 2008 Locus awarded Lockwood the Sustainable Design & Innovation Award...
www.sustainable.org.nz
Littl' Juey 01 Sep 2008 Electric Line Trimmer has been selected as a DINZ Best Awards finalist...
www.bestawards.co.nz
Curve Surf 10 Feb 2008 Travel System is a finalist at Brandnew awards at ISPO in Munich...
www.ispo.com
Life Cycle Thinking: Our report on the role of inventory analysis in New Zealand has been released...
www.med.govt.nz
Evolution Re-invention of the existing Design Mobel sleep system...
Case Study
www.designmobel.co.nz
Compass a US based product oriented research project...
Research Presentation
compassproject.co.nz
Transform Initiative catalysing change within the textiles sector...
An Innovation System
www.transform.org.nz
Curve Surf Travel System...
A2 Curve Surf Panels
A4 Curve Document
www.curvesurf.com
Prodesign - Life Cycle Thinking article - the first in a series of three articles on product design...