Studio
PD Hive is a product design and engineering consultancy founded by Royal College of Art graduates. We have designed products used by hundreds of millions of people, from solar hubs in off-grid communities to everyday hardware. Before co-founding PD Hive, Paul Thomas helped design the Nokia 1100, the best-selling phone of all time. We work across hardware, materials, electronics and software, and we stay with our clients from first idea to production.
What we do
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Product and industrial design
Form, function and user experience for physical products.
02
Engineering and prototyping
Mechanical, electronics and materials engineering, through to working prototypes and certification.
03
Digital and AI product design
Apps, dashboards, interfaces and design systems.
04
Manufacturing and supply chain
Finding the right factories and managing production in the UK, Europe and China.
How we work
01
Discover
Understand the people, the problem and the constraints.
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Concept
Explore ideas quickly through sketches, models and rapid prototypes.
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Engineer
Turn the chosen concept into a robust, certifiable, manufacturable product.
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Make
Set up production with the right partners and see it through to launch.
Team
Daniel Becerra
Design Director
Paul Thomas
Design Director
Sian Smyth
Designer & Engineer
Studios
- Bath, UK
- Belfast, UK