Industrial design is concerned with the design of serially and therefore industrially manufactured products. A basic distinction is made between two areas of industrial design: the design of capital goods and consumer goods.
The area of capital goods includes, for example, production facilities, electronic devices for craft or industrial applications, medical technology systems and laboratory equipment as well as commercial vehicles such as trucks, buses or rail vehicles. Consumer goods include furniture, sanitary and electronic products and household appliances as well as vehicles used for private purposes such as cars, motorcycles, scooters and bicycles.
The role of the designer in development
In these projects, designers often work in interdisciplinary teams and deal with construction and production issues on the one hand and with form finding, brand development and the optimization of function with special consideration of the needs of a target group on the other. Designers need a high level of technical understanding and the ability to familiarize themselves with new areas of a particular discipline in a short space of time. These skills help them to better understand the material, the problems, the requirements of a product or machine and the needs of the people handling the products in order to optimally realize the customer's wishes in the design process and achieve an increase in the quality of the product.
Originally, a distinction was made between industrial and product designers, whereby the product designer was the designer of consumer goods without the inclusion of capital goods. Nowadays, there is often no real distinction between these two competencies of a design agency in studies and general usage, which is why industrial and product design are often described with an identical job description. In general, the designer - in contrast to the artist - is not the creator of unique pieces but of products that are manufactured in serial production and are usually produced for a customer and a specific target group.
Your agency for good industrial design in the Stuttgart area
Defortec as a design agency for individual design Stuttgart generates individual and good industrial design for its customers at the highest creative level while at the same time complying with technical and quantitative specifications.

Your industrial design agency for forward-looking solutions
Welcome to defortec - your experienced office for good industrial design with experts for creative and functional industrial design. Our industrial design agency in Dettenhausen near Tübingen and Stuttgart offers comprehensive solutions for the design of products that are convincing in terms of both functionality and aesthetics. With an experienced team of designers and engineers, we develop tailor-made designs that are characterized by innovation, efficiency and user-friendliness.
Whether machines, appliances or consumer goods - we know how to combine technical requirements with appealing design. Our approach combines state-of-the-art technologies, such as CAD and rapid prototyping, with a deep understanding of materiality, ergonomics and sustainability. The result is products that are not only visually appealing, but also highly user-friendly and cost-efficient.
From the initial concept phase to series production, we accompany you through the entire design process. Our goal as a development office for good industrial design is to transform your vision into tangible products that hold their own on the market and offer your customers added value.
Rely on defortec as your partner in industrial design and shape the future of your products with us. Contact our development agency and design office today and start your next project!