Conduit is an interdisciplinary design consultancy led by Robert de Saint Phalle based in Boston with partners in New York City and Tokyo. Working closely with a network of inspired designers, engineers, artists, and architects, we meet each project’s unique design and production needs with efficiency and reliability.

About

Conduit is an interdisciplinary design consultancy led by Robert de Saint Phalle based in Boston with partners in New York City and Tokyo. Working closely with a network of inspired designers, engineers, artists, and architects, we meet each project’s unique design and production needs with efficiency and reliability.

Conduit is an interdisciplinary design consultancy led by Robert de Saint Phalle based in Boston with partners in New York City and Tokyo. Working closely with a network of inspired designers, engineers, artists, and architects, we meet each project’s unique design and production needs with efficiency and reliability.


Process

Process

Process


Testimonials


Capabilities

Strategy & Innovation

  • Research & Development
  • Product/Service Audit
  • Opportunity Mapping & Decision Matrices
  • Concept Development & Brainstorming
  • User Persona Research & Creation
  • Pitch Deck Development

Project Management

  • Project Roadmap & Milestones
  • Collaborative Project Tracking
  • Team & Vendor Management
  • Budget/Schedule Tracking & Reporting

Product Design

  • Product Consultation & Strategy
  • Consumer Products
  • Biomedical Technology
  • Wearable Technology
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • High-Performance Costumes
  • Human Factors
  • User-Centered Design

Experience Design

  • UX Consultation & Strategy
  • User Experience Design (UX)
  • Digital Apps
  • Digital Interaction Design
  • Physical Interaction Design (Product, Demos, & Spatial)

Spatial Design (or “Environmental”)

  • Museum Design
  • Exhibition Design
  • Pop-up Events
  • Tradeshow Booths
  • Installation & Kinetic Sculpture

3D Design Processes

  • Physical & Virtual Sculpting
  • 3D Scanning, Digitizing, & Postprocessing
  • 3D CAD – Solid Modeling (BREP/NURBS)
  • 3D CAD – Surface Modeling (BREP/NURBS)
  • 3D CAD – Polygonal Modeling (Mesh)
  • Computational Design
  • Clean Mesh-to-NURBS Translation
  • Reverse Engineering

2D Design Processes

  • Sketching & Ideation
  • Proposal Graphics
  • Patent Drawings
  • 2D CAD – Architectural Plans & Elevations
  • 2D CAD – Product Schematics
  • Adobe Creative Suite

Visualization

  • 3D Still & Contextual Renderings
  • 3D Animations
  • Live Action Video
  • Virtual Reality (VR)
  • Augmented Reality (AR)
  • Mixed Reality (MR)

Production

  • Design for Fabrication
  • Source & Manage Fabrication Vendors
  • CAM & CNC
  • Rapid Prototyping & 3D Printing
  • Model Making
  • Advanced Composites & Mold-Making
  • Metalwork
  • Woodwork