It's a matter of Privacy.. Over the past few months, we’ve been chipping away at a side project here at Formworks, now we're keen to share our concept with you, the public, to get some feedback and also give you a small glimpse into our design process. Working From Home (WFH) exploded into our lives…
Have you got a project idea sitting idle? Now might be the time to go for it.. Typically during a recession as companies tighten their belts the first budgets to get the chop are marketing, innovation and new product development. New Zealand is approaching a recession with the pinch already being felt across the industry…
BUDGET 2020. The NZ Government has just announced $230 million for encouraging entrepreneurship and "risk-taking". This includes $150 million to provide loans to R&D intensive businesses, with a cap of up to $100,000. The scheme will be up and running by early June, with details still to come on the loan interest rates, which are…
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS From our humble beginnings in 1995, Formworks have grown into one of New Zealand’s leading industrial design studios. Now in our 25th year, we thought we'd share a selection of projects, condensed into 60 seconds.
Unite Against COVID-19 As all New Zealanders unite in the fight against the spread of Covid-19, Formworks will be away from the studio and working remotely from our homes. Please know that we continue to work as usual, but we are just doing so from a different location! If you have any enquiries, whether it…
Ever wondered what makes us tick? We've recently worked with the team from Frontside Media on producing some behind the scenes footage with our thoughts and passion around design. Check out the video below to meet some of the team and see a glimpse of who we are and what we do. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2KCk8aJt-s?rel=0 Found out…
Our team has expanded to bring on board the best design talent we could find. Jon Parlby - After immigrating from the UK, Jon joined the team at the end of 2018. As one of our Senior Designers, he oversees large projects along with new client introductions and project scoping. Jon comes from a diverse…
Distance isn't an issue. We might be based at the bottom of the world, but our work reaches across the globe. We frequently travel abroad to meet clients, participate in design workshops, brief manufacturing partners and oversee production + fitout. We are currently working on projects across New Zealand, as well as Australia, China, Japan,…
Our work for Daifuku BCS at the new Guangzhou Airport Terminal made the news on ChinaDaily.com recently. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201804/24/WS5ade7e9da3105cdcf651a10c.html
Design for Manufacture I recently bumped into someone who asked what I did for a living. I told them I was a designer and was met with "oh, you create pretty pictures..." Yes, it's where we start, but it's only a small part of the design process. To develop a product from idea to production requires…
