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August 20, 2010

Call for interns

We would like to invite one Product Design and one Interaction Design intern to Propeller this fall, preferably for an extended period of 4-6 months. You would both get an opportunity to take part in our design projects as well as being able to pursue a personal learning project. Apply here. If you are interested in this, please send your portfolio (max 10MB pdf) and a cover letter describing who you are and how you would like to contribute to the Propeller team to info@propeller.se.

July 5, 2010

We are searching for a Design Engineer

You should have at least two years experience, preferably working with international clients, and you should have a strong technical background with experience in bringing products from design to manufacturing. Read more about it here.

June 18, 2010

Propeller launches new website

We thought it was about time to give our website a well deserved makeover. We hope you like it, please let us know what you think! In addition to a fresh new look, we have gone through all the content, making sure that everything is clear and concise and that the information is easy to find. We have added our latest projects and made sure that the news section is up to date.

May 12, 2010

New interaction design strategy client

We have recently started a new project, helping a large client in the medical technology business to create and implement their interaction design strategy. We are happy to be working with this new client, and see great possibilities for further collaborations in the future.

May 3, 2010

New softgoods client

Propeller has started working with an international softgoods brand, creating exciting products for a global market.

April 16, 2010

Employees take full ownership of Propeller

We are happy to declare that the employees of Propeller Design have, as of the first of April, advanced from a limited partnership to full ownership of the company. The mindset of Propeller is once again brought back to it’s core – our passion for making great design for our clients – and we are now able to do so as full partners and owners of our own company.

The Propeller team now stand more eager and able than ever for new successful collaborations.

March 15, 2010

Propeller and Tylö wins a Red Dot

We are happy to announce that Propeller and Tylö have been awarded a Red Dot Award: Product Design 2010 for the Tylö Scandinavia line of sauna heaters. This year approximately 1,636 companies from 57 countries have taken part with a total of 4,252 entries, and from all of those, Propeller and Tylö was selected as one of the winners. We are looking forward toward the award ceremony in Essen, Germany on July 5th.

February 12, 2010

New website for myFC

Propeller created and launched a new website for myFC in time for World Mobile Congress in Barcelona. At the congress myFC, who develops fuel cell platforms for portable electronics applications, generated a lot of attention, and the new website hopefully helped them reach out to potential customers. We also created the flashy video showing the features and benefits of myFC’s products that can be seen on the start page of the website.

February 1, 2010

Propeller and Intel

Propeller has worked with Intel on a product reference design for an Intel Architecture based smart phone. More information soon.

December 19, 2009

Propeller and ASKO wins Green Good Design

The ASKO Line series washing machine has been recognized by The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban studies and has been rewarded with the GREEN GOOD DESIGN award 2009.

Founded in Chicago in 1950, GOOD DESIGN remains the oldest and most established awards program for the most innovative and visionary new product design worldwide. GREEN GOOD DESIGN is a new direction within GOOD DESIGN which values environmental factors. The award values “the most important new international products and buildings that are leading the global way to a design that is fully sustainable and compatible with the highest standards of good environment”.

December 8, 2009

Propeller hosts course at Konstfack

“Exciting and philosophical” were the words used by the Master 1 design students at Konstfack after Propeller hosted a course in Design Process. We talked about life, emotion and form and it all came together very nicely in the end. The course was put together and led by Ola Pihlgren, partner and CEO of Propeller, who would like to extend a sincere thank you to all the super students. Great work guys! Photo: design by Cristine Sundbom.

November 25, 2009

Propeller in Umeå

Propeller guests Umeå Institute of Design for a three day course. Being a valued external tutoring resource at Umeå Institute of Design (UID), Propeller has been invited for a three day course at Umeå University. In focus for the course is the role of the university teacher in relation to the “main” professional role, how to work with teaching, examination and pedagogical planning in relation to course plans, the academic rules and guidelines.

October 20, 2009

ZERO

We would like to welcome Zero to Propeller. Together we will do some truly exciting work and in the process have a lot of fun too. You just wait and see.

September 4, 2009

myFC

Our friends at myFC, the Swedish company developing Fuel Cell platforms for portable electronics, has asked us for some help. Humbly we bow and do our utmost to give them the very best we can do.

August 27, 2009

SAAB 9-5

The all new SAAB 9-5 carries some work done by Propeller. Conceptualisation, art direction and design development of form language and graphics for cluster display, exterior emblems and interior graphics. This is the first use of the typeface “Pixbo” designed by Propeller and commissioned by General Motors Europe for the premium brands SAAB and Cadillac.

June 29, 2009

Red dot award for Asko and Propeller

At the Red dot award ceremony in Essen, Germany on the 29th of June, Asko and Propeller recieved an award for the Asko Sense Series OP8640 Built-In Oven. This built-in oven combines a clear stylistic expression with superior equipment. As part of a broad collection it stands out by a minimalist appearance. The straight lines of its stainless steel front create haptic pleasure for the user. It harmoniously blends in with the horizontal or vertical arrangement of other electrical devices.

April 2, 2009

Employees new partnership owners of Propeller Design AB

Propeller announces structural changes within the ownership organization. The new partnership engages Propeller employees as the new majority owners of the company.

Propeller will maintain it’s core values and continuously focus on proceeding with a positive development and therefore sustain it’s unique offer towards the market. The company retains it’s internal and previous company structure, regarding the administration and geographical location.

March 9, 2009

Propeller is working with Atlas Copco

Propeller will be providing interaction design services for Atlas Copco in a new exciting project this year. We are happy to once again be working together with Atlas Copco.

February 15, 2009

Propeller teaches at Umeå School of Design

Propeller has been invited by Umeå School of Design to teach Multilayering and Graphic Design to the first year students at the Interaction Design Program. It is a very inspiring experience for us here at Propeller. We look forward to seeing all those talented students that we met to go out in the world and blow people’s minds away with the skills they have collected. Keep up the good work!

February 5, 2009

Motorola needed some more work done

Even though it might no be the largest project we’ve done for our friends over at Motorola, it is still a joy to work with them every time. This time the challenge was to design new and updated product graphics for one of their products. Great to work with you again!