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  • The Japan Society + Common Ground
  • Friends of Tilonia
  • The Guyana Project
  • Starbucks + Global Green: Paper Cup Recycling
  • Happy Hearts Fund Re-building Blocks Toy
  • Hellosmile
    Hellosmile is a network of pediatric dental clinics in NYC. They help to educate, engage and empower underserved communities through a message of health and wellness.

    We are working with Hellosmile and the HelloLAB to develop a number of products, systems and services that better the doctor-patient experience and help to improve the health and wellness of each child in the communities they serve.

    We have used role-playing, interviews and observations to collaboratively develop objects and environments that create the hellosmile experience.
    Branding, Interior Design, Product Design
    2012
  • The Japan Society + Common Ground
    The Design Difference was a charrette organized by The Japan Society's Innovator's Network and the non-profit Common Ground. Internationally renowned designers and thinkers from Southeast Asia and the United States met to try to address Brownsville's problems through design.

    Led by Valerie Casey, founder of the Designers Accord, we helped facilitate the charrette. Afterwards we worked to consolidate the hundreds of community-improving solutions into 5 main design concepts. These 5 concepts, along with the process, were posted on GOOD in the hopes of getting others involved in the next steps.
    Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Storyboarding
    2012
  • Friends of Tilonia
    Tilonia is a mission-driven, social enterprise developing the entrepreneurial skills and business capacity of artisan enterprises managed and owned by rural artisans.

    dh studio partnered with Tilonia to design a line of pillows that fuse contemporary design with traditional craftsmanship. The playful modern pillows created through use of scrap material from the Tilonia home collection complete the Tilonia bedding line.

    The Tilonia® by Designing Hope collection is available on www.Tilonia.com
    Graphic Design, Product Design
    2012
  • The Guyana Project
    a designer + artisan collaboration to create furniture from non-timber forest products
    Furniture Design, Industrial Design, Product Design
    2012
  • Starbucks + Global Green: Paper Cup Recycling
    Starbucks + Global Green Paper Cup Recycling project: encouraging recycling and positive behavior change in NYC cafes
    Icon Design, Industrial Design, Product Design
    2012
  • Happy Hearts Fund Re-building Blocks Toy
    The Happy Hearts Fund works to provide a sustained response in areas affected by natural disasters. They work to improve the lives of children in these areas by restoring and providing resources.

    We worked with the Happy Hearts Fund to create a product which would fundraise for the reconstruction of a kindergarten in Tk Al Mutaquien, Indonesia. The kindergarten was destroyed in a 2009 earthquake, leaving over 70 children without a place to learn. Our re-building blocks help to tell the story of Indonesia and support the re-building of the school.
    Branding, Packaging, Product Design
    2012
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OUR SERVICES:

product design:
we design socially and environmentally responsible products that tell stories, change behaviors and improve lives.

branding:
we think holistically, creating conceptual narratives, cohesive messages and memorable experiences that build your unique brand

graphic + web design:
we create designs for print and digital applications to help you reach your desired audience and communicate your message

service / experience design:
GOOD DESIGN, DESIGN FOR GOOD

dh studio is a brooklyn-based design consultancy that creates products, brands, and experiences that make a positive difference around the world.

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