Almadesign focus is on driving innovation through design, using design as a tool to bring people, skills and capabilities together.
Understanding users’ experiences from interacting with products and environments help us engage people, stimulate their senses, feelings and emotions. Combining human, technological, social and economic perspectives, Almadesign uses a holistic approach to design, developing user-centred technology-based solutions mainly for Transports, Product and Interiors. Apart from the design projects, Almadesign provides management services, consultancy and training in different Design areas. Almadesign is able to bring together knowledge from different areas and, through collaborative brainstorming, visualization and model making processes, create a tangible vision that helps to steer projects to completion.
1. Planning and Management
Identification and structuring of requirements, specifications, needs and limitations of each problem. Information management, budget and planning of the needs and expectations of the different stakeholders.
2. Research
Analysis of solutions, market and users, productive processes, materials, norms and trends to search for design strategies and solutions contributing to the innovation and sustainability of products and structures.
4. Concept Development
Creation of 2D and 3D models for integration, refinement and validation of the product/service. Ergonomic studies and adaptation of the selected concept to the productive processes.
3. Concept Generation
Creation, exploration and visualization of innovative ideas and solutions. Criteria analysis and concept selection that enable product or service implementation.
4. Concept Development
Creation of 2D and 3D models for integration, refinement and validation of the product/service. Ergonomic studies and adaptation of the selected concept to the productive processes.
5. Product Engineering
Detailed studies supporting the product/service feasibility. Generation of information for the models, prototypes or series production.
6. Prototyping
Physical product materialization with construction of molds, models, mockups and prototypes integrating components, tools and processes. Full-scale physical validation.
7. Production
Monitoring the production of prototypes and the industrialization of the first units with suppliers and integrators to validate the product and processes. Ensure that the product meets the initial requirements. Suggestions for improvements.
8. Promotion
Promotional strategies and supports for the product or brand that guarantee commercial success brand: identity, packaging, physical and digital platforms and promotional spaces.
9. Market Follow-up
Contact with the final product and user. Evaluation of expectations and identification of opportunities for improvement of future products, services and processes.
Creativity, Excellence and Trust
Almadesign team is a key element in the studio identity. To stimulate creativity, to develop a culture of excellence and to build trust based relationships are the company core objectives.
Almadesign experience enables an integrated approach to each new project. The collaboration with multidisciplinary partners throughout the whole product development process offers a unique approach for creating new products through “cross pollination” strategies. The broad experience across other industries has led the team to develop innovative solutions, based on the collaboration between companies with different expertise, maintaining a focus on user experience, integrating state-of-the-art technologies, manufacturing processes and novel materials. This approach is enhanced by a wide network of partnerships with SCTN actors, industry and organizations with complementary knowledge.
Awards
2023
RedDot Design Award, na categoria Mobilidade, com o projeto Vega, para a Cobus
2021
IDA Design Awards, na categoria Transportation-Aircraft/Aerospace, pelo projeto Flexcraft, com o consórcio FLEXCRAFT
IDA Design Awards, na categoria Transportation-Alternative Fuel Vehicles, pelo projeto CAT 12, para a Sunconcept
Inovadora Cotec
RedDot Design Award, na categoria Industrial Equipment, Machinery and
Automation, com o projeto Transformer Core 40 MVA, para a EFACEC
RedDot Design Award, na categoria Industrial Equipment, Machinery and Automation, com o projeto XBarrier 100, para a EFACEC
2020
International Yacht and Aviation Award, ‘Private Jet/Small Jet’ Category (finalist)
ALICE Project – Eviation
Crystal Cabin Award, ‘Cabin Concepts’ Category (finalist)
ALICE Project – Eviation
IF Design Award, Product Design Category
ALICE Project – Eviation
2019
Green Good Design Award, Transportation Design Category
CAT 12.0 Project – Sunconcept
2018
Crystal Cabin Award, ‘Cabin systems’ Category (finalist)
Aircraft Seat Project– PASSME
2017
Good Design Award, Product Category
Aralab Testa Project – ARALAB
2016
Green Good Design Award, Transportation Design Category
DesAIR Project, with DesAIR consortium
2015
Good Design Award, Transportation Design Category
inTRAIN Project, with inTRAIN consortium
2015
Prémios Nacionais de Design, Product Design Category
DesAIR Project, with DesAIR consortium
2013
Good Design Award, Product Design Category
ISEAT Project, with ISEAT consortium
2012
Crystal Cabin Award, ‘Visionary Concepts’ Category
LIFE Project, with LIFE consortium
2010
Prémio Bienal Iberoamericana Design. Product Category
MOVE CyberCar – Critical Move
Green Good Design Award, Transportation Design Category
MOVE CyberCar, Critical Move
HotSpot contest for Galp Energia, Honorable mention
‘Spring’ Terrace heater
2008
Prémio Bienal Iberoamericana Design, Product Category
WINNER and COBUS Buses – CaetanoBus
2009
Good Design Award, Product Design Category
OPTIMO MiniBus – Salvador Caetano
Prémios Nacionais de Design CPD, Company Category
Quality of Product Design
Prémios Nacionais de Design CPD, Product Design Category
COBUS – CaetanoBus
DME Design Awards, Honorable mention
Design Management at Almadesign
2005
AIMMP Wood Furniture Design Competition
Vénus collection – Animovel
2000
IEE Web Design Award PRO-HTML
Almadesign Website
1999
Prémios Nacionais de Design CPD, Product Design Category
ENIGMA Bus – Salvador Caetano