Inventing a “Thirst for Water”

Entrepreneurs Eric Barnes and Paul Shustak came to RKS, with a goal to break into the re-usable water bottle market and convince people to give up one-time-use bottled water.

Building a Medical Brand

RKS enjoys long-term relationships with many clients, including over half-a-dozen engagements with Swiss-based Hamilton Medical...

Sustainable Appeal

RKS’s Laundry POD combined innovative agitation technology with a unique water-reduction system to wash and spin dry laundry in new ways for new markets.

Creating the Viral Icon

RKS conceived one of the first cell phone concepts designed for Google’s Android platform. The result is the reconfigurable Mimique.

Delivering Kitchen Performance

Understanding what happens in the heads, hands, and heart of the home chef led RKS to create “The Sensuality of the Kitchen Artifact,” a portfolio of more than 30 successful products for Zyliss.

Contributing to the Revolution

In a saturated market defined by rectangular shapes in black and white, RKS created a design strategy that connected not just with iPods, but with iPod users.

Listening to the Leader

JBL Professional is not a recipe. It is a feeling and an experience that users recognize. Thus, every JBL Pro product must resonate with the JBL DNA.

LG Brand Family

LG sought RKS’s proprietary design strategy, Psycho-Aesthetics, and RKS design concepts to inspire their LG’s internal design teams. The challenge was to provide LG with a brand strategy across multiple product categories.

A New Age of Creativity

RKS helped Neuma usher in a new age of artistry, comfort, and safety with the Neuma Tattoo Machine, and created the Amuen social networking site to connect creative souls from all walks of life.

Iconic Reinvention

Hailed as the first major innovation in electric guitar design in 50 years, the patented Open Architecture RKS guitar reinvented an American classic with revolutionary ideas.

Creating Market Ownership

Fifteen years ago, start-up Discus Dental approached RKS with the goal of selling 100,000 catalytic tooth whitening syringes per year; today, they have long surpassed the sale of 100,000 syringes per week.

The Catalyst for Success

Our team designed an online interactive solution that enables panelists to evaluate, provide feedback, and collaboratively select the stories that would define the design profession to the rest of the world.