We designed the iconic Kor One hydration vessel, helping the brand expand to over 100 countries and become a viral sensation, widely recognized as a symbol of modern, sustainable design.
Understanding that consumers don’t always know what they need, we used research and strategy to uncover hidden pain points and solve them with innovation. The result is a new benchmark in the kitchenware industry.
In most cases, designers are not the consumers. Without deeper understanding and insights into consumers’ behavior and psychological patterns, RKS designs would be unable to create long and lasting benefits that help consumers over many years. This foundation of this success comes from insights into consumers, their needs, their aspirations, their challenges, how they work, how they live, how they play, and the interior and social architecture of their lives. We use this picture as the basis of our designs, shaping new solutions that are safer, easier to learn, and simpler to use. Ultimately, consumer products and goods informed by user research are safer, easier to learn, and simpler to use.
We often start with patents or early-stage ideas and work to build true product-market fit. Using our psycho-aesthetic framework, we identify real consumer needs and pain points, then focus on the most valuable features. We design and engineer MVPs for each client that validate those insights and deliver a clear improvement multiple.
Many companies overestimate their product’s value, so we use a rigorous mix of qualitative and quantitative research to uncover real opportunities. With over 40 years of experience, we’ve helped launch hundreds of successful products and services.
Our designers advocate for the user at every step—considering not just form and function, but the full product experience, including UI, manuals, servicing, and end-of-life sustainability.
Our product definition and design framework is rooted in psycho-aesthetics—a unique approach that creates emotional connections between consumers and products. We don’t just ask how a product makes users feel, but how it makes them feel about themselves. Through thoughtful industrial design—shape, color, texture—we craft products that deliver powerful “Moments of Truth,” where users feel seen, empowered, and accepted. Today’s consumer products must do more than function; they must inspire confidence, identity, and self-expression. With this insight, we design bold, distinctive products that resonate on a deeper human level.
Consumer products pose unique challenges that require deep engineering know-how. Our design and engineering teams have years of experience from consumer products, from concept design, to prototyping, through producing and manufacturing. Often these products rely on complex mechanical and electromechanical systems with low tolerances, requiring us to develop innovative uses for new materials or adapt existing ones for new purposes. Using the latest in AR/VR and CAD-based tools, our team of engineers work to identify and solve these complex issues early on. Through our engineering, design, and verification expertise we create consumer products and goods that meet their requirements, while taking into account COGS constraints, manufacturing and production timelines.
The technology roadmap development creates our framework for our technologies. The roadmapping is conducted in three phases: preliminary activities, the development of the roadmap, and the follow-up activities phase. In the preliminary activities stage, we satisfy essential requirements, assign leadership, and define the scope and boundaries under the initial vision. In the second phase, the development of the roadmap we identify the critical system requirements, the major technology areas, the technology drivers and their targets, and the alternatives. In the final phase, we allow our roadmap to be critiqued and improved before implementation. This unique process assures that we focus on cost-advantageous technologies that deliver remarkable solutions and results.
Our proof of concept method enables our team to share internal knowledge, explore emerging technologies on the technology roadmap, and provide a tangible concept. By its nature a proof of concept (POC) is a small exercise to test the design idea, an assumption, or a technology. The main purpose of developing a POC is to demonstrate the basic functionality of our design and to verify a certain concept or theory that can be achieved in development. Included in this can be a failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) as we work to ensure that the consumer product meets the safety standards put in place by various governing bodies, such as the FDA, CSA, CE, and UL.
Beta Prototyping is a quick and effective way of bringing a new proof of concept to life and allows potential consumers to evaluate, test and share their feedback. We can use this feedback to make improvements to the design and functionality of the product. Internally, beta prototyping helps our team create a more accurate estimate of how long it will take to complete a production model, and after that to manufacturing. Because our human-centered design framework focuses on the consumer, prototyping is one of the most useful activities for moving forward into production, while quickly finding any issues.
After designing a proof of concept and producing a prototype, we roadmap future features, technologies, and products. Future concept development engages the dynamic environment of future technologies, global trends, changing markets, and user needs. Future concepts can include simple requirements or additional proof of concepts and prototypes. This part of the process often depends on the needs of the client, and the specific type of device.
Patenting new device technology is critical in creating lasting value to our clients and to end consumers. We consider whether there is technology to patent early on in the design process, and work with our customers to file patents to the USPTO. We routinely assist attorneys and agents with the technical muscle to support the patent applications of our clients. Our experts help patent professionals draft effective and comprehensive claims based on the invention and the characterization data. In addition to data, we provide clear technical support throughout the entire application. In the end, patents allow our customers to own outright the innovations we build together.
Our product definition and design framework is rooted in psycho-aesthetics—a unique approach that creates emotional connections between consumers and products. We don’t just ask how a product makes users feel, but how it makes them feel about themselves. Through thoughtful industrial design—shape, color, texture—we craft products that deliver powerful “Moments of Truth,” where users feel seen, empowered, and accepted. Today’s consumer products must do more than function; they must inspire confidence, identity, and self-expression. With this insight, we design bold, distinctive products that resonate on a deeper human level.
Our proof of concept method enables our team to share internal knowledge, explore emerging technologies on the technology roadmap, and provide a tangible concept. By its nature a proof of concept (POC) is a small exercise to test the design idea, an assumption, or a technology. The main purpose of developing a POC is to demonstrate the basic functionality of our design and to verify a certain concept or theory that can be achieved in development. Included in this can be a failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) as we work to ensure that the consumer product meets the safety standards put in place by various governing bodies, such as the FDA, CSA, CE, and UL.
Beta Prototyping is a quick and effective way of bringing a new proof of concept to life and allows potential consumers to evaluate, test and share their feedback. We can use this feedback to make improvements to the design and functionality of the product. Internally, beta prototyping helps our team create a more accurate estimate of how long it will take to complete a production model, and after that to manufacturing. Because our human-centered design framework focuses on the consumer, prototyping is one of the most useful activities for moving forward into production, while quickly finding any issues.
Consumer products pose unique challenges that require deep engineering know-how. Our design and engineering teams have years of experience from consumer products, from concept design, to prototyping, through producing and manufacturing. Often these products rely on complex mechanical and electromechanical systems with low tolerances, as well as new materials or existing materials being for new purposes. Using the latest in AR/VR and CAD-based tools, our team of engineers work to identify and solve these complex issues early on. Through our engineering, design, and verification expertise we create consumer products and goods that meet their requirements, while taking into account COGS constraints, manufacturing and production timelines.
The technology roadmap development creates our framework for our technologies. The roadmapping is conducted in three phases: preliminary activities, the development of the roadmap, and the follow-up activities phase. In the preliminary activities stage, we satisfy essential requirements, assign leadership, and define the scope and boundaries under the initial vision. In the second phase, the development of the roadmap we identify the critical system requirements, the major technology areas, the technology drivers and their targets, and the alternatives. In the final phase, we allow our roadmap to be critiqued and improved before implementation. This unique process assures that we focus on cost-advantageous technologies that deliver remarkable solutions and results.
After designing a proof of concept and producing a prototype, we roadmap future features, technologies, and products. Future concept development engages the dynamic environment of future technologies, global trends, changing markets, and user needs. Future concepts can include simple requirements or additional proof of concepts and prototypes. This part of the process often depends on the needs of the client, and the specific type of device.
Patenting new device technology is critical in creating lasting value to our clients and to end consumers. We consider whether there is technology to patent early on in the design process, and work with our customers to file patents to the USPTO. We routinely assist attorneys and agents with the technical muscle to support the patent applications of our clients. Our experts help patent professionals draft effective and comprehensive claims based on the invention and the characterization data. In addition to data, we provide clear technical support throughout the entire application. In the end, patents allow our customers to own outright the innovations we build together.
User interface (UI) and industrial design are the key touchpoints that define any consumer product experience. Great products deliver intuitive, efficient UIs that meet user needs with clarity and ease.
Using human-centered design, our team explores real use cases, user behavior, and context to craft interfaces that feel natural and empowering. Our approach follows four golden rules: give users control, ensure comfort, reduce cognitive load, and maintain consistency.
From an initial idea to concept to execution, we align UI with industrial design to create a seamless, empowering user experience—one that makes the consumer feel like the hero of the product journey.
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