Category Archives: Press

Artefact stregthens executive team with the addition of Jeff Gelfuso

 

SEATTLE, Wash. – JANUARY 25, 2012 – Artefact, the award-winning technology product design firm, whose mission is to utilize the power of design to improve people’s lives, announced today that Jeff Gelfuso joined Artefact’s executive team as Executive Director, Partnerships and … Continue reading →

 

Artefact on the future of UX design

 

Design Director, Martijn Van Tilburg was a guest blogger for VentureBeat discussing the future of UX design. Read the full article here. Whether you design software or physical products, the role of the designer is the same: to build a … Continue reading →

 

Gavin Kelly on Leadership in the 21st Century

 

Artefact founder, Gavin Kelly, was interviewed by Emmy-award winner Hanson Hosein increasingly popular TV show, Four Peaks. Hanson approached Gavin  to discuss his views on leadership in the 21st Century. Gavin talks about how he gets fired by an employee … Continue reading →

 

SWYP Headlines Best Interaction Designs of 2011!

 

In a recent FastCompany article, Robert Fabricant, head of health-care practice for Frog, features Artefact’s SWYP as one of the examples of best design in 2011. We don’t know if we have won yet, but it’s thrilling to see our printer headlining … Continue reading →

 

Fastco features 999Bottles

 

We’re so excited to see how Belinda Lanks from Fast Company covered the 999Bottles concept. She grabbed on to the idea linking it to her personal experience: That’s the logic behind a brilliant conceptual project by Artefact’s director of industrial design, … Continue reading →

 

Artefact expands to San Francisco

 

We’re excited to announce our new studio in beautiful San Francisco! Our new studio will be led by Design Director, Charlie Stabb, who will be joined by designers Verena Lugmayr and Rowland Brown. “The opening of the San Francisco office is not only a real … Continue reading →

 

Artefact honored by German Design Council

 

Artefact’s visionary in-flight entertainment concept (neXperience) for Panasonic Avionics, has been honored with a prestigious Design Council Silver award. The concept was selected among 1,500 entries presented to the jury of international experts on August 11 to 12, 2011 in Frankfurt. The German Design Council … Continue reading →

 

CNET, FastCompany, Engadget and Others Feature SWYP

 

Last week we revealed our latest product concept, a printer we call SWYP: See What You Print. The radically simple printer concept was received with enthusiasm by the tech and design community, pointing to the case that printers can still be a … Continue reading →

 

InformationWeek, Geekwire and ReadWriteWeb feature Seattle Children’s prototype

 

After last week’s announcement of our award-winning information system prototype for Seattle Children’s hospital, InformationWeek, Geekwire and ReadWriteWeb wrote stories that commented on the award, the features of the prototype and the potential impact of Design in the healthcare industry. … Continue reading →

 

Industrial Designers Society of America Honors Artefact for a Third Consecutive Year

 

SEATTLE, WA – (Marketwire – July, 1 2011) – Artefact, the Seattle-based technology product design firm whose mission is to utilize the power of design to improve people’s lives, announced today it has been recognized for the third year in … Continue reading →