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Clients come to us looking for fresh ideas and sustained growth.

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We use the rigorous practices of design thinking to dive deep into their industries and create exceptional products and solutions. 

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Orbis Sustainable Design | Dystil Miles Keller
Kruz Furniture Design | Dystil Miles Keller
Bodybilt Furniture Design | Dystil Miles Keller
Umbra Product Design | Dystil Miles Keller

Orbis: Green Bin

We worked with Orbis to create a recycling bin built for urban life— raccoon resistance included.

 

Carolina: Kruz

A classic line of modular guest seating designed to fit a wide range of office environments, and optimized for minimal maintenance.

 

Bodybilt: Aircelli

A performance task chair with an innovative (IP protected) frame structure resulting in the first 3D curve for tensioned mesh.

 

Umbra: Plato

Injection molded dishrack that does away with counter mats. A curvilinear classic designed for small spaces, where every square foot counts.

Case Study: Reevo

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How can a Canadian manufacturer of MMA fight gear change up the status quo and compete with the biggest names in the industry? 

Catuga Furniture Design | Dystil Miles Keller
IWB Mobility Design | Dystil Miles Keller
Stanpac Product Design | Dystil Miles Keller
Alouette Product Design | Dystil Miles Keller

Brickworks TO: Cayuga

For the annual Design X Nature competition in Toronto, Dystil created this award-winning piece of public furniture.

 

IWB: PAT

Dystil collaborated with an interdisciplinary team at the Institute Without Boundaries to envision a personal mobility vehicle for 2040.

 

Stanpac: Bottle Seal

Stanpac needed an easy-seal lid that could be built reliably and affordably. 15 years later our design is still the industry standard.

 

Nuit Blanche: Alouette

Originally an exhibit at Nuit Blanche 2013, Aloutte is a lamp with connections to one of the world's first satellites.

Case Study: Zenon

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How can the water purification process be designed for more simplicity and reliability, to help cities increase sustainability? 

Kona Lounge Chair Design | Dystil Miles Keller
Orenda Vehicle Mobility Design | Dystil Miles Keller
Franlkin Furniture Design | Dystil Miles Keller

Internal Project: Kona Lounge

Kona won the grand prize at the Canadian IIDEX Workshop, celebrating natural materials in design. The chair is built of locally-sourced ash, a species threatened in Canada by the invasive Emerald Ash Boring Beetle.

 

Internal Project: Orenda PEV

Orenda, an all-wood Personal Electric Vehicle, appeared in Azure Magazine as a mobility concept. Engineered in the style of traditional canoes, it's our response to the combined issues of urban transport and climate change.

 

Internal Project: Franklin

Crafted as an artistic homage to the doomed Franklin Artic expedition of 1845, the Franklin lounge is a showstopping centrepiece for any room, in any home.

 

Case Study: ergoCentric

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How can a traditional furniture company apply human-centered design to reinvent the office chair?

Allseating Furniture Design |  | Dystil Miles Keller
Umbra Garbage Can | Dystil Miles Keller
Allseating Chair Design |  | Dystil Miles Keller
Orbis Product Design |  Dystil Miles Keller

Allseating: OSs

OSs is a stacking side chair with modular cast-aluminum legs & arms that allow for simple manufacture, and quick removal of the armrests.

 

Umbra: Step-on Can

Dystil created a user-friendly design for Umbra that combined domestic practicality with an aesthetically beautiful form.

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Allseating: Fluid

Fluid® is one chair designed to appeal to everyone, in any work environment. Since debut, Fluid has blown critics and users away, even seeing cameos in Hollywood.

 

Orbis: Kitchen Catcher

Dystil was charged with designing the indoor compost bin for the City of Toronto. Simple, intuitive, effective, our design has been used around North America.

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We are creative problem solvers.

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