

paul martin is a strategist, not a stylist. Form follows function is not enough. He brings together elements of psychology, market research, marketing, new manufacturing techniques and trends to create outstanding new solutions for your products. paul martin is perfectly placed to bridge the gap between marketing and engineering. With over 30 years experience in product development for international companies, he's the ideal choice to bring your ideas to life. For paul martin, sustainable products are those that inspire people and are loved for a lifetime. They’re built to last!
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In 1993, Paul Martin completed a renowned degree at the Art Center College of Design in the French Alps. He then went on to work as a designer and, in particular, an ideator for companies in France, Germany, England and the USA. In 2000, he founded and led the Estragon GmbH studio for product design in Zurich. In 2007, he returned home. He is also a visiting lecturer and mentor at various universities and colleges.Paul Martin is a member of the plastics network and design forum of Rhineland-Palatinate. In the last 25 years, he has won a range of design awards at home and abroad and worked with some of the world's top companies. He works with three other partners, depending on the workload and scale of the project. He also has a wide network of developers and experts in the consumer goods industry.
Brand & Product Strategy Market Positioning | Competitor, Target Group and Trend Analyses | User Bio Functional Analysis/Usability | Ecological Analysis | Efficiency Analysis Product Development Conception | Design & Visualisation | Construction & Engineering Production Templates | Product Peripherals (Accessories) | Services | Product Families) Prototyping Design Model | Functional Model | Technical Prototype 3D Printing Service | Concept Supplier Visualisation Photorealistic Product Visualisations | Material & Colour Variants or Families Representations typical of the Environment | Parts Lists & Product Architectures Functional and Utilisation Sequences | Marketing Concept Presentations Product Animations 360 Degree Animation | Functional and Utilisation Sequences Material & Colour Variants or Families | Visualisations Typical of the Environment Product Graphics Graphics & User Interface | Product Communication Tools | Functional Pictograms Structural Packaging Packaging in Various materials | Packaging with Load Requirements | Container & Storage Products Textile Design and Equipment Material and Sample Production | Prototyping | Sourcing Sustainable Product Design Reverse Engineering Processes | Resource-Saving Production | Repairability Renewable Raw Materials
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Awards (starting 2005): Bito Lagertechnik MB Food & Delivery > "Product of the year 2020", Pro-Kunststoff association Beurer stress realiZer > Red Dot Award 2019 Bito folding box EQ > Handling Award 2015 > Red Dot Award 2016 Tarifold „Veo" > German Design Award 2013 nominated > Design Award 2011 Rhineland-Palatinate Scout Buddy > Red Dot Award 2013 Beurer MG 290 > Red Dot Award 2012 Scout Nano > Red Dot Award 2010 Quer Bags > Red Dot Award 2008 Scout Mega > Red Dot Award 2007 > "Product of the Year 2007", Association Pro- Kunststoff Scout 1975 > Red Dot Award 2007 Airflow C81 > Nominated for the "Brand New Brands Award 2005 Exhibitions: 1998 MOMA San Francisco Collection | Rudolf Dassler Boots 2004 SWISS Design | Tokyo | Airflow C 61 Skateboard 2019 Museum Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern | Various works
Consumer Electronics: Telecommunications > Nokia, Global Village | Household > Siemens Bosch, Tefal | Leather goods > Connolly | Watches > Casio, Beurer, Polar, Linn | Scales > Beurer, Siemens Bosch | Medical > Beurer | Wellness > Beurer | Safety > Kjus | Photo > Metz | Energy > SACM | Winter sports > Salomon | Tennis > Dunlop | Cooking > WMF | Home > Beurer | Lighting > Beuer Furniture Garden > Schaffner AG, Origlia | Product strategy, positioning > De Sede, Rosenthal Interiors | Dining > Thonet | Living > WK Wohnen | Office > Sitac, Form, Ernest & Young Transport: Interiors > Jaguar, Renault, Ford | Aviation and Services > Cathay Pacific, British Airways | Caravan > Dethleff's, urbanoid Textile Design: Shoes & Accessories > Puma, Asics, Lowa, Le Coq Sportif, Aspero |Schoolbags > Scout, 4YOU | Backpacks & Bags > Quer, Fastbreak | Outdoor > Mammut | Outdoor, Mountaineering > Salewa | Ski accessories > Kjus | EMS > Antelope | Haute Couture > Daniel Herman Point of Sale: Shop in Shop > Hugo Boss | Vending machines > Mars Group | Fitting aid > Steitz Secura User Interface Ticket Terminal > NCR Packaging: Beverage > Auer Packaging, Schoeller Allibert | Logistics > Bito Lagertechnik | Shoe boxes > Puma AG | Packaging > Suntab
" Your concepts are so sharply defined, you could use them as a weapon." - Alexander Leopold , CEO Erwin Hymer Group "We had the great pleasure of working with paul martin on several exciting projects. They have always impressed us because they not only understood our problems, but also developed creative and original solutions that take into account our technical and industrial realities." - Benjamin Baruteaud, Group Marketing Manager, T3L "We have been working with paul martin for many years. They have advised us on a wide range of product developments and always delivered creative and professional results. Always when it counts." - Reiner Seiz, Member of the PUMA Group Management Board 2008 - 2013 "We are happy to have found an absolutely reliable partner in paul martin, who successfully realises our projects. paul martin has repeatedly provided creative impetus in our many years of cooperation, which has led to new products." - Georg Walkenbach, Managing Director of Beurer GmbH "Our collaboration with paul martin was always characterised by a culture of open communication, focused on the common goal of offering maximum product benefits for the users of our products. The concepts took into account the requirement that new products must necessarily consolidate and ideally even expand market leadership. paul martin has realised this requirement in every project. We get good service on time, reliably and at a fair price." - Dieter Liebler, Managing Director Sternjakob GmbH & Co KG
