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Clients in the Media

 

Cervelo Rider Wins Tour de France

A Canadian didn't win the Tour de France, but a Canadian bike did. Carlos Sastre won the prestigious event on a Cervelo, becoming the third Spainish rider to win the event in a row. > More
 

Design Collaborative

By increasing comfort and minimizing complexity, Allsteel's new Acuity chair finds new and appealing ways to meet customer needs
 

Selling P&G

P&G's chief marketing officer talks about the power of the Pampers brand--how strategic design moved the brand from "just" a product to an emotional experience between an infant and parent > More
 

Captain D Takes It To Another Level

The popular southern seafood chain gets a facelift thanks to Continuum's environments and brand experts > More
 

Continuum News & Events

 

Continuum's LA Studio to host Designer's Accord Town Hall meeting

 

Zaccai names Harry West CEO

 

Innovation Leadership: New Ways of Business Thinking

 

Danny Braunstein joins panel "The Sociobiology of Life Sciences Cultures"

 

Brian Stonecipher joins panel to discuss "Why Devices Fail & How to Prevent it from Happening"

 
 

Fostering a Creative Culture

 

Continuum to host Service Design Thinking Workshop

 

Continuum hosts Town Hall meeting

 

Gianfranco Zaccai receives honorary doctoral degree

 

Mark Bates presents Measuring the Sustainability of your Business

 

Tom Merle leads panel on Overcoming Adversity in Medical Device Development

 

Anna Muoio & Gaurav Rohatgi join panel at Social Entrepreneurship class

 

Mark Bates and Harry West to present at swissnex

 

Acuity Experience

"Fuorisalone" 23 - 27 April 2009 > More
 

Continuum LA Studio Launch Event

 

Aaron Oppenheimer to present at Boston Pecha Kucha Night

 
 

Puzzle Pieces: The Laptop for Kids With Autism

 

The New Humble World Order

 

Harry West And Kristin Johnson At Parsons

 

Continuum and Interaction Design at MIT

Continuum sponsored an interaction design course at MIT and acted as mentors > More
 

Colorblind: How Consumers See Green

DMI features piece on Continuum's research study on consumers and green > More
 

Craig LaRosa on Service Design

Design thinking beyond products: design thinking for service and experience > More
 

Continuum Announces Partnership with Elephant Strategy + Design

 

Ecolect talks with Grant Kristofek on

 

Thinking By Design

Vice President of Brand Experience Tom Burchard shares his thoughts on design thinking > More
 

Continuum invites local students to studio for day of exploration

Students get a taste of life as a designer > More
 

Collaborative product design meets customer demands

Mass High Tech looks at the evolution of product design and Continuum's role in it > More
 

Sean Brennan and Kelly Sherman Talk Green

Strategists present early findings and aim of our green study "Colorblind" > More
 

Q&A with Harry West

Harry West talks with Rotman's Stephen Watt about what it takes to increase 'design capital' in business. > More
 

Think Like a Designer

Dan Buchner is interviewed by the Center for Creative Leadership on how using a designer's mindset is crucial to today's business thinking. > More
 

Industry-Hopping CFOs

Continuum CFO, Jim Ahern, is interviewed by CFO Magazine on the benefits of working in different industries. > More
 
 

Herman Miller's Nala Takes Silver at NeoCon

 

Herman Miller's Clinical Trials

 

Martin Broen Keynote Speaker

Martin Broen from our Milan studio delivers the keynote speach at the DIMe conference in Mexico. > More
 

When Is a Chair Not Just Seating?

 

The Deluxe Chains Want to Be Chic, Too

 

Roger Martin Book Signing

Roger Martin will be in our studio on April 30th launching his new book, "The Opposable Mind." > More
 

Design: From Everyday to Extraordinary

Popular New England program "Chronicle" realizes the importance of good design in making an everyday product become an extraordinary one. And so do many folks working in the design field around Greater Boston. > More
 

A New Model for Green Design

A radical document, supported by industry organizations, major designers and leading consultancies, aims to set a new standard for sustainability in design. Grant Kristofek, Continuum's sustainability champion, lends his thoughts to the piece. > More
 

Masters of Collaboration

The 21st century design environment trades individual stars for teamwork. BusinessWeek considers the value of this collaboration and Continuum's role. > More
 

Richard Sapper: Fifty Years at the Drawing Board

Gianfranco Zaccai lends his thoughts on the value of the collaborative design process > More
 

More Corporations Embracing Innovation

As BusinessWeek says, "demand from corporate clients for help in executing innovation is surging" and companies like ours are in the spotlight. > More
 

Continuum Signs The Designers Accord

The Designers Accord is a coalition of design and innovation firms focused on working together to create positive environmental and social impact. > More
 

Gianfranco Zaccai Awarded Honorary Doctorate

North Carolina State Recognizes Zaccai's Career in Design and Innovation > More
 

Wrap up of Green Design Event

A wrap up of our recent event on green design and sustainability > More
 

OLPC: Give one, Get one

One Laptop Per Child is a project with the goal of providing laptops to children all over the world. The new program, "give one, get one" is making great strides towards making this dream a reality. Click to find out more. > More
 

Office Invasion

The Boston Globe makes a visit to our studio--and takes a look inside our world > More
 

Bruce Nussbaum on our design education initiative

The search for talent, and how to hone it, is considered in BusinessWeek's recent design education coverage > More
 

Gianfranco Zaccai on the Future of Design

Continuum Founder and CEO to present at DMI's "The Changing Role of Design and Design Management in Business" > More
 

Dan Buchner on Impacting Global Issues By Design

Some of the world’s most significant problems can’t be solved with products alone, no matter how well designed they may be. > More
 

Designing for Diabetics

Innovative design is helping diabetics live better lives. Our award winning design on Insulet's Omnipod system is featured. > More
 

Substance: Diverse Practices from the Periphery

The Center for Visual Art at the Metropolitan State College of Denver partners with IDSA to showcase design that offers cause, method and impact. Three of our designs are featured. Kenneth Jewell speaks on OLPC at the exhibit's opening. > More
 

Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum: Design for the Other 90%

Designers, engineers, students and professors, architects, and social entrepreneurs from all over the globe are devising cost-effective ways to increase access to food and water, energy, education, healthcare, revenue-generating activities, and affordable transportation for those who most need them. Continuum's role in all that is featured in the newest exhibit at the Cooper Hewitt. > More
 

Landing The Design Job

The three things every job hunting designer needs to know. > More
 

Got a gallon? Next stop — 200 miles

“The goal is still to energize America’s youth into kind of the next great space race,” only for energy and climate change, Continuum engineer Gaurav Rohatgi said. “The challenge of a car or [form of] transportation that doesn’t ruin the environment an achievable goal.” > More
 

Dan Buchner on 'Radical Innovation' at the INDEX award conference

Buchner considers innovation on both a conscious and strategic level > More
 

Sustainability and Green Design

Continuum talked with sustainability expert and author Bob Willard on the realities and misconceptions around designing green, working towards sustainability and the effect on the bottom line. Willard tackles the myths and sheds light on the possibilities. Read the interview > More
 

Watch the Design Squad Finale!

We were proud to play a large role in the finale of PBS's new reality series, Design Squad. The final episode had the teams working here in our studio for client L.L.Bean..check it out! > More
 

Dan Buchner at the International Design Forum in Dubai

What industrial areas will contribute to the innovations of the future? What design disciplines are most likely to create innovative products? What opportunities does industrial design open to business leaders? Who decides what is next for industrial products? Dan Buchner and a group of international design luminaries group try and find out. > More
 

Matt Carlson on Design By Collective

Principal brand strategist Carlson looks a the phenomenon of designing by collective--and its influence and effect on the professional design world > More
 

Continuum Hosts Design Squad Finale

Popular Kids' Reality Competition on Design and Engineering Wraps Up on Location in Our Studio > More
 

The Evolution of Design at MIT Innovation Club

Design Strategist Theresa Chiueh on the evolution of design culture > More
 

Design Awards: Hall of Frame

Exhibitor magazine gives a nod to Cervelo: the brand of choice for cycling aficionados > More
 

AIGA: Branding the Next Brand

Dean Whitney moderates an evening of presentation and discussion on what the landscape of the world's next big brands might look like--and how we will get there > More
 

Can a Company Be Run as a Democracy?

Equality and collaboration in the workplace stimulate creativity > More
 

Design Thinking: Envisioning the Solution

Design Strategists Kristen Heist and Theresa Chiueh shared outlook and process at IDSA Southern District Conference Workshop > More
 

Harry West and Dan Buchner at the Rotman School

Bruce Nussbaum recently wrote in BusinessWeek Online, "Managers who want to 'get' the new innovation paradigm should check out [Rotman's] MBA and exec-ed programs." West and Buchner will share with students the ins and outs of design thinking. > More
 

World's 11 Coolest New Products

Beauty is more than skin-deep. The winners of Business 2.0's 3rd annual Bottom Line Design Awards are also versatile, elegant, eco-friendly, and--most important--successful. > More
 

Democratic principles making businesses more transparent

The creativity and empowerment spawned by the Information Age is bringing democracy to work. > More
 

Continuum's Jung Tak Designs The Future for PC Magazine

Ubicycle will do for bikes what Zipcar did for cars--only it's far more efficient. See why. > More
 

Continuum named as one of the 34 Most Democratic Companies in the World

Unique and collaborative corporate culture named as key attributes to winning > More
 

Design Squad Premieres On PBS

Continuum provided the design and engineering consultation for the new nationally televised program > More
 

Dan Buchner to Speak at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art

Uncover Thursdays at the ICA Addresses the Notions of Seeing Through the Eyes of a Designer > More
 

Gianfranco Zaccai speaking at the CDC Edition of the Future of Healthcare Technology

Continuum founder and CEO to speak on how technology and design can create better experiences for the medical consumer. > More
 

Kelly Sherman, artist on exhibition at Continuum's studio, wins prestigious Foster Prize

“Kelly Sherman’s work is a captivating mix of the conceptual and the emotional,” ICA director Jill Medvedow said in a statement. “Like so many exceptional artists, she helps us to see the familiar in entirely new ways. > More
 

A Smaller, Sleeker Heart Pump

Less intrusive and better-designed devices are in the works—and analysts predict profits for the companies that make them > More
 

Emotional Design

Alexandre Hennen talks with ICON magazine on approaching design challenges with a blank slate, and creating emotional products and experiences that resonate with consumers. > More
 

Continuum Engages in Two New International Alliances

Smirnov Design and China Bridge International Help Continuum Augment Offering > More
 
  

Media and Speaking Contacts

 

North America
+1 617 928 9705
pr@dcontinuum.com

Europe
Valentina Alfieri / milan
+39 02 579 6871
v.alfieri@continuum.it

Asia
Sujin Cho / seoul
+82 2 720 7178
media@continuum.co.kr

Awards

 
awards

Yakult Probiotic Drink Delivery System
2008 IDEA Bronze; Transportation

Sprint Studio Store
Event Design, Best Use of Media, Bronze

Hamilton G5 Ventilator GUI
2008 IDEA Silver; Interactive Product Experience

GMP LifeSync Wireless ECG Monitor System
2005 IDEA, Gold Award

Insulet OmniPod
2006 MDEA, Gold Award

Johnson Controls Global Sensor Line
2005 IDEA, Gold Award

MIT Media Lab Hundred Dollar Laptop
2006 IDEA, Silver Award

Cervelo Tradeshow Experience
2007, Special Merit

Samsung Techwin UF-80 Digital Presenter
2005 IDEA, Silver Award