Designit Explained

Designit
Type:Public
Industry:Design firm
Founder:Mikal Hallstrup (President)
Location City:Copenhagen
Key People:Keri Dawson (Global Leader, Designit)Rob Lederer (Global Chief Commercial Officer)
Num Employees:700+ (2022)[1]
Location Country:Denmark

Designit is an international design firm founded in Aarhus, Denmark, in 1991 by Anders Geert Jensen and Mikal Hallstrup. In 1994, David Fellah joined the company as equal partner. Designit headquarters is located in Copenhagen, Denmark, with 17 offices in Aarhus, Barcelona, Bengaluru, Berlin, Stockholm, Sydney, Lima, London, Madrid, MedellĂ­n, Munich, Oslo, San Francisco, Tel Aviv, Tokyo and New York City.[2] Designit works in various sectors, including healthcare, finance, IT, telecommunications, automotive and consumer goods.

Designit's work has received more than 100 design awards, including International Forum Design awards (iF),[3] Red Dot and Red Dot Gold, and GOOD design awards.[4]

In July 2015, Designit was sold to an Indian major IT firm Wipro for a reported million (USD94 million).[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wipro Digital to Expand Asia Pacific Design Capabilities in Australia . December 11, 2018 . businesswire.com .
  2. Designit, a Wipro company, Announces Opening of Flagship New York City Office & Membership in Partnership for New York City . 2016-05-19.
  3. Web site: iF - International Forum Design Hannover: Homepage > Ranking > Ranking tables . Ifdesign.de . 2014-05-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140524024058/http://www.ifdesign.de/ranking_tabellen_e . 2014-05-24 .
  4. Web site: Designit | Winner's Exhibition | iF ONLINE EXHIBITION . Exhibition.ifdesign.de . 2011-03-28 . 2014-05-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140517115028/http://exhibition.ifdesign.de/winner_en.html?ma_id=410 . 2014-05-17 . dead .
  5. Web site: af Mads William Biener . Scorer kassen: Dansk selskab solgt til indisk virksomhed - TV 2 . da . Nyhederne.tv2.dk . 14 July 2015. 2018-08-01.
  6. News: Wipro acquires Danish design firm for Rs 594cr - Gadgets Now. The Times of India. 10 July 2015 .