About Design Elevation
Design Elevation is an industrial design consultancy providing experienced design leadership for physical products.
Design Elevation works across product categories and development contexts, supporting clients from early product definition through detailed design and manufacturing support. Engagements may span the full development process or focus on individual phases where experienced design leadership adds the most value.
About the Founder
Patrick Monahan is an industrial designer with more than 25 years of experience developing commercial, industrial, and consumer products. He is known for observation-based research methods, translating ideas into production-ready solutions, and designing with manufacturing realities in mind
Patrick has worked in-house, as a consultant, and at the university level, and is named on multiple patents. His work spans early product definition through production support, with a focus on usability, ergonomics, advanced surface modeling, and design for manufacturing.
