Design Elevation
Design Elevation is an industrial design practice focused on usability, ergonomics, and manufacturable solutions for physical products.
Work spans a range of product types and development stages, from early definition through detailed design and manufacturing support. Projects may cover the full development process or focus on specific phases where experienced design support is needed.
The Founder
Patrick Monahan is an industrial designer with more than 27 years of experience across commercial, industrial, and consumer products. His work focuses on observation-based research, translating ideas into production-ready solutions, and designing with manufacturing realities in mind.
He has worked in-house and as a consultant, and has taught Industrial Design at the university level. He 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.
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If you’re developing a new product or improving an existing one, Design Elevation can help bring ideas from concept to manufacturable solutions.