ED-Design Ltd. was founded in 1990 and is based in Turku, Finland. The company specialises in three design areas: industrial and product design, vehicle design, information and communication technology design. The product design is focused on healthcare products, household equipment and industrial equipment. ED-Design has a long history in the healthcare industry. Clients like GE Healthcare and Thermo Scientific are worldwide industry leaders in their fields. The vehicle design focuses on industrial design for the professional vehicle industry – tractors, forklifts and buses. Ergonomics and functionality as well as manufacturability and brand identity are important design factors in the industry. The information and communication technology design works for the mobile terminals, consumer electronics and information technology industries.
Elcoteq SE phone concept, Design: ED-Design (ICT Design Group), 2005
References: Product Design: GE Healthcare (Datex-Ohmeda), Thermo Scientific. Vehicle Design | Fahrzeugdesign: AGCO Corporation (Valtra), NACCO Materials Handling Group Inc. (Hyster, Yale). Information and Communication Technology Design | Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie: Elcoteq SE, Nokia Design.
Awards: Tractor of the Year, Golden Tractor for the Design, 2003, 2005 and others.
