Designit

Designit
Company typePublic
IndustryDesign firm
Founded1991; 33 years ago (1991)
FounderMikal Hallstrup (President)
Headquarters
Copenhagen
,
Denmark
Key people
Keri Dawson (Global Leader, Designit) Rob Lederer (Global Chief Commercial Officer)
Number of employees
700+ (2022)[1]
Websitedesignit.com

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, Medellín, 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 DKK 635 million (USD94 million).[5][6]

  1. ^ "Wipro Digital to Expand Asia Pacific Design Capabilities in Australia". businesswire.com. December 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "Designit, a Wipro company, Announces Opening of Flagship New York City Office & Membership in Partnership for New York City" (Press release). 2016-05-19.
  3. ^ "iF - International Forum Design Hannover: Homepage > Ranking > Ranking tables". Ifdesign.de. Archived from the original on 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  4. ^ "Designit | Winner's Exhibition | iF ONLINE EXHIBITION". Exhibition.ifdesign.de. 2011-03-28. Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  5. ^ af Mads William Biener (14 July 2015). "Scorer kassen: Dansk selskab solgt til indisk virksomhed - TV 2" (in Danish). Nyhederne.tv2.dk. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  6. ^ "Wipro acquires Danish design firm for Rs 594cr - Gadgets Now". The Times of India. 10 July 2015.