Product Design China

Ask4Me Group in China Southern Morning Post

Hong Kong, May 6th 2012

After a successful design booth in the Product Design Centra Exhibition of the 111th Canton Fair, Ask4Me Group CEO Ms Boukje Koch was interviewed by the leading newspaper China Southern Morning Post. The article in general outlooked on the global economic situation high-lighted the growing demand in China for Design, Branding and Industrial Design. The article of Mimi Lau report on Ask4Me Group: "Boukje Koch, director of Ask4Me Group and a Guangzhou-based Dutch designer, said she expected to land twice as many deals as in October, as many of the group's customers were Chinese manufacturers who wish to give a smarter European look to their products. "From my experience, when sales go down for common products, the need for manufactures to create custom-made goods will always grow," Koch said." Read full article of China Southern Morning Post (CSMP) www.scmp.com

KooKoo Clock

November 2011, Germany

Ask4Me Group designed a brid singing cuckoo clock series for the german brand KooKoo. The items are a cuckoo wall clock called Birdhouse and a cuckoo alarm clock called Early Bird. Each clock contains thirteen bird sounds from a blackbird untill the oriole or the cuckoo itself. Ask4Me Group was responsible for the outer design, visualizing the concept to both the client and the manufacturer and quality control during production.

LittleBits Product Release

December 2011, United States

LittleBits is a library of discrete electronic components pre-assembled in tiny circuit boards.. These simple, intuitive, space sensitive blocks make prototyping with sophisticated electronics a matter of snapping small magnets together. With a growing number of available modules , LittleBits aims to move electronics from the hands of experts, to those of artist, makers, students and designers. Ask4Me Group was responsible for the design and production of these colorful magnetic connectors. http://littlebits.cc

Swiss Grills BBQ Arosa Series

November 2011, United Kingdom

This barbecue serie was designed by Ask4Me Group for the UK brand Swiss Grills. The Arosa series has 4 stainless steel tubular burners, an infrared rear burner, a side burner, and a rotisserie. Ask4Me Group was responsible for the design and visualizing the concept to both the client and their manufacturing partner. http://www.swissgrills.com

Red Dot Design Award 2011

4 july 2011, Essen (Germany)

Düsenjäger the new Vanmoof bicycle, won the prestigious Red Dot Design award 2011 in the categorie Sport and Games. Ask4Me Group is responsible for the design and production of the praised solar LED lights in the bicycle. The lights can be charged by sun or by micro-USB on rainy days. These lights are used in all Vanmoof bicycles and products. Vanmoof can proudly add the Red Dot Award on their awards list, next to the Eurobike award, the Dutch Design Award and the Design Management Europe Award. The Red Dot Design award ceremony will take place at the Red Dot Gala on the 4^th of july in Red Dot museum in Essen. The Düsenjäger is expected to launch in August.