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Karten Design is an award-winning product design and innovation consultancy passionate about creating extraordinary experiences between people and products. For 32 years, we have helped leading consumer product and medical device companies seize new opportunities, build their brands, and generate revenue by designing and developing beautiful, easy-to-use products that resonate with end users.
EXPERTISE
Medical Product Innovation
Inspired by deep empathy for the needs of patients, caregivers, and clinical professionals, we create health solutions that people love, increasing adoption and adherence.
Digital Health Product Innovation
Leveraging our 30 years of experience translating people’s complex needs into effective medical products and desirable consumer products, we develop “sticky” digital health solutions that provide clinical value and get consumers engaged.
Consumer Product Innovation
Delving deep into complex motivators that drive people’s behavior and decision-making, we create desirable solutions that inspire and empower.
APPROACH
Karten Design believes that people’s experiences with the products they use have a profound effect on their quality of life, driving feelings like ability and belonging. With every new design, we seek to inspire and empower. We delve into people’s lives, studying behaviors, ceremonies, motivation, beliefs, and emotions to build deep empathy. We become advocates for end users during the product development process, rallying multi-disciplinary teams around their physical and emotional needs.
Our approach provides return on investment for our clients, who come to Karten Design because they want to make compelling products available to loyal, enthusiastic customers. By focusing on the user experience, we develop products that become strong brand ambassadors.
Website: http://www.kartendesign.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/StuartKarten
EXPERTISE
Medical Product Innovation
Inspired by deep empathy for the needs of patients, caregivers, and clinical professionals, we create health solutions that people love, increasing adoption and adherence.
Digital Health Product Innovation
Leveraging our 30 years of experience translating people’s complex needs into effective medical products and desirable consumer products, we develop “sticky” digital health solutions that provide clinical value and get consumers engaged.
Consumer Product Innovation
Delving deep into complex motivators that drive people’s behavior and decision-making, we create desirable solutions that inspire and empower.
APPROACH
Karten Design believes that people’s experiences with the products they use have a profound effect on their quality of life, driving feelings like ability and belonging. With every new design, we seek to inspire and empower. We delve into people’s lives, studying behaviors, ceremonies, motivation, beliefs, and emotions to build deep empathy. We become advocates for end users during the product development process, rallying multi-disciplinary teams around their physical and emotional needs.
Our approach provides return on investment for our clients, who come to Karten Design because they want to make compelling products available to loyal, enthusiastic customers. By focusing on the user experience, we develop products that become strong brand ambassadors.
Website: http://www.kartendesign.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/StuartKarten
Overview
Location
United States, California, Los Angeles
Employees
11-50
Founded date
1984
Mentions in press and media 7
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| Jul 7, 2020 | COVID-19: Why Designers Must Play A Larger Role in Healthcare’s Future | Stuart Karten, Principal of Karten Design The coronavirus outbreak has brought epic casualties as more than 7.3 million cases have been confirmed globally and more than 413,000 people–and counting–are known to have died. In the United State... |
| Nov 6, 2015 | Q&A: Karten Design puts focus on “humanizing” implantable medical devices | What evidence have you seen that indicates this is a signifcant challenge and led you to focus on the need to “humanize” implantable devices? There’s no question that there is a wave of technology that is morphing from wearables outside the... |
| Jun 22, 2015 | The Impact of Creating Emotion in Healthcare Design | Editor’s Note: Stuart Karten is the principal of Karten Design, a product innovation consultancy creating positive experiences between people and products specializing in health technology. Stuart Karten of Karten Design Interfacing with th... |
| Oct 5, 2014 | From wearables to … invisibles | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! With the introduction of the Apple HealthKit late... |
| Oct 5, 2014 | From wearables to … invisibles | With the introduction of the Apple HealthKit late last month and other digital health solutions coming onto the market, digital technology is on the verge of disrupting medicine in profound ways. In the design world, we are excited about us... |
| Q&A: Karten Design puts focus on “humanizing” implantable medical devices | California-based Karten Design firm, a group made up of design researchers, design strategists, industrial designers, digital designers and mechanical engineers, is working with companies in the healthcare space that are trying to commercia... |
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FAQ about Karten Design
When was Karten Design founded?
Karten Design was founded in 1984.
What has the press written about Karten Design?
Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning Karten Design, among them “COVID-19: Why Designers Must Play A Larger Role in Healthcare’s Future” (Jul 7, 2020) and “Q&A: Karten Design puts focus on “humanizing” implantable medical devices” (Nov 6, 2015).
Is Karten Design still active?
Yes, Karten Design is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jan 24, 2022.