DESIGN MATURATION
The value of great design
Are you spending too much time and money on sketches? We can help you evaluate if your design is suitable for production
In a 1-hour online session, we will help you refine your ideas and design and give you tailored advice on how to make your design profitable. Fine-tuning your design sketch will help you gain a commercial advantage, which leads to:
✓ Fewer revisions of sketches
✓ Faster delivery of prototypes
✓ Reduced material costs
This will free you up to concentrate on selling your jewelry and developing new collections.
Why your design needs to be well thought-through
Jewelry producers are only able to give you an accurate cost estimate once you present them with a finalized design. Both the functionality and profitability of a piece of jewelry are determined by its dimensions, quantity of stones, and weight of precious metals. As a qualified goldsmith with expertise in industrial design and mass production, I know both what is possible and what is required to scale up your jewelry production. My advice always revolves around ensuring an optimal design that is both saleable and profitable for the client.
How to achieve a successful design
Appraising your idea
Call me on +45 4081 4002 or write to me at pq@peterquist.dk. Tell me about your idea and where you require assistance in your design process. We will then set up a 1-hour online design meeting.
How it works
I will call you at the agreed-upon time. You will receive my input to help solidify your idea in order to make it fit for production. Below are some ideas for specific design situations with which you could receive assistance.
1. Hand-drawn sketch. I can advise you on how to achieve a functional design and recommend the best method of production, for example casting, punching, or using specialized tools.
2. Inspiration image. I can provide you with ideas for a redesign in the same style as your inspiration image but with your own signature look. This includes a 3D drawing in the suggested dimensions of the piece.
3. Existing styles. If you would like to reduce your materials costs, I can provide you with an assessment of workable production options that will not compromise the integrity of the design. This will help you avoid design flaws.
4. New solutions for existing designs. Complicated clasps are time consuming to make, and the more parts they contain the more likely they are to break. I can offer you innovative solutions for simpler clasps or ideas for a new clasp system or mechanisms that will make the design stand out.
After our first design session, you will walk away with concrete ideas for design specification that can be used for pricing estimates and 3D drawing.
If it is more convenient for you, I can deliver the design solution, while you concentrate on running your business.
Why use my consulting services?
I have been employed in the jewelry industry since 1986. I have always been focused on developing cost-effective jewelry designs, especially since the global financial crisis of 2008.
About me:
✓ I am a qualified goldsmith.
✓ I have been a manager/director for more than 25 years.
✓ I have experience as technical director of a jewelry factory in Asia, where I was responsible for R&D as well as managing product development from concept through to finished product.
✓ I have developed innovative designs to enable and improve the manufacturing process.
✓ I want to help you avoid the time-consuming and costly process of sketch revisions (often up to 10-15 iterations), which slow down pricing estimates and delivery of prototypes (it typically takes 4-8 weeks from sketch to prototype).
Price
DKK 1.275 kr. plus tax
Initial design session
- 30 minutes preparation
- 1-hour online consultation
Subsequent design sessions
- DKK 850 per hour plus tax
CALL +45 40 81 40 02