Conduit is an interdisciplinary design consultancy led by Robert de Saint Phalle based in Boston with partners in New York City and Tokyo. Working closely with a network of inspired designers, engineers, artists, and architects, we meet each project’s unique design and production needs with efficiency and reliability.
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Testimonials
The Conduit team always took care to understand and execute our vision and tirelessly advocated for us as the client. We couldn't be happier with how everything turned out.
Julia Knight, Museum Director of Poster House
Conduit’s Robert de Saint Phalle has always had a hands-on approach with a sophisticated eye for design, project management, and execution.
Desi Santiago, Creative Director
Conduit has become my go-to team for design, digital modeling, 3D printing, and all-around creative problem solving. My crew and I are delighted when we can include them on our team to realize a project.
Linda Ross, Owner of Ross Art Studio
Conduit’s commitment to see complex projects through the many phases of design with care and attention to each stage, is consistently efficient, intelligent, creative, and reliable.
Lucy Raven, Artist
Conduit exceeded all my expectations. I highly recommend them for their impressive interdisciplinary design skillset.
Isaac Adatto, Harvard University
Capabilities
Strategy & Innovation
- Research & Development
- Product/Service Audit
- Opportunity Mapping & Decision Matrices
- Concept Development & Brainstorming
- User Persona Research & Creation
- Pitch Deck Development
Project Management
- Project Roadmap & Milestones
- Collaborative Project Tracking
- Team & Vendor Management
- Budget/Schedule Tracking & Reporting
Product Design
- Product Consultation & Strategy
- Consumer Products
- Biomedical Technology
- Wearable Technology
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- High-Performance Costumes
- Human Factors
- User-Centered Design
Experience Design
- UX Consultation & Strategy
- User Experience Design (UX)
- Digital Apps
- Digital Interaction Design
- Physical Interaction Design (Product, Demos, & Spatial)
Spatial Design (or “Environmental”)
- Museum Design
- Exhibition Design
- Pop-up Events
- Tradeshow Booths
- Installation & Kinetic Sculpture
3D Design Processes
- Physical & Virtual Sculpting
- 3D Scanning, Digitizing, & Postprocessing
- 3D CAD – Solid Modeling (BREP/NURBS)
- 3D CAD – Surface Modeling (BREP/NURBS)
- 3D CAD – Polygonal Modeling (Mesh)
- Computational Design
- Clean Mesh-to-NURBS Translation
- Reverse Engineering
2D Design Processes
- Sketching & Ideation
- Proposal Graphics
- Patent Drawings
- 2D CAD – Architectural Plans & Elevations
- 2D CAD – Product Schematics
- Adobe Creative Suite
Visualization
- 3D Still & Contextual Renderings
- 3D Animations
- Live Action Video
- Virtual Reality (VR)
- Augmented Reality (AR)
- Mixed Reality (MR)
Production
- Design for Fabrication
- Source & Manage Fabrication Vendors
- CAM & CNC
- Rapid Prototyping & 3D Printing
- Model Making
- Advanced Composites & Mold-Making
- Metalwork
- Woodwork