Nick Allen's Bio
Nick Allen is a Senior Industrial designer, leading TriMech’s Oakland product development office. He received his B.Des. from the University of Washington and worked for 10 years at design consultancies and consumer hardware companies in the Bay Area. He specializes in early concept development, modern aesthetic styling, prototyping/DFM and coaching inventors/startups through the product development process.
Projects
Nick has worked on over 50 concept designs, 30 full scale prototypes, including the award winning Tameshigiri trainer.
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ChaiEasy Chai Tea Machine
The ChaiEasy is the world’s first automatic chai maker that guarantees a fresh, warm cup of chai with the same authentic taste of chai that...
BMW Key Fob
TriMech (formerly MAKO) provided industrial design support for a new BMW key fob.
MakerArm
TriMech (formerly MAKO) helped develop the MakerArm, a complete digital fabrication system packed into an affordable robotic arm that makes just about anything, anywhere.
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