PROWL Studio

✨ All is Bright ✨ Happy Holidays from PROWL

Mycelium - a regenerative resource beneath our feet. Photos by Ecovative - the mycelium technology company and La Mycosphere

They may not seem like it, but earplugs are a problem. The world manufactures 40 billion earplugs a year. To put that into context, if laid end-to-end, 40 billion of these little plastic contaminants would stretch over 2.4 million miles, which is enough to wrap around the Earth nearly 100 times. To this day, single-use earplugs are still made of petroleum-based materials, mostly PVC, which are endocrine disrupting, cancer-causing, and inflict environmental harm. Get ready to start seeing these things everywhere. We’re grateful to be working with GOB as they reinvent this category of products.

Finding right-fit applications for new innovative materials through research and iteration is what we do best. We’re helping GOB build their vision to reinvent wearable wellness products that are engineered with biology. Their first product - the world’s first plastic-free earplug made from lab-grown mycelium - launched last month. Learn more at https://www.gob.earth/

Today marks one year since we moved into Pier 70 in the Dogpatch. Our studio has been a vital tool in our creative process — allowing us the spaciousness to think big, explore materials and processes in a more expansive way, and host our clients as we work together to tackle regenerative challenges together. …and the view isn’t so bad either. Photos by Keith Bramlette and Anthony (Mogli) Maureal

We coined the term Progress Projections to replace what the industry calls “future forecasts.” Our Projections are bespoke strategic foresight reports that map out a course from the present to your future destination. We offer brand-specific Progress Projections for our clients and also create publicly accessible reports that explore and elucidate macro themes around the world. As we prepare for Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)'s Circular Design Deep Dive, we reflect on our first Progress Projection, “WASTE SOURCE”. From homemade materials and localized manufacturing to the product brands championing the cleaning of the oceans, this Progress Projection looked at the most progressive examples of how design is working toward shifting the narrative and the way we think about ‘waste’. #waste #circulardesign #IDSADeepDive Read this Progress Projection here → https://lnkd.in/gaQKS8kF

Embracing circularity isn’t an option: it’s imperative. Registration is open for Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)’s Circular Design Deep Dive taking place virtually on November 19-20. Our Co-Founder and Design Director, Baillie Mishler, will be among an incredible line up of experts sharing the best tools and skills you need to stay on top of your sustainability game. Register at idsa.org/circular-design to gain the knowledge to drive sustainable solutions and collaborative efforts for a circular future.  #IDSADeepDive 

International Repair Day was this weekend, a reminder of the importance of repairability to extend the life of our products and the continued demand of our legislation to require this of brands and manufacturers. Photography credits: Photo 1 - iFixit Photo 2 - Repair Café France Photo 3 - The Restart Project

Advanced Design’s mission has been to partner with the design community to identify and fill gaps in design education. PROWL is thrilled to be participating in Square One, Advanced Design’s design conference that delves into the thrilling and transformative influence of modern tools and methodologies on the industrial design and education landscape. Not only will our Co-Founder and Design Director, Baillie Mishler, be kicking off the presentation circuit on Thursday, but our studio is opening its doors Wednesday to the first 30 participants on a first-come, first-served basis for an intimate studio tour providing a peek behind the curtain of what we do and why we do it. The event is happening next week! We hope you can join us—grab your ticket now at advdes.org/SQ1.

Our collaborators at Gantri spent a day with us in the studio and captured us in action. In true PROWL fashion, there were lots of giggles and bad jokes. https://lnkd.in/gQKC6tch