Marketing research
We study the market, audience, competitors, and context to find a clear opportunity.
Design that
moves ideas
forward.
MatteLab helps teams turn ideas into meaningful progress. Through an end-to-end design approach, we connect strategy, research, products, services, spaces, and experiences to turn complex challenges into clear, relevant, and lasting solutions.
Based between
Portland
and California
MatteLab is a design studio based between Portland and California. We bring form, function, materials, and making into the same conversation.
We take early ideas toward products with a clear path forward.
PRISM
Industrial design · Product development
FORGE H1
Industrial design · Product development
One studio.
A clearer path.
We bring marketing research, industrial design, product development, and production support into one process. That gives each product a clearer way forward.
Industrial design
We turn the opportunity into a product direction with form, function, materials, and use in balance.
Product development
We develop the concept into specifications, prototypes, and decisions ready for production.
Production support
We support suppliers, samples, communication, and the next steps toward production.
