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Where in the World is Matt Rust?
Matt Rust is on the road. Away from the regular surroundings of the Kablooe design studio, our Director of Design and Development is traveling somewhere in the world. Can you figure out where? View the pictures of his travels, at left, and comment below with your idea on where you think he is. Check back ...read more
Good Friends and New Introductions
Kablooe Design hosted its 2nd Annual Wine Tasting Event on Friday, March 2nd. This open house event was a great time to connect with friends, as well as introduce new staff members: designers Brian and Scott, and administrative assistant Missy. Tastings of this year’s Kablooe Vintage Chardonnay were available special for the occasion, and a good time was ...read more
Lulalu – Clips that Grip / Sticks to Stainless Steel Refrigerators
Lulalu Clips that Grip / Sticks to Stainless Steel Refrigerators from Lulalu on Vimeo. Lulalu is a fun and colorful collection of communication products for busy people on the go including moms, dads, and kids. Lulalu sticks to more surfaces than magnets including stainless steel refrigerators, glass, tile, mirrors and other smooth non-porous surfaces. You ...read more
No More Playing Around…
Toy Designer moves to Med-Tech The founders of Kablooe Design got a bit of bad news the day they opened. Tom KraMer, who quit his day job and launched the company with co-founder Dave Powell, overheard on the radio that toy maker Tonka Corp., their only customer, “shut the doors.” “I looked at Dave and ...read more
Designing Products for 20 Years
Kablooe Design was formed in May, 1991 and has been doing product invention, design and engineering for companies in the Twin Cities ever since. To celebrate this achievement, Kablooe held an open house at their office in Blaine. Informal and focused on fun, Kablooe brewed their own summer wheat beer for the occasion, and enjoyed ...read more
Designing Fellows
College of Science & Engineering Article written by: Kermit Pattison Photos by: Josh Kohanek http://cse.umn.edu/admin/comm/features/2009_09_16_designing-fellows.php
RedEye’s Fused Deposit Molding
Using Fused Deposit Molding to expedite the development process while reducing development costs.
Links: Affiliations / Associations
Kablooe Design is a member, supporter, or participant in the following organizations: Life Science Alley BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota Minnesota High Tech Association U of MN Medical Devices Center Med Cities News / Twin Cities MN Valley Medical Manufacturers Network MN Angel Network Industrial Designers Society of America The International Medical Device Society The Product ...read more
Kablooe Case Study – Surgical Device
This is a short description of industrial design and product development activities by Kablooe Design during the development of a surgical device, particularly spotlighting research, prototyping and testing activities.
Is there a Dr. in the house?
Why would a product development company have a medical doctor on staff? Introduction of Dr. Christopher J. Scorzelli, M.D. as the director of medical innovation at Kablooe Design, and the rationale for having an M.D. on staff at a product development company.
