Industrial Design: Concept to Market

DRD Partners is a product development consulting group focused on the design, development, and sourcing of all types of consumer product, specializing in footwear and sporting equipment.

Our team is built to work specific to each client, from targeted short-term consultation to becoming a fully embedded part of the client’s team. The purpose and structure of our team is to get product to the market. Skill, experience, creativity, and management expertise enable us to offer knowledge in every phase of the design process all the way to market delivery.

Go-To-Market

Our main goal is getting products to market. We tailor our work and deliverables to fit the needs of our clients throughout the process. Our engagements can be project, retainer, and/or shared risk, depending on our client needs.

Research, Design & Engineering

Our team includes industrial designers, product developers, mechanical engineering, raw materials developers, and a skilled operations and tactics team able to support the needs of our clients. Our executive staff has a combined 70 years of experience in footwear and soft goods strategy and operations.

Sourcing & Production

We have designed, developed, sourced, and produced footwear on 4 continents and 20 countries. We have an extensive network and can collaborate with factories and supply chains throughout the world. Our independence and ability to source anywhere in the world is highly important to us enabling us to prioritize our client’s products over formal factory relationships.