design 1st

Design 1st is an Ottawa product design team of Industrial Design and Mechanical Engineers who understand how to make a product's design look great and operate the way you expect it to. Our product development team, with its 25 years experience in new product design engineering, is an ideal partner for corporations and start-ups to outsource their physical product design and development.

Equipped with in-house machining, finishing and part prototyping facilities, Design 1st can create finished models, first parts and assemblies - providing one stop for design engineering services. Clients rely on us to turn a napkin sketch into compelling images and then design well engineered product solutions.

We also help clients with pre-production part approval, component identification and supply strategy during new product introduction. Our team has worked with hundreds of manufacturers around the world in many kinds of processes. We help select materials, specify components and part design to meet production requirements and achieve low cost as seen in our engineering design portfolio.