Integrated Design

When I first met Mauro Monarris, President of Abastecedora Rimova S.A de C.V. located in Mexico City, Mexico, for the first time, I was immediately impressed with his high energy level and vibrant imagination.  His company, Rimova is the foremost educational toy manufacturer in Mexico. Rimova is noted for manufacturing and distributing innovative educational toys to Mexico’s schools. Its line of injection molded products boasts design innovation and originality. During our initial meeting Mauro expressed his desire to expand his product line to include a line of rotationally molded products ranging from interactive toys to children’s furniture. Our discussion quickly focused on developing a line of school furniture for children in the 3 to 6 year age group. In keeping with Rimova’s reputation for design innovation and creativity, Mauro wanted a design that was unique. He showed us some examples of rotationally molded children’s products which had features similar to those he wanted in his product line. Shortly after our meeting we began to develop design concepts for Rimova based on a very loose set of specifications.  Needless to say, we were very excited about the design freedom provided to us and the challenges that lay ahead.

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