Organization Overview
Modern Edge is a nationally recognized strategic design consultancy that integrates leading edge thinking from product design, consumer research and brand development to transform consumer insights into market value.
Our clients range from start-ups to companies that are household names. To meet their long and short term needs, Modern Edge offers a broad set of capabilities including Industrial Design, Experience Design, Consumer Ethnographic Research and Trends, Strategic Planning, Branding, Mechanical Engineering, Prototyping, Interaction/UI Design, Graphic Design, and Environment Design.
Why Modern Edge?
Modern Edge is about integration and innovation in service of the optimal customer experience. Our team offers a unique mix of technical expertise, strategic thinking, inspired beauty, raw creativity and consumer empathy. We bring experience from spearheading programs for the world’s top brands including BMW, Gillette, Harley Davidson, Home Depot, Intel, John Deere, Kawasaki, Maxon, Medtronic, Mitsubishi, Proctor & Gamble, Qualcomm, SC Johnson, St. Jude Medical, Sunbeam, and Whistler.
Prior to founding Modern Edge, Charles Austen Angell was Director of Design Research and Innovation at Intel Corporation, VP of Design and CDO at Logic Technologies, and Design Director at National Cycle. He ran the Intellectual Property Team at Placon Corporation and is a recognized authority on patent issues. He has served on the Board of the Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA) as Executive Vice President and was a Founding Trustee of the Design Foundation, a 501C3 dedicated to broadening accessibility to design education across the globe.
Modern Edge offsets its carbon footprint with TerraPass.
Our sustainability policy is available upon request.