Whipsaw Archives - Global Design News

Innovative and very compact, Whipsaw’s new sauna offers a premium experience that enhances both body and mind

Ancient Ritual’s Arc created by Dan Harden and his design team at Whipsaw is an innovative personal sauna designed to provide a multi-sensory experience, including infrared heat, soothing light, high-fidelity surround sound, and a software platform that incorporates artificial intelligence to evolve with the user.

Skrolla by Dan Harden

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Constructed from only six wooden parts, the Skrolla Chair by Dan Harden is a comfortable, contemporary, handmade lounger

Designed by Dan Harden, the Skrolla is a lightweight lounge chair for residential or contract use, comprised of only six wood parts, and its assembly method is protected by a robust utility patent.

PacBioRevio Sequencing System

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Whipsaw and PacBio develop a gene sequencing machine that can be utilized for various applications such as human genetic analysis, cancer research, and agriculture genomics

Whipsaw has partnered with PacBio to develop an innovative sequencing device that can sequence up to 1,300 whole genomes per year for less than $ 1,000 USD per genome, making it the first machine of its kind.

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Designed by Whipsaw and Empatica, EmbracePlus empowers its users through good design, eliminating the stigma that comes with wearing a medical device

Empatica EmbracePlus, designed by Cole Derby and Daniel Cheung of Whipsaw and Matteo La and Riccardo Sirtori of Empatica, is the world’s most powerful, compact, and versatile health smartwatch.

3 min

After studying the psychology and behavior of children and their interaction with different remotes and TVs, the designers from Whipsaw have developed the world’s first remote control and holistic streaming service designed specifically for children

Designed by Cole Derby, Dan Harden, Mark Hearn, Britt Jensen, and Brian Leach of Whipsaw TCL Zoom is the first TV remote control and interface for kids with an integrated system that was designed around child psychology with an emphasis on discovery, surprise, and physical action.

2 min

Dan Harden, Akifusa Nakazawa, and Wei Gu of Whipsaw have designed a sleek and stylish Ultra-Short-Throw projector as the perfect alternative to televisions in small spaces

Designers from Whispaw, Dan Harden, Akifusa Nakazawa, Wei Gu, developed the Ultra-Short-Throw Hisense Projector as one of the most compact designs yet, without compromising on aesthetics.

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The design team of Whipsaw has developed a safer, smarter syringe dispenser for all ranges of hospitals and clinics

Mickey McKay, Ariel Turgel, Mark Hearn, and Elisa Payer of Whipsaw, Inc. have designed the Omnicell Syringe Dispenser to securely dispense prefilled syringes in a hospital or clinic.

Bizzy and Martian Robots by Whipsaw

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Akifusa Nakazawa and Dan Harden design a low-cost home robot that can help owners with simple house chores

Akifusa Nakazawa and Dan Harden of Whipsaw present Bizzy and Martian, two home service robot concepts that came out of a Stanford Research Institute study.

Koda Roboto dog by Whipsaw and Delu Dynamics Technology

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Whipsaw and Delu Dynamics Technology develop and produce a world-leading robotic dog that can respond to its master’s voice commands and emotional state

Akifusa Nakazawa, Wei Gu, Dan Harden, and Sungbum Park of Whipsaw and Li Xueshengof Delu Dynamics Technology present the world's first AI robotic dog that can be used as a family companion, a seeing-eye dog, or a guard dog to patrol a property.

Dan Harden

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Dan Harden, founder, CEO, and principal designer of Whipsaw — A remarkable journey in the world of design

Dan Harden is founder, CEO, and of course principal designer of Whipsaw Inc., a highly acclaimed design firm in San Jose and San Francisco, California. Whipsaw designs diverse products for companies around the world including Brita, Cisco, Ford, GE, Google, Haier, Intel, Leitz, Merck, Motorola, Nike, Olympus, Samsung, Sony, TP-Link, Uber, and many exciting start-ups including Tonal, Ekso Bionics, Harry’s, Peloton, and Tile.

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