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BOLTgroup

Product Innovation Realized.

Brand Innovation Realized.


We create products that transform categories and generate demand by challenging what exists today to envision what will be desired tomorrow.

We persistently pursue new and better user solutions that deliver value and drive preference. We challenge the constraints that stifle innovation to seek out and create new market opportunity. Product + Brand Innovation Realized creates positive change and propels companies along the path of meaningful differentiation. It is realized in superior function, inspiring form, and customer delight. Its reward is profitable growth and preference, earned.

How We Can Help

Generate Big Ideas + Envision the Future

We take the strategic lead in gaining insights, generating ideas, and realizing innovations for your product, system, or service.

Embody Your Ideas + Your Technology

We find the right configuration and form for your idea and your technology to ensure the best user experience for your customer.

Brand Articulation

We articulate your brand through product design, establishing a coherent visual brand language for your entire product line, and engaging the consumer through aesthetic innovation.

Brand Innovation

We transform your brand into a dynamic, relevant asset, and then direct it with purpose and creativity to a position of preference in your markets.

 

Client Testimonials

"We were hoping to change our product. We ended up changing the industry."
Al Nunley, President, Humminbird


"The product line BOLTgroup designed increased sales by 46% in the first year…and prices were 40% higher than our previous line."
Christin Hartsfield, Brand Manager, Rubbermaid


"BOLTgroup’s superior performance, and excellence in design, sets the benchmark for design firms…”
Barry Mahal, Vice President, Design Development & Engineering, Herman Miller


"LightWedge is a stylish, user-friendly product with a high-impact brand. BOLTgroup really does deliver a complete solution.”
Jamey Bennett, CEO, LightWedge


"Everyone on the BOLTgroup team became part of our team, responding with speed and flexibility to an ever-growing list of requirements.”
Paul Raybin, Chief Sustainability Officer, Airdye

 

Services:
Product Line Strategy
Product Mapping
Innovation Process Coaching
Market Research
User + Consumer Insights Research
Materials + Technology Research
Ethnographic Research
Human Factors
Visual Brand Language Development
New Product Idea Generation
Service + Experience Design
User Interface Design(UI)
Industrial Design
Material + Color + Finish Selection
Consumer Validation Testing
Usability Testing
Engineering
Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Production Part Documentation + BOMs
Life Cycle Analysis
Prototyping + Performance Testing
Production Sourcing
Supply Chain Coordination
Brand Audit + Analysis
Brand Strategy Development
Visual Brand Identity Development
Packaging + Merchandising
Retail Experience Design
Web + New Media + Social Media
Product + Service Marketing

Founded:
Founded: 1985

Clients:
GE Lighting, Rubbermaid, Coca-
Cola, Herman Miller, Emerson, and many more

Office:
1415 S. Church St., Suite S
Charlotte, NC 28203
United States

Web:
boltgroup.com

Contact:
Phone: 704.372.2658
Fax: 704.372.2655
Email: monty@boltgroup.com
Contact Name: Monty Montague

  • IDSA/IDEA - Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards 
  • iF Industrieform; Hanover, Germany – Industrial Design Excellence Award
  • CES Award for Design Innovation in Consumer Electronics
  • MDEA Medical Design Excellence – Gold Award
  • The ID Forty – “the Top 40 Design Innovators in the US,” from ID Magazine
  • ID Magazine Annual Awards
  • ADDY Awards - National Gold Addy Award
  • Graphic Design: USA - American Graphic Design Awards
  • IDSA/Catalyst Award for Market Success
  • PICA Awards for Excellence in Graphic Design
  • Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture & Design - Good Design Award and placement in permanent collection
  • ADEX Gold Award for Design Excellence in Office Furniture and Architectural Products
  • Appliance Manufacturer - First Place Award for Excellence in Design
  • NASFM Retail Design Award for Store Design
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