New York-based design studio Pensa is looking for an Industrial Design Intern

Posted on 19/07/2019 by Sarang Sheth

Multiple award-winning NYC based product design studio Pensa is looking for an Industrial Design Intern to join their team in Brooklyn New York this fall. A small yet highly talented team powers the Pensa studio, and has resulted in over 100 internationally awarded projects with clients like Samsung, OXO, Pepsico, goTenna, Google, and many more. Backed by creativity as well as new technologies, Pensa prides itself in a unique design process that results in products born out of love and determination to improve quality of life through better user experiences.

The Opportunity

We are Pensa, the Brooklyn creative force behind the D.I.Wire, Street Charge, the Merge urban bicycle and the ONEBLADE razor. We are looking for Industrial Design students or recent grads to join our team for a design internship or co-op.Pensa is known for its ability to create beautiful functionality. Our designers are inspired and creative problem solvers that develop product stories connecting back to the functional and emotional needs of people. Pensas designers love design and help our clients solve their hardest product challenges. They have a passion for creating complete and compelling solutions and have a keen eye for resolving every detail. If you have world-class talent, a passion for product design and invention, and a desire to work on a wide range of product experiences in a fun, creative and collaborative design studio, wed like to meet you.

Responsibilities

As a design intern or co-op, you will:
• Learn about real-world application of design practices and concept development through hands-on participation in both internal and client-based projects, and through the mentorship of our senior staff
• Collaborate in qualitative fieldwork, brainstorming and ideation sessions
• Build prototypes and mockups of your concepts (rapid prototyping and/or traditional fabrication)
• Help with concept refinement, 3D CAD development and building of presentations
• Collaborate on design reviews and decision making, articulating your point of view
• Have ownership of your projects

Requirements

This position requires:
• You are pursuing a degree in Industrial Design and have completed at least 3 years of study or you are a recent grad
• Excellent conceptualization and sketching skills
• World class form giving ability
• A hands-on approach, comfortable prototyping and working in a workshop
• Great story-telling: the ability to communicate your design visions to your fellow team members and to clients
• Some experience in preparing, executing and interpreting generative research
• Expert-level knowledge of 2D illustration (Adobe Creative Suite) and 3D CAD software (Rhino & Solidworks preferred)
• Understanding of materials, plastic and metal production processes, quality control and other techniques for manufacturing

Location

Brooklyn (New York), USA.

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Fight Sugar with Style!

Posted on 19/04/2017 by Sarang Sheth

Oftentimes, in the process of designing a product that saves lives, we forget one rather crucial part of the healing process. The product must make users feel better, not just through function, but also emotionally, and psychologically. While most medical devices aim to perform functionally, only some try to look fashionable, less intimidating, or break stigmas through good design.

A combined venture between Pensa and Jeff Dachis (the former co-founder of Razorfish), One Drop is a completely exhaustive diabetes fighting system that could easily be a part of any diabetic’s EDC kit. Designed with a homogeneous language that binds the three products together into a beautifully chrome kit that anyone would be proud to carry, the One Drop brilliantly bridges the wide chasm between medicine and fashion, empowering people and motivating them into keeping their health in check!

Designers: Pensa & Jeff Dachis.

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A Razor fit for a Sith Lord

Posted on 09/02/2016 by Sarang Sheth

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Here’s a design that is seriously a result of blood, sweat, and tears. With over a year of research and development behind it, the Oneblade is touted as the best shaving experience you can get. The designers at Pensa endured cuts, razorburns, and overall feelings of discomfort to build the Oneblade. Made completely out of metal with no cheap plastic parts, the Oneblade feels heavy to hold, giving your hand a certain steadiness. Teflon coated springs and a precise construction positions the blade in such an intricately composed way, that your shaving experience will feel like cuddling a kitten (while still being at the pinnacle of manliness, of course). The blade too, is a single edged blade made by the Japanese, and if anyone has seen even a single movie featuring a Katana, you’ll know the Japs know a good deal or two about blades.

Now how about we say goodbye to that stubble, eh?

Designer: Pensa NYC

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AT&T and Goal Zero deploy solar-powered Street Charge stations in NYC, we go hands-on (video)

Posted on 18/06/2013 by Zach Honig

If you're lucky, your smartphone's battery can just make it through a full day, with the percentage meter dropping to the single digits as you finally get a chance to plug in. With 10 hours out and about, some handsets can't even last through dinner, though, and out of reach power outlets make juicing up at the restaurant a tad inconvenient. Beginning this summer, public power will be much more accessible in New York City. AT&T is partnering with Goal Zero to deploy Street Charge stations in a handful of parks and other locations around NYC. They'll be coming to Fort Green Park on June 18th, and will roll out to Brooklyn Bridge Park, Coney Island, Riverside Park, Rockaways, Summerstage in Central Park, Randall's Island, Governor's Island, Union Square, and Hudson River Park over the next few weeks. Each solar-powered pole, designed locally by Pensa, sports six USB connectors: for iPhones and iPads, there's 30-pin and Lightning plugs, Android and Windows Phone users can hook up to micro-USB, and everyone else can use their own cable with one of three female USB connectors.

There's three 15-watt solar panels and a 168 watt-hour battery, enabling each Street Charge to power up to six devices for several days without exposure to the sun. Sure, it's probably impractical to fill your gadget's cell completely, but if you have a few minutes to spare, you'll be able to juice up and go. You can plug in phones, tablets, cameras, or even a Pebble watch -- each cable can pump out up to two amps of 5V power, providing support for just about any USB-powered device. Each weatherproof unit will have AT&T branding, which seems reasonable, considering the carrier is footing the bill here. You should start seeing these pop up at several TBA locations in New York throughout the summer, with more stations to come if the trial's a success. Take a closer look in the hands-on video after the break.

Gallery: Street Charge hands-on