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TP-Link Deco.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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October 3, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n

Words: <\/span>Wilson Barlow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography: <\/span>Courtesy of Whipsaw<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Whipsaw Takes Industrial Design to New Heights With These Smart-Home Products<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Industrial designers are constantly challenged to balance aesthetic vision against technological possibil\u00adity. That\u2019s why Whipsaw CEO and founder Dan Harden considers design and engineering to be equally important parts of his work. It\u2019s also the reason he named his studio after the two-person woodworking tool, which symbolizes the push and pull of those disciplines. \u201cIn the most sublime concept,\u201d he says, \u201cthe engineering solution and the design solution are inseparable.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whipsaw<\/a>\u2019s portfolio contains several examples of this combination\u2014from chairs to genome-sequencing machines. Some reimagine and beautify household products, such as the TP-Link Deco series of Wi-Fi mesh devices or the WDL Washing Machine. Some look to the future, like the Bizzy Robotics Home Robot, designed to do simple chores, while others are classic: The bentwood form of the Skrolla chair was perhaps inspired by Harden\u2019s early internship with George Nelson. And an early entrant in the home-gym space is Tonal, which uses electromagnetic resistance instead of gravity. Practically, that means the system can sense the user\u2019s performance capacity and adjust the weight automatically. Visually, that translates to fewer moving parts, thus it\u2019s elegant and minimalist when mounted on the wall. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dan Harden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou have to get into the head of the consumer,\u201d Harden says in reference to the success of his products, some of which are in \u201cMilestones of Contemporary Design\u201d at the Red Dot Museum in Essen, Germany, til spring 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bizzy Robotics Home Robot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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TP-Link Deco.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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TP-Link Deco.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tonal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Skrolla.\"
Skrolla.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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WDL Washing Machine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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WDL Washing Machine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n