Design & Production

Three modern glucose meters on a light surface, featuring colorful designs in orange, blue, and green, each with a digital display showing glucose levels and connected by wires.

We embrace Chris Lefteri's material-centric philosophy when it comes to design. By prioritising materials, we take a unique approach to our design process. We believe that materials play a vital role in creating exceptional products, and we harness their properties and aesthetic values to craft innovative designs and product experiences.

Are you launching a new type of product?

Are you seeking to move in a different strategic, business or design direction?

Do you have CMF research or palettes but are not sure how to translate them into production?

Then we can help

We can develop a distinctive aesthetic that will appeal to your customers

We can provide a clear path for developing CMF to drive sales

We can help you be confident that they are taking the right approach for your business

CMF designers brainstorming and sketching at a table with papers, post-it notes, and drawing tools.
Hand holding orange sticky note above a table with colorful Post-it notes and images. Various creative and artistic design projects using Post-it notes are displayed.
Hyundai Elevator car designed by Chris Lefteri with a starry ceiling design

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Two Colour Material and finish designers sitting at a desk with design materials and patterns, discussing and examining samples.

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@mycelinc's mycelium based material is woven in strips to enhance strength and durability alongside the creation of a whole new CMF aesthetic. #MaterialsFirst #CMFdesign #MaterialInnovation #Mycelium #BioMaterials #CircularDesign #ChrisLefteri #Mate
Layered CMF, transparency and translucency come together to create magic! #MaterialsFirst #CMFDesign #MaterialStorytelling #DesignShanghai #MaterialInnovation #FutureOfDesign #DesignThinking #SensoryDesign #MaterialExperience #CMFTrends
Layered colour, texture and pattern creates a new CMF aesthetic of reflection, refraction and tonal gradients. #MaterialsFirst #CMFDesign #MaterialStorytelling #DesignShanghai #MaterialInnovation #FutureOfDesign #DesignThinking #SensoryDesign #Mate
Our display at Design Shanghai was designed with interactivity in mind. By layering translucent colour, texture and pattern a new aesthetic is created. One colour, combined with another creates a new tone entirely. Translucent pattern reflects and re
@mycelinc's mycelium based material can be processed much like a traditional non-woven. In this material test we explore combining a range of colours, textures and patterns without the use of stitch. #MaterialsFirst #CMFdesign #MaterialInnovation #M
@mycelinc's mycelium based fabric combines the foldability and flexibility of a paper with the durability of a non-woven. Here, the material is folded into an origami pattern to create a structure, pattern and depth. #MaterialsFirst #CMFdesign #Mate
Milan Design Week Day 3. One trend we predicted a few years ago and have been enjoyed watching evolve is imperfect CMF. Here imperfect edges are celebrated for their beauty and unique manufacturing story. Stay tuned for our full Salone del Mobile 202
Milan Design Week Day 2. Material, light and colour combine in @davidegroppi's beautiful exhibition. Stay tuned for our full Salone del Mobile report soon! #milandesignweek2026 #CMF #Colour #Material #Finish