Teague (company)
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Teague is a design consultancy headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1926 by industrial designer Walter Dorwin Teague
. Rooted in the discipline of industrial design, the company’s offering has evolved over the past eight decades to include interaction design
, mechanical design and environmental design
as well as research
and strategy
.
One of the oldest and most established design firms in the world, Teague has made an impact on consumer culture, designing objects, interactions, and experiences including the first Polaroid camera, the Boeing 707
, the Reagan-era Air Force One
and the Xbox
.
Teague's early work for clients like Kodak, Steuben Glass, Marmon
, Texaco
and UPS
helped define the industrial design industry and set the groundwork for what would later become corporate branding. Beginning a relationship with The Boeing Company at the dawn of the jet age
, Teague has contributed to every commercial aircraft the company has produced over the past six decades including the iconic Boeing 747
and the new 787 Dreamliner.
Today Teague continues to innovate with clients such as: Microsoft
, Hewlett-Packard
, Samsung
, Rockwell-Collins, Panasonic
, Starbucks
, LG
, Oster, T-Mobile
and Nike
. Their work has been honored with dozens of design awards including the Red Dot Award, iF Product Design Award, IDEA in association with BusinessWeek
and the IDSA
, the Good Design Award presented by the Chicago Antheum and the Annual Design Review Award from I.D. Magazine. Media outlets such as BusinessWeek
, Metropolis, Surface, Travel & Leisure, CNN Headline News
, Gizmodo
and Core77
have featured the company and its work.
Walter Dorwin Teague
Walter Dorwin Teague was an American architect, designer and one of the most prolific American industrial designers in terms of volume of completed work. Teague's name and vision lives on through the legacy of his company....
. Rooted in the discipline of industrial design, the company’s offering has evolved over the past eight decades to include interaction design
Interaction design
In design, human–computer interaction, and software development, interaction design, often abbreviated IxD, is "the practice of designing interactive digital products, environments, systems, and services." Like many other design fields interaction design also has an interest in form but its main...
, mechanical design and environmental design
Environmental design
Environmental design is the process of addressing surrounding environmental parameters when devising plans, programs, policies, buildings, or products...
as well as research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
and strategy
Strategy
Strategy, a word of military origin, refers to a plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal. In military usage strategy is distinct from tactics, which are concerned with the conduct of an engagement, while strategy is concerned with how different engagements are linked...
.
One of the oldest and most established design firms in the world, Teague has made an impact on consumer culture, designing objects, interactions, and experiences including the first Polaroid camera, the Boeing 707
Boeing 707
The Boeing 707 is a four-engine narrow-body commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. Its name is most commonly pronounced as "Seven Oh Seven". The first airline to operate the 707 was Pan American World Airways, inaugurating the type's first commercial flight on...
, the Reagan-era Air Force One
Air Force One
Air Force One is the official air traffic control call sign of any United States Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States. In common parlance the term refers to those Air Force aircraft whose primary mission is to transport the president; however, any U.S. Air Force aircraft...
and the Xbox
Xbox
The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console...
.
Teague's early work for clients like Kodak, Steuben Glass, Marmon
Marmon
Marmon Motor Car Company was an automobile manufacturer founded by Howard Marmon and owned by Nordyke Marmon & Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. It was established in 1902 and was merged and renamed in 1933. They produced cars under the Marmon brand. It was succeeded by Marmon-Herrington and...
, Texaco
Texaco
Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand. Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron". It also owns the Havoline motor oil brand....
and UPS
United Parcel Service
United Parcel Service, Inc. , typically referred to by the acronym UPS, is a package delivery company. Headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States, UPS delivers more than 15 million packages a day to 6.1 million customers in more than 220 countries and territories around the...
helped define the industrial design industry and set the groundwork for what would later become corporate branding. Beginning a relationship with The Boeing Company at the dawn of the jet age
Jet age
The Jet Age is a period of history defined by the social change brought about by the advent of large aircraft powered by turbine engines. These aircraft are able to fly much higher, faster, and farther than older piston-powered propliners, making transcontinental and inter-continental travel...
, Teague has contributed to every commercial aircraft the company has produced over the past six decades including the iconic Boeing 747
Boeing 747
The Boeing 747 is a wide-body commercial airliner and cargo transport, often referred to by its original nickname, Jumbo Jet, or Queen of the Skies. It is among the world's most recognizable aircraft, and was the first wide-body ever produced...
and the new 787 Dreamliner.
Today Teague continues to innovate with clients such as: Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
, Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including...
, Samsung
Samsung
The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
, Rockwell-Collins, Panasonic
Panasonic
Panasonic is an international brand name for Japanese electric products manufacturer Panasonic Corporation, which was formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd...
, Starbucks
Starbucks
Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and...
, LG
LG
LG may refer to:*LG Corp., a South Korean electronics and petrochemicals conglomerate*LG Electronics, an affiliate of the South Korean LG Group which produces electronic products* Lawrence Graham, a London headquartered firm of business lawyers...
, Oster, T-Mobile
T-Mobile
T-Mobile International AG is a German-based holding company for Deutsche Telekom AG's various mobile communications subsidiaries outside Germany. Based in Bonn, Germany, its subsidiaries operate GSM and UMTS-based cellular networks in Europe, the United States, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
and Nike
Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
. Their work has been honored with dozens of design awards including the Red Dot Award, iF Product Design Award, IDEA in association with BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek
Bloomberg Businessweek, commonly and formerly known as BusinessWeek, is a weekly business magazine published by Bloomberg L.P. It is currently headquartered in New York City.- History :...
and the IDSA
IDSA
IDSA may stand for one of the following.*Industrial Designers Society of America*Infectious Diseases Society of America*Entertainment Software Association, formerly the Interactive Digital Software Association*Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses...
, the Good Design Award presented by the Chicago Antheum and the Annual Design Review Award from I.D. Magazine. Media outlets such as BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek
Bloomberg Businessweek, commonly and formerly known as BusinessWeek, is a weekly business magazine published by Bloomberg L.P. It is currently headquartered in New York City.- History :...
, Metropolis, Surface, Travel & Leisure, CNN Headline News
CNN Headline News
HLN, formerly known as CNN Headline News and CNN2, is a cable television news channel based in the United States and a spinoff of the cable news television channel, CNN. Initially airing tightly-formatted 30-minute newscasts around the clock, since 2005, the channel has increasingly aired long-form...
, Gizmodo
Gizmodo
Gizmodo is a technology weblog about consumer electronics. It is part of the Gawker Media network run by Nick Denton and is known for its up-to-date coverage of the technology industry, along with topics as broad as design; architecture; space and science....
and Core77
Core77
Core77 is an online magazine dedicated to the practice and produce of the field of industrial design. The site began as two students' graduate school project at Brooklyn, New York's Pratt Institute. It serves as a practical resource for students, practitioners and fans of the field, as well as a...
have featured the company and its work.