Develop the
product concept.
Define what the product should express, who it is for and how it will be used. Bring the concept together in words and visual references.
Explore concept developmentConcept & Design Consulting / Tokyo
We help overseas product teams develop concepts, review design proposals and plan prototypes. Based in Tokyo, our advice draws on hands-on design and production experience.
English and Japanese. Sending an enquiry does not incur a fee.
For Overseas Product Teams
You may have an existing product, an early concept or a team already working on the design. Tell us what you are planning in Japan and where you need design input.
Start With Your Question
Choose support for the part your team needs, whether you are developing an idea or reviewing work already under way.
Define what the product should express, who it is for and how it will be used. Bring the concept together in words and visual references.
Explore concept developmentReview existing proposals against your brief, compare the options and identify what needs further work.
Explore design reviewsDiscuss what the prototype needs to show, how it could be made and which design questions to address first.
Explore prototype planningSelected Work
Product concepts and prototype fabrication, alongside a commercial made with an overseas production team. Each project explains the work involved.
Role: Concept / Product Design
Cat furniture concepts developed with anicom, from early throne and desk ideas to designs for initial production.
View the concept and design work
Role: Product Design / Prototyping
Exterior and product design, prototyping and fabrication for a drone-related project in 2017.
View the design and prototype work
Role: VFX Consultation / Fire Effects
VFX consultation and on-set fire effects for a 2019 commercial in Japan, working with Australia’s Milkmoney.tv and Bento-labs.
View the international production workOur Approach
A design concept needs to work in materials and production as well as in words and images. We draw on hands-on experience when discussing how an idea could be developed.
You can ask for concept development, a review of existing designs or advice on prototyping. The scope can focus on the part your team needs.
How We Work TogetherThe Studio
WRIGHT DESIGN llc is a design company in Shinjuku, Tokyo, led by James Allen Wright. Our consulting builds on his long-standing experience across advertising, film, products, spaces and fabrication.
We work with product teams, agencies, production companies, and people developing shops and other spaces in Japan and overseas.
About WRIGHT DESIGN and James WrightClients & Collaborators
A selection of clients and collaborators from our work to date.
This portfolio includes work by James Allen Wright before WRIGHT DESIGN llc was incorporated.
Start a Conversation
Tell us about your product, your plans for Japan and the design question you want to discuss. You do not need a finished brief.
Sending an enquiry does not incur a fee.
info@wrightdesign.co.jp