Interaction By Design^©

Who We Are
I came to Italy in 1989 following a Masters in Industrial Design at the RCA in London.  Studio McKimm S.S. (Societa Simplice) started life in Milan in September 1991.  Sharing a space Rufus Albemarle & I built up a broad client base in the Technology, Medical & Telecom sectors.

In 2001 seeing the huge impact that small digital screen interfaces would have on products, Guido Astorri and I set up Design Hosting Software Ltd, later becoming HDS Automotive in 2016.

May 2013 Niall Hearn (an IT Systems specialist) & I set up Home Dialysis Solutions Ltd to focus on developing innovative interactive solutions to train and remotely monitor people doing haemo-dialysis in the comfort of their own homes.  In 2014 we formed an alliance with Eurosoft Srl, an Italian medical software specialist company.

The “WE” in Studio McKimm

Alessandro Collia: Designer for Swarovski, Digicom. Conor Duff interface & Industrial Designer designer on JLR, Maserati & Alfa Romeo. Anna Galfetti Graphic & Packaging Designer on Atkinson’s James Horgan: Industrial Designer on NEC. Renata Henkel Office Manager Gen Ito: Industrial Designer on Pirelli, Telecom Italia, Digicom.  Chiara Ferranti: Industrial & Design Manager on Autostrade, Pirelli, Telecom Italia.  Silvia Fausto: Industrial & Interface Designer on Ferrari, Maserati.  Michela Fonda: Graphic & interior Designer. Christina Marino Designer & Architect on Calida & Brics. Michiyo Ogawa  Industrial Designer on Nikon. Pietro Riolo Industrial Designer on Medel, Nikon. Eva Maria Reid /Weiss, Industrial Designer on Swarovski Lamps Robin Rizzini: Industrial Designer on Selesta, Muster e Dixon, Atkinson’s Gazzoni, Junichi Tani: Industrial designer on TOTO Japan. Tomoro Takuma: Industrial Designer on NEC, Telecom Italia Trucco. Stuart Lambert: Industrial Design, Digicom, ARE Extintitore. Katia Della Schiava Office Manager.

Partners 

Hiroyuki Anzai:   Author & our Japanese Agent since 1994

Guido Astorri: Graphic & HMI, HDS on Automotive

Judith McKimm: Intercultural communication, localization and intercultural conflict management expert

Filippo Di Marco: Eurosoft Srl. Medical Software Partner for HDSolutions Ltd

Sean McNulty: Dolmen Design. Former Director of DHS Ltd

Lawyers Who Needs Them? Designers do!

Marco Resca: Specialist in EU & Italian contract law  & Intellectual Property (IP) Management

Steven Noonan: Specialist in Irish/UK  & USA contract law & IP Management

Note: If you want to contact any of these persons please complete the module in the contacts section.