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We work on a LOT of projects, over 150 a year! Some are quick, others are quite complex. Take a look at a few project highlights below. By default all projects are shown; however, click the tabs to narrow your search.

We work on a LOT of projects, over 150 a year! Some are quick, others are quite complex. Take a look at a few project highlights below. By default all projects are shown; however, click the tabs to narrow your search.

Custom Premium Cooler Design to be an Automotive Accessory for Tesla Cars

Custom Premium Cooler Design to be an Automotive Accessory for Tesla Cars

CNCT COOLER for GRAEME WHITEHEAD: Mako researched, designed, engineered, prototyped, and set up manufacturing for first-time inventor Graeme Whitehead. The key here was to take... read more

Product Re-Design for a 60-Year-Old Consumer Product Manufacturer

Product Re-Design for a 60-Year-Old Consumer Product Manufacturer

UBERLIGHT for RELIABLE CORP – Mako completely re-designed, re-engineered, and updated the electronics for a complete revitalization of the world-famous UberLight. Since the new light’s... read more

Custom Fashion Accessory Design to Production for a School Teacher’s Invention

Custom Fashion Accessory Design to Production for a School Teacher’s Invention

RINGKEEPER for DAWN RONFELD – A simple and elegant fashion design solution that solves a big problem: Losing your rings! Designed, prototyped, and manufactured by... read more

Advanced Mechanical Engineering for a New MedTech Mobility Headrest Design

Advanced Mechanical Engineering for a New MedTech Mobility Headrest Design

Adaptive Switch Labs & Invacare hired Mako Design to completely re-design their MedTech mobility headrest product to ensure it was easy to use, had simple... read more

Sports Invention Earning World’s Top Design Award and Design Museum Entry

Sports Invention Earning World’s Top Design Award and Design Museum Entry

ROVER PACKHOPPER for ERIC COFFMAN – Winner of the number one design award on the planet, The Red Dot Award, then, selected to be featured... read more

Bathroom Product Inventor Walks Into a Big Box Retailer and Sells His First Batch

Bathroom Product Inventor Walks Into a Big Box Retailer and Sells His First Batch

TRIPLUNGER for BOB GINTHER – After Mako designed, prototyped, and manufactured Bob’s first invention, he had a unique selling method… He walked right into a... read more

Newly Designed & Engineered Custom UV Sterilization Product for Cell Phones

Newly Designed & Engineered Custom UV Sterilization Product for Cell Phones

CLEANINTUV for CLEANINT CORP – Revolutionizing microbial hygienics products long before COVID, Mako Design worked to design, engineer, & prototype this incredible device that would... read more

Industrial Design of a Simple Physical Consumer Product Invention Idea

Industrial Design of a Simple Physical Consumer Product Invention Idea

COMFY CUP for REEY YADIN – The World’s First Portable Public Transportation Cup Holder for Trains Buses!  Mako did the concept sketches, refined sketching, and... read more

Home Safety Invention Idea that Earned $100,000 Investment on TV Pitch

Home Safety Invention Idea that Earned $100,000 Investment on TV Pitch

CARGENERATOR for JONATHAN SCHLOO – Check out how Mako’s product design client Jon Schloo earned two investors on Dragon’s Den.  Watch the videos below.  What... read more

Created New Curved Battery Technology for Extending Smart Watch Battery Life

Created New Curved Battery Technology for Extending Smart Watch Battery Life

KHARA BAND for HARP GAHUNIA came to MAKO with a complex challenge. Create a flexible watch band, full of lithium-ion batteries, that connects to existing... read more

2 Brothers that went from Camera Invention Idea to Sales then to Acquisition

2 Brothers that went from Camera Invention Idea to Sales then to Acquisition

GOFISH for Ryan and Brandon Austin – A complex consumer electronic project idea that lead to booming success for the clients!  Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering,... read more

From Idea to Manufacturing for a First-Time Inventor Mom’s Jewelry Concept

From Idea to Manufacturing for a First-Time Inventor Mom’s Jewelry Concept

CLASP MAGIC for ALISON BRETT – Ideation, design, engineering, prototyping, and production for a game-changing device that makes it simple to put jewelry clasps on! ... read more

Gym Lock Industrial Design for Production by a Product Distribution Company

Gym Lock Industrial Design for Production by a Product Distribution Company

COMBINATION LOCK for PERFORMA – Industrial Design and Mechanical Engineering to get this consumer product into production in an incredibly short period of time.  The... read more

3D Product CAD Design Rendering Video for Eyewear Manufacturing Company

3D Product CAD Design Rendering Video for Eyewear Manufacturing Company

AUTOLOC™ for VOCA EYEWEAR – Patented AutoLoc lens retention system allows fast and secure lens changes, easier than you ever thought possible. The innovative AutoLoc... read more

Festken

Festken

Festken, a new water bottle for the festival goer. Now being sold out at festivals all over the world, MAKO Design + Invent is proud... read more

Blume Cigar Humidifier

Blume Cigar Humidifier

A new and completely custom-designed connected device that keeps your cigars at optimum humidity, all through an app. Engaget Article: 

Broom Comb

Broom Comb

Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best!  The Broom Comb is an inexpensive and convenient way to clear the debris off your broom. A quick... read more

Product Design & Mechanical Engineering for Waterproof Children’s Cell Phone

Product Design & Mechanical Engineering for Waterproof Children’s Cell Phone

What an idea – A cellphone for children! What would you need to consider to design this beauty?  Well, kid-proof of course!  Waterproof, drop-proof, and... read more

Petbot

Petbot

PetBot is an amazing robotic toy that allows you to have a full on remote conversation with your pet!  It even lets you watch from... read more

MakerArm

MakerArm

After 5 years of MakerArm working with multiple different sources to bring this brilliant product concept to life, Mako Design + Invent was hired. Within... read more

Z-Clip

Z-Clip

A high-end, light-weigh, carbon-fiber money clip that uses proprietary technology to block RFID readers to protect your credit card information.  Was also the first carbon-fiber... read more