“Huld’s strong experience in product design was evident throughout the project. The design concept embodies our brand excellently, and clearly reflects the ease of use, intelligence, and energy sufficiency of our product.” – Janne Kouri, Head of R&D, HögforsGST.
HögforsGST develops district heating, hybrid heating and cooling solutions that deliver clear cost savings and improved energy efficiency. HögforsGST’s solutions offer genuinely smarter and more flexible ways of using energy that benefit both the environment and the wallet.
After its brand renewal, HögforsGST wanted to integrate the new identity into its product families. HögforsGST chose Huld as their partner with award-winning design expertise, to create a design guideline and concept for HögforsGST’s future products.
HögforsGST and Huld sat down and defined the goals for the design. HögforsGST’s brand identity, colours, recurring elements and values played an important part. Several concepts were created, and the most suitable ones were selected for further development. The key values of the design concept were customer satisfaction, safety, cooperation, and modularity.
The technical parts of the product, such as piping and valves, set strict boundaries for the design. Instead, the design was focused on the framework of the product. A recognisable product silhouette with both technical and visual repetitive elements were created.
The design guidelines and concept were tested out throughout the development as the entire product family was reviewed. The design concept was also refined using Huld’s strength calculation expertise to ensure quality and optimise the structure.
“Design guidelines and concepts must always be piloted. This way, we can get the design from paper to concrete action. In this project, too, physical pilots helped us to see and experience the design in practice, which is essential for ensuring high-quality and functionality.” – Ville Nenonen, Senior Industrial Designer, Huld.
The work resulted in comprehensive design guidelines and a design concept for HögforsGST’s future products. The design utilised the existing structures of the product families, which achieved a recognizable look without additional costs.
The basic structures of the product family were designed to be modular so that they can easily adapt to different configurations. Thanks to modularity, product handling is safer, and maintenance is easier. High-quality design also brings added value in terms of longevity: timeless and clear basic shapes and structures stand the test of time.
The successful cooperation continues with the technical documentation of HögforsGST’s product families.
“Our cooperation was straightforward and progressed on time in the hands of professionals. The design concept perfectly captures our brand identity seamlessly into our product families.” – Janne Kouri, Head of R&D, HögforsGST.