DESIGN-LED PRODUCT DECISION ADVISORY
— BEFORE REGULATORY COSTS BECOME STRUCTURAL
Structuring early material, pattern, and production decisions to define economic thresholds while they're still adjustable.
The same method works in both directions — ahead of a product decision, or after it didn't sell.
Henrietta Szakonyi
Founder & Design-Led Advisor
CORE PRODUCT. DECISION PENDING.
Product Futures Check
A second opinion on one core product — before it's locked in.
STOCK UNIT. PENDING STRATEGIC DECISION.
Surplus Recovery Assessment
A decision on which paths still create value — for stock that already exists.
"Responsibility is created through how a product relates to time."
The work begins at product level. Material, pattern, and production decisions determine repairability, maintenance effort, and long-term cost.
We define clear thresholds: when repair makes sense, when remade is viable, and when a final end-of-life step becomes necessary.
The sharpest of these thresholds is the inaction threshold — the point at which later corrections become more expensive than timely adjustments, whether that window is still open or a product is already sitting as stock that needs a decision.
Central to this work is a decision network approach: mapping how construction, material, and commercial decisions interact — and where their combination crosses a threshold that closes future options. It grew out of an earlier framework, Design for Seven Seasons, developed through years of practice.
Our work unfolds in three distinct but connected spaces — ADVISORY, STUDIO, AND COLLABORATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE.
DESIGN & STRATEGY
Design-led decision clarity under regulatory change.
STUDIO – APPLIED PILOTS
Applied remade and surplus pilots once feasibility is established.
CO-LAB INFRASTRUCTURE
Collaborative structures for long-term remade and material continuity.
