The Fuel - Industrial Design - Product Design Consultancy

The Fuel - Industrial Design - Product Design Consultancy The Fuel specialises in the design of consumer and professional technology products for both manufac

Visual inspiration from  design. This Bluetooth speaker is part of a design language collection they call ‘First Collect...
03/05/2024

Visual inspiration from design. This Bluetooth speaker is part of a design language collection they call ‘First Collection’, which combines metal and acrylic materials, achieving a real sense of visual purity, well worth looking up!





Small details that have big impact! Great use of colours by  on this  collaboration.                                    ...
10/11/2022

Small details that have big impact! Great use of colours by on this collaboration.

It’s always an amazing feeling for the team when a project finally goes public, so it was great to see  launch Pro II Br...
19/10/2022

It’s always an amazing feeling for the team when a project finally goes public, so it was great to see launch Pro II Broadband in the UK last week.

Built on a hardware family designed by , Vodafone Pro II Broadband has at it’s heart the Ultra Hub, which delivers Wi-Fi 6E, the fastest, most advanced Wi-Fi ever, with an ability to support over 150 devices in the home at once. Working alongside the Ultra Hub is the Super Wi-FI 6E Booster, which delivers a superior and reliable connectivity experience to every corner of the home, and the 4G Broadband Back-up with hybrid hub technology that automatically switches to the 4G mobile network in the unlikely event the broadband goes down.

Despite all the amazing technical delivery capability, the industrial design form and materials is about playing down the tech, with a simple recessive design language that fits quietly into the home environment.

Lastly and very importantly we are proud to be able to help Vodafone on their mission to reduce packaging and plastic waste generated by the products they create. The housing of Vodafone Ultra Hub, Super WiFi 6E, and 4G Broadband Back-up are all built out of 95% recycled plastic, and all products will be offered in plastic-free packaging, made from recycled and recyclable paper.

We’re always keen to learn new design hacks and this G2 hard drive from  had us asking how did they achieve the differen...
01/08/2022

We’re always keen to learn new design hacks and this G2 hard drive from had us asking how did they achieve the different colour dots on the textured pattern. Look closely at the blue product and you can see the ‘dots’ have different angled top faces to alter the highlights and shadows, creating the appearance of a secondary colour - brilliantly simple and effective!

We enjoyed the latest pod from  featuring .a.melia from . Listening to James reminded us of some of the studio’s recent ...
22/04/2022

We enjoyed the latest pod from featuring .a.melia from . Listening to James reminded us of some of the studio’s recent work, in particular the loop bottle with its ‘micro innovation’ cap holder.

Despite specialising (only) in consumer electronics our work in industrial design covers such a variety of different wor...
15/02/2022

Despite specialising (only) in consumer electronics our work in industrial design covers such a variety of different work areas, as demonstrated here by our ‘Cyclone’ boat radar for , a 2021 winner.

Although it’s been around a while we remain fans of pronounced 3D Surface textures like this inspiration from Frank Lee ...
13/01/2022

Although it’s been around a while we remain fans of pronounced 3D Surface textures like this inspiration from Frank Lee on Behance, a battery powerbank called MASK.

Interesting interchangeable CMF panels on this 2016 'NuAns NEO' Windows 10 Phone by Trinity Inc, designed by . Winner of...
10/11/2021

Interesting interchangeable CMF panels on this 2016 'NuAns NEO' Windows 10 Phone by Trinity Inc, designed by . Winner of a 2017 gold award, the design featured 450 unique CMF combinations, including a designer favourite - Cork!

As designers we love the idea of playing with different materials and CMF, with cork being one of those that is often co...
19/10/2021

As designers we love the idea of playing with different materials and CMF, with cork being one of those that is often considered for its visual and tactile qualities. Unfortunately it rarely makes it beyond a concept idea and into a production product. This concept set of power tools by Lukas Salley are a great example.



This ID project has caught our attention on  many times over the years but we’ve never stopped to investigate further. T...
15/10/2021

This ID project has caught our attention on many times over the years but we’ve never stopped to investigate further. Turns out it’s a 3G mobile hotspot concept by .studios with a nicely hidden USB connector solution.

We are fans of ’s design exploration work, which never fails to deliver a subtle twist or surprise. This 2014 project ex...
11/10/2021

We are fans of ’s design exploration work, which never fails to deliver a subtle twist or surprise. This 2014 project explored the unrefined pureness of singular natural materials, combined with human tools. One of the outcomes was the Minus (-) & Plus (+) screwdrivers, building on the iconic shapes of the slot and Phillips head.

We weren’t entirely sure what this  product was when we grabbed it from  and used it on a mood board a few months back, ...
06/10/2021

We weren’t entirely sure what this product was when we grabbed it from and used it on a mood board a few months back, but we wanted to find out when we had time!

Turns out to be tiny (and not plant pot sized after-all!), pencil stand, as shown in the additional images. Anyone know who designed it?

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