ANCORD Design Co

We’re here to help you solve the Rubik’s Cube of your business with intelligent, meaningful design, from apparel to action sports equipment, electronics to medical devices. Balancing the creative with the practical (and coffee on tap), we take our cues from you—for a bespoke product that’s got your name written all over it. The only thing we ask: you respect planet earth as much as we do. — CAR ENTHUSIASTS TURNED PROBLEM-SOLVERS. Founded by Alex Nagel and Ryan Day, we are ANCORD Design Co, an industrial design studio that believes intelligent design and meaningful solutions beat aesthetics every damn time. Thanks to a shared childhood obsession with engines and RPMs, our paths first crossed in Toronto in the Humber College automotive studio while studying Industrial Design. But we quickly realized our fervour for design ran deeper than door handles and rear-view mirrors. Fast-forward to the West Coast, where we re-rooted and reconnected after years exploring the depths of design. With 25+ years of combined professional experience, we were inspired by Vancouver Island’s natural beauty and shared a new obsession: Designing thoughtful, everyday products that solve your business’ biggest problems—and respect and protect this planet. Because we’ve only got the one. And so, ANCORD was born.