3M Further Amplifies Design with Announcement of New 3M Design Center
August 19 2015 - 9:05AM
Business Wire
Creative Epicenter Cultivates New Models of
Working and Inspires Collaborative Design
3M, the global innovation company long recognized for
diversified technology and collaboration, today announces the
development of the 3M Design Center, an incubator for
progressive ideation and the creative heartbeat at 3M. Underscoring
the 3M Design mission that revolves around collaborative
creativity, the new facility will be the central hub for design
professionals with multi-disciplinary expertise, driving
competitive advantage, customer experience and positive global
impact.
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Rendering: Interactive area, known as the
"Design Hive" at the 3M Design Center (Photo: MSR Design)
“This important initiative will elevate design and propel
dynamic opportunity to enhance everything from branding solutions
to product innovation to sustainability and social impact,” says
Eric Quint, Chief Design Officer at 3M, who is at the helm
of this design transformation. “Design Thinking is about unlocking
future value in partnership with research & development and
marketing. Our collective goal will be to deliver transformative
value for 3M, its partners and customers.”
Located at 3M headquarters in St. Paul, MN, the 3M Design Center
will stimulate creativity as an open, multi-level studio
environment, four times the size of the current design space. The
interior architecture will incorporate use of 3M solutions and
technologies throughout, as well as energy efficient systems and
recycled materials demonstrating that sustainable, smart design
supports a better future. Flexible spaces – including a fast
prototyping lab, materials library, brand labs and an interactive
area known as the “Design Hive” – will foster spontaneous
connections and ignite cross-functional collaboration among
partners, thought leaders, customers and colleagues at 3M
headquarters, connected to 3M Design studios around the globe.
As 3M continues to apply science in imaginative ways around the
world, design helps translate insights into useful solutions,
bringing meaningful experiences to life every day. Quint adds,
“With our diverse product portfolio, Design represents a critical
and strategic platform to define and differentiate 3M, bridging our
strong legacy of innovation with creativity toward the future,
uniting purpose with partnership.”
3M Design applies integrated, creative thinking to identify
future customer needs that innovate industries. Ranging from
digital applications in the dental business to the migration of
safety materials and technologies into the fashion world, 3M
products cast a global footprint with design as a catalyst for
change. The new Design Center will provide a timely complement to
such initiatives, enriching innovation and enhancing new business
opportunity.
Development of the new 3M Design Center builds upon recent
momentum that is driving design forward at 3M, evident in the
elevation of design leadership and governance, which yields
business value and impact on a global scale. The award-winning
design team continues to receive international recognition for
design excellence. In 2014, 3M Design received more than 25 awards
across multiple creative disciplines, and recently, two 3M products
received Red Dot “Best of The Best” design awards for product
design among nearly 5,000 entries. The ceremony took place at a
gala event attended by international media, design experts and
manufacturers in Essen, Germany. Later this week, 3M Design will be
presented with a Top Winner International Design Excellence Award
(IDEA) by the Industrial Designers Society of America.
About 3M Design
3M Design is the creative engine driving design for brand and
innovation at 3M. As a global team of diverse talent that creates
meaningful and consistent brand experiences, we stimulate
collaborative creativity to translate insights into solutions that
inspire and positively impact our customers, our employees, and our
world. 3M is a global innovation company with $32 billion in sales,
employing 90,000 people worldwide with operations in more than 70
countries. For more information about 3M Design, visit
www.3M.com/design or follow @3MDesign on Twitter.
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