About
Product design and manufacturing, done properly.
Kawartha Design Works designs and makes physical products, for individuals with an idea, and businesses that need it done properly and repeatably.
Design-led
We think about a piece as a designed object first, not just a file run through a machine: proportion, fit and finish matter as much as the process behind it.
Hands-on, technically capable
Product design, CAD modelling, 3D printing, laser engraving and laser cutting are all handled in-house, start to finish.
Local
Based in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario. We work with people and businesses nearby, and ship or deliver further afield where it makes sense.
Idea through to production
The same process that produces a single custom piece scales to a full batch or commercial run, on the same file.
Approach
From idea to object, and back again if needed
Most projects start as something less than a finished design: a rough sketch, a reference photo, a problem that needs solving, or a brief from a business that knows roughly what it wants but not exactly how to get there. We work through that with you: modelling, testing and adjusting until the design actually holds up in the material and process it's going to be made with, then producing it, as a single piece or a full run.
The KDW mark on the bottom of a printed piece or etched into a finished sign is the same mark either way. The aim is for the work to hold up regardless of whether it's a single gift or five hundred units for a business.
Have an idea?
Whether you need one custom piece or a production run, let's talk about it.