Tandem - Award-Winning Los Angeles Industrial Design Company, Orange County Product Development Company, Award Winning Team of Los Angeles Industrial Designers, Design a Product for You, Los Angeles Product Design Company, Mechanical Engineering — Tandem - Award-Winning Los Angeles Industrial Design Company, Orange County Product Development Company, Award Winning Team of Los Angeles Industrial Designers, Design a Product for You, Los Angeles Product Design Company, Mechanical Engineering

About

Tandem is an award-winning Los Angeles industrial design firm trusted by global brands and high-growth innovators to bring category-defining products to market. It has a proven track record of developing products which defines the category and scale to millions and earn global recognition.

Our goal is to maximize the market impact for your products. We start our design process by understanding the needs of the customers and the market. We can take an innovative idea from ID concept to final product.

Our industry know-how can give you the competitive edge of bringing your products to the market faster than your competition.

A collage of six photos: a sunset with a ship and pair of people by the water, a sports bracelet, sunglasses, and a water bottle; an indoor event space with a crowd; a modern office with stairs and seating area; and a sunset over a flat landscape.

Group of four men in a room with cameras, lighting, and equipment. One man is bending over a laptop on the floor, another is standing near him, and two others are observing near the back. The room has window blinds, sofas, and a table with bottles and coffee in the background.

full stack design & Product Strategy

Industrial Design

Consumer Research

Design & Brand Strategy

Product Strategy

Mechanical Engineering

User Interface & Web

Packaging Design

Electrical Engineering

Product Marketing/Branding

Prototyping

Small Volume Production (Made in USA)

Our Story

Every decision we make is shaped by a clear sense of purpose. Our journey has been anything but ordinary. Through every step, we've focused on staying true to our values and design thoughtful, timeless products.

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At Tandem, we take a holistic approach in product development: design products inside out and outside in—simultaneously, like visualizing the egg and the chicken together. This approach ensures every product is meaningful, human-centric, and delightful to use.

Founded in 2009 in Irvine, California, Tandem was created to redefine product design by uniting innovation, form, function, and manufacturability. Its founder, Michael Hong, was already shaping the consumer electronics world—designing the Gateway FX Gaming PC, the Gateway ZX All-in-One, the top-selling AIO computer of 2010 with 1 million units sold first year. Just a month after leaving Gateway, Michael launched Tandem and delivered the company’s first project: the VIZIO SoundBar, a product line that would define the consumer soundbar category.

Designs That Drive Sales and Win Awards

In 2022, Tandem won 2 Red Dot Design Awards, the Most Prestigious Global Design Awards. In the same year, Tandem was engaged by SENSEI, a Santa Monica company at the forefront of the tech wellness movement, founded by Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle.

Tandem’s designs helped start-ups with 7 consecutive successful Kickstarter & Indiegogo crowdfunding campaigns, with ROI of 1500%, turning early ideas into market-ready products. Tandem helped clients won 11 CES Innovation Awards, highlighting our commitment to impactful and award-winning design.

Tandem collaborated closely with the VIZIO product team and its manufacturer Foxconn to design and engineer the 70″ and 80″ M‑Series jumbo screen LCD TVs. These were part of VIZIO’s flagship large-screen lineup and were among the largest consumer LCD TVs at the time.

Since 2009, Tandem has worked with companies across a broad spectrum of industries, partnering with leading brands in computing, medical tech, manufacturing, automotive and clean energy, aerospace, security technology, healthcare and wellness, retail services, information technology, and consumer electronics.

Global Brand Experience: trusted by major corporations like HP, VIZIO, Pioneer, and Safran.
End-to-End Infrastructure: Tandem provides a "full-stack" development framework. This includes deep user research, mechanical engineering, and manufacturing preparation, which are critical for corporate projects that must scale.
Technical Precision: Tandem’s team includes senior mechanical and electrical engineering partners, ensuring that "corporate" requirements—like durability, regulatory compliance, and cost-efficiency—are integrated from day one.

Here are some fortune 500 level companies Tandem has worked with:

Startups/Crowdfunding

Ridge

Somabar

COMHEAR

Ajnalens

Rufus Labs

Computers

Gateway

Acer

Information Technology

InFocus

ClearOne

FellowRobots

Consumer Technology

Pioneer

VIZIO

Samsung

Industrial /Manufacturing

Covestro

Foxconn

Aerospace

Meggitt

ITT

Automotive/Clean Energy

Honda

Security Technology

Morpho Safran

Medical & Wellness

Kaiser Permanente

Sensei

Retail & Consumer Services

Sonic

Coinstar

Our Mission

We aim to make technology disappear, letting people engage effortlessly with our products. At Tandem, we craft designs that enhance everyday life, delivering experiences that are intuitive, beautiful, and lasting.

Bring joy to users by turning innovative ideas into reality.
Maximize market impact through the Holistic design: visualization, design & engineering.