Allocacoc Explained

Allocacoc ([1]) is an industrial design company established in the Netherlands[2] that sells redesigned everyday products such as the PowerCube. Allocacoc headquartered in Shanghai and has a factory in Suzhou with an R&D center in Shenzhen, China. Its European head office moved from Delft to Breukelen (Utrecht) in August 2018. The company creates innovative products by adding original designs and keeping them affordable.[3] In 2019, Allocacoc decided on a rebranding strategy and focus their business development on DesignNest.com[4] - a consumer product platform of a broad range of design products. DesignNest was originally founded by Allocacoc in 2016[5] and now aiming to help industrial designers from start to finish, such as funding, design knowledge, sourcing, pricing, production, product assembly, distribution, fighting against copycats and worldwide sales.

History

Allocacoc was founded by two industrial design engineers, Arthur Limpens and Yixia Jiang from Delft University of Technology, in the Netherlands.[6] Stated by Yixia Jiang in a 2011 interview,[7] the company name was inspires by their favourite drink Coca-Cola.

Products

Allocacoc has a wide range of products, including power strip, socket, light, stationary, home gadgets, audio...etc. and it is still expanding.[8]

Awards

The PowerCube was given the Red Dot Design Award for best product design category in 2014.[13] [14]

Computex Design and Innovation Award in 2015 [15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: What we do at DesignNest by |allocacoc| - A platform for designers, retailers and consumers. 7 January 2021.
  2. Web site: Allocacoc - About . Allocacoc . 14 May 2019.
  3. Web site: CES2017. Consumer Technology Association.
  4. Web site: DesignNest - the Consumer Product Design Platform. www.designnest.com. 2019-09-26.
  5. Web site: DesignNest Rebranding: A New Logo Stands For What DesignNest is. Team. DesignNest. 2019-09-23. Medium. en. 2019-09-26.
  6. Web site: Red Dot winner. Spring Fair.
  7. Web site: Allocacoc Interview - Yixia Jiang . 2023-04-19 . blogs.mtdv.me . en.
  8. Web site: Allocacoc Europe Online Store - All products. Allocacoc Europe Online Store.
  9. Web site: Dunns. Jeff. This little power strip is one of the best travel gadgets you can buy. Business Insider. 28 September 2016.
  10. Web site: Mulvey. Kelsey. Our 3 Favorite International Travel Chargers. The Wall Street Journal.
  11. Web site: Red Dot Design Award: HENG. Red Dot Design Award. 14 May 2019.
  12. Web site: DESIGNNEST® HENG BALANCE LAMP ELLIPSE. Allocacoc Europe Online Store.
  13. Web site: ALLOCACOC - A WINNER IN THE RED DOT AWARD 2014: THE POWERCUBE IS AWARDED FOR HIGH QUALITY DESIGN. Spring Fair.
  14. Web site: Allocacoc. Spring Fair.
  15. Web site: Computex Awards. Computex.