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We create products that last.

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Designed with purpose, built for performance.

We help outdoor and action sports brands bring bold ideas to life through sustainable product design. Our team blends industrial design, material insight, and manufacturing know-how to create products built to perform — durable, repairable, and responsibly made.

From performance gear to everyday essentials, we design with purpose and production in mind — building the kind of products that earn a place in your pack, not your landfill.

Selected Work.

Head and shoulders above the rest

Burton

Effortless Wetsuit Removal, Every Time

Wetsuit Wrench

Striking a different chord

Kalimba Klub

The only Lyter you'll ever use

Lyter

What we do.

Detail render of black pet bowl product with two cylindrical posts and a connecting frame against a dark background.

Product Design

Industrial design that turns bold ideas into durable, market-ready products.

3D Rendered bottle of Blackhole squid ink gin with a cork stopper against a dark background.

3D Rendering

Visuals that bring your product to life before it hits the world.

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DESIGN SPRINTS

Quick, hands-on sessions that turn great ideas into real momentum.

ANCORD Founder Alex Nagel speaking on stage with dark curtains in the background.

SPEAKING

Talks and workshops on sustainable design, innovation, and product strategy.

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"ANCORD was dedicated to improving our concepts, and they pulled together very robust constructions for our complex assemblies with minimal direction."

Dayn Wilberding

Former Sr. Director Design Exploration & Innovation

“ANCORD understands the action sports market and they understand how our products fit within that market. Their communication is clear and professional and their turnaround on deliverables is always on schedule. These are all huge factors in how both of our companies aligned so well.”

Kevin Sansalone

Founder, Sandbox

"Not only terrific designers, but also great guys who are easy to work with, ANCORD helped me design a product —something I knew very little about—and did an awesome job. They are creative, flexible and cooperative. I would highly recommend ANCORD to anyone who needs help with design."

Simon Cooper

Founder, Nada Toothbrush

Boost your brand with design that makes an impact. You talk, we listen.

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