Tempus4

Adventure and Cycling focused innovations in technological design. The old saying Make what you know is apt in our experience and theres no better product solution than one that comes out of the necessity of need. When you think like a designer its impossible not to see product shortcomings in your leisure pursuits and come up with solutions. Were... lucky to have a playground in the outdoors near where we live and as such we have designed solutions for climbing, hiking, paddling and cycling over the years. Our passion for the outdoors has also molded our love of nature and hence we are inspired to create solutions that actively function to minimise our environmental impact. Although sustainability is referenced to some extent in all our designs it is the main focus in our tempus4 Green designs with products that are actively supporting environmental sustainability in their function. Green power in the form of wind, micro-hydro, thermoelectric and geothermal are under development together with other complementary fields such as eco-building, water quality, food production and waste reduction and management. Functional product designs need not be utilitarian or ugly as the form can be just as useful in defining the use as the mechanics may be. Our unique set of skills gives us the ability to achieve true End to End product designs from ideation to customer. The IoT (Internet of Things) is ramping up from what was only recently a niche Maker field to what will likely be the defining technologies of the next decade. Our high level electronics & programming skills mean we can not only design the products but program and design the circuitry providing a true one stop shop. Our industrial designs are made either for license, contract or in-house production. A thing of beauty has no need to be, it has nothing other to do than to simply evoke an emotive response. A pursuit of form without function may seem frivolous but it is this almost spiritual pursuit that reflects an ideal that might pull us forward to a more ...Read More