Initially conspired in Berlin some 15 years ago Swiss+German designers Roger and Stefan founded Envary 2012 in Hong Kong. Rooted in different creative backgrounds the duo strives to blend their different influences into meaningful yet bold work. With a multilateral in-house team plus a group of global creatives we unite expertise in product design development, branding, UX, innovation technologies, design for manufacturing and strategic design thinking for business.
We are a nimble band of designers & strategists taking on projects or whole ventures
Powered by its crafty workshop mentality our multi-disciplinary team evolves ideas from vision to reality
Lined by an 18 feet concept wall our studio space is all-around set up to take ideas into reality. Getting physical with tools, materials and mockups on two work benches, extensively using our material library or sketching designs on large ash wood tables is an essential part of every project. Founders Roger and Stefan are always knee-deep involved. Driven by transformative and non-formularic concepts, we believe in outcomes designed iconically and with 21st century users in mind.
Our name is our credo: Diversely exploring a variation of views as in form, appearance or function, we take ideas into reality, yet diverge beyond the ordinary.
Roger Kellenberger
Partner, Design Director
Product Design, CMF Technologies, Design for Manufacturing, Product UX
+ A natural born cheese eater and former ice-hockey kid..
A natural born cheese eater and former ice-hockey kid Swiss-born Roger has been around plenty of places, having worked as product designer in LA based startups as well as design companies in San Francisco, Austria and South Korea. With a firm drive to push ideas to the next level, Roger believes that delightfully designed products don’t have to be of high-end cost. Meticulously focused on every inch of a project, Roger is hands-on delivering work that amazes clients. Besides, he loves beats and bass.
Stefan Ripperger
Partner, Creative Director
Design, Branding, Art+Creative Direction, CMF, Marketing Communications
+ Stefan shows his Berlin roots through funky..
Stefan shows his Berlin roots through funky vibes of creativity. The young gun initially started out as a video game designer. Stumbling across like-minded creatives at Berlin-based cultural video gaming mag Gameface, and 24/7 surrounded by fancy visuals, the design world took him by storm. At Envary he is juxtaposing everything visual, including graphics, art direction, photographic extravaganza or branding. Stefan is nuts about yummy chocolate cookies, but also coaches his brain cells with envogue nerdery.
Christian Vatter
Strategic Contributor
Strategic Brand Transformation, Customer Insights, Brand Experience
+ Brainchild of the eclectic 80ies Christian is..
Brainchild of the eclectic 80ies Christian is our force to create cultural impact. Knowing that deeply digging into customers and brand insights needs heavy machinery, Christian is a game changer from the start. Mixing plenty of consulting experience and a degree in psychology, Chris leads strategic workshops with C-suites and delivers clarity. A straight shot by +15 years experience he sets change in motion, transforming the foundations that help design to make greater impact for brands and business.
Ethan Zhang Yi
Senior Technical Designer
Design for Manufacturing & Liaison,Technical Design, Manufacturing Technologies
+ Hitting technical solutions spot on..
Hitting technical solutions spot on is one trait, but Ethan’s best minutes come when aiming his NERF toy guns with good rock music. Grown up in the snow-ridden areas of Northern China’s ice city Harbin, Ethan is naturally a football fan (best would be a combination of Manu + Arsenal). Fascinated by the future of robots, our technical ace also mans up the playing field of manufacturing technologies to a fair outcome for customers’ and client’s wallets.
Rozenn Treguer
Project Consultant/ Strategist
Brand Marketing, Design Management, Social Media, Digital Marketing
+ With lots of smarts at work, Rozenn is..
With lots of smarts at work, Rozenn is a real team player enabling us to kick off our work into the right direction. Natively French, she maintains true explorer spirit when exploring Asia’s hidden gems in her travels. Shaping senseful meaning into our relationships with clients, she is always ambitious to bring new insights to the table. In the same line Rozenn used to play handball, she keeps goals and results closely connected to the big picture.
Andy Tam
Junior Designer
Product Design, Ideation & Concept Creation, 3D Design, Visualisation
+ Always keen to focus his camera lens..
Always keen to focus his camera lens to bring new views to neat details, Andy sees reality under a different light. Thrilled by the tangible/touchable ways of concept development, he is our team’s daring craftsman. Although growing up in busy Hong Kong exposes one to much eye candy, its the authentic objects that fascinate him. Heartily involved in materialising mockups and design sketches, Andy is always full head into when things get physical.
Why Envary
Leaving no stones unturned, we rethink design in context to users and brands. We navigate through projects, co-creating hand in hand with client teams. Besides aesthetic aspects we foster the physical and functional value of creativity, involving the latest manufacturing technologies and ensuring bold concepts are made feasible.
- Iconic: foster unique differentiation
- Clarity: design to unclutter… to prioritise
- Nuance: hone details delighting the big idea
- Beyond: challenge the status-quo
- User: evolve design + function to empower
- Relevance: understanding context holistically
- Substance: improving UX, usability, versatility
- Laser Focus: limiting our projects annually
- Clever: making state of the art smart
- Champion: championing project vision
Clients and partners our team has worked with