How AI Is Transforming Product Design
Episode Overview: In this episode, hosts Tom Constable and Phil Staunton sit down with industrial designer and AI consultant Rupert Warries to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the product design process. From speeding up workflows and removing creative bottlenecks to addressing the ethical and legal concerns of AI-generated content, this episode is an extensive […]
Against All Odds: Overcoming Huge Setbacks to Sell 5 Million Worldwide
How do you recover from a disastrous TV pitch to build a global children’s brand that sells in over 100 countries? In this episode, we sit down with Rob Law, founder of Trunki, the iconic ride-on suitcase that started life as a student design project and became a multimillion-pound business. Rob shares the wild ride […]
Taming the Dragons whilst Saving the Planet
How do you turn a lockdown frustration into a planet-saving product and land investment from two of the UK’s biggest Dragons? In this episode of It’s only a Prototype, we sit down with Lisa Hicks, founder of SNOAP—the world’s first solid soap dispenser that’s stylish, mess-free, and built to last 25 years. Lisa shares her […]
Bootstrapped to 800,000 Units Sold Worldwide: The Story Behind Rockit
How do you go from a family Christmas hack to a globally recognised product used by nearly a million parents?In this episode ofIt’s only a Prototype, we sit down with Matt Dyson, co-founder of Rockit, the sleep-saving device that gently rocks a baby’s pushchair when parents stop pushing. Matt shares the full story: from bootstrapping […]
Introducing: It’s only a Prototype Podcast
Welcome to It’s only a Prototype! What does it really take to launch a physical product? Spoiler: it’s messy, it’s unpredictable and it’s never as smooth as the success stories make it sound. Welcome to It’s only a Prototype, the podcast that goes behind the curtain of product development. In this trailer episode, your hosts […]