Francois Kern is a creative product designer,
engineer, and inventor that thinks outside the box.
Using his background in materials and processes,
Value Added Designs is able to design products
from medical to kayaks. We develop concepts for
manufactured products that are not only functional
and beautiful but manufacturable.
Minimal yet elegant! Francois Kern designs
products that people want to buy. WE can even
give an old product a facelift. Value Added
Designs combine art, business, and engineering to
make products that people use everyday. They
evoke excitement and have an appeal beyond their
functional use.
We combine an aesthetic appeal with creative
problem-solving. The product is easily
manufacturable and durable.
Throughout the product ideation stage Value
Added Designs can help companies avoid
inefficient design, inflated costs and needless
delays with fresh, focused thinking.