Studio NEWO

Studio NEWO is an industrial design practice in Toronto, making furniture, lighting and objects from raw materials and current technology, built to be opened, repaired and kept. Working is the minimum. How a product feels, gets made, gets fixed and comes apart is the actual goal.

Owen Palmer, industrial designer and founder of Studio NEWO Owen Palmer, designer

I came to industrial design from two years of mechanical engineering and two years building custom furniture and cabinetry, and I still think like an engineer, solving problems and rendering designs in my head before modelling them. Through Studio NEWO I design, build and sell my own products, and make renders, animations and drawings for other designers and brands.

Products

Lighting, furniture, audio and appliances, designed and built in house. Ask about price or availability on any of them.

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Custom

Any studio product in another size, material or finish, or custom furniture and lighting designed and built to order.

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For brands and designers

Product renders, animation, 3D web models and production drawings from your CAD, at fixed prices.

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Spatial prototyping

Ideas are resolved in CAD, then proven quickly in real material, where interlocks, tolerances and structure are settled.

Constraint-driven form

Form often follows the way a thing is made. The fabrication method, the material, and the hand using it set the boundaries.

Pragmatism and value

Every part and every line of code should earn its place. If it does not improve the product, it is unnecessary.

Lifecycle

Products are designed for their whole life, not just the sale. Materials and fasteners are chosen so parts can be repaired or replaced.

Experience
  • Founder and designer, Studio NEWOToronto, 2024 to present
  • Project assistant, Wood by DesignPeterborough, 2024 to 2026Led assembly, finishing and installation of custom furniture and cabinetry. Prepared CAD files for CNC cutting.
Exhibited and awards
  • FLOW, IDS Toronto2025
  • LOOTS, Design for Disassembly Exhibition2025
  • First place, design-day competition, University of OttawaTwo years running
Education
  • Industrial Design, OCAD UniversityToronto, 2024 to 2027
  • Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa2021 to 2023
Tools

SolidWorks / Onshape / Blender / KeyShot / CNC / Laser / 3D printing / Welding / Lathe / Mill / ESP32 / C++ / Three.js / AR

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