What VanBerlo does

VanBerlo, founded in 1982 in Eindhoven, Netherlands, is an industrial design agency that develops physical and digital products, services, and experiences for enterprise clients across sectors including energy, automotive/EV charging, consumer goods, maritime, industrial measurement, baby products, and humanitarian aid. The studio operates as part of Accenture's Industry X / Smart Connected Products practice, delivering through a global network of Industrial Design Centers anchored in Eindhoven, and serves clients via direct enterprise engagement rather than self-service channels.

Its core offering combines human-centered industrial design with digital product design, supported by four proprietary or branded capabilities: the Sustainable North Star sustainability methodology, a physical-digital fusion design approach, a human-centered design process, and rapid prototyping / proof-of-concept iteration. Notable co-developed products include the NextGen Smart Meter for Netbeheer Nederland's six Dutch DSOs, the EVBox Livo domestic EV charger, the Sevvy Smart Cooker, the Maxi-Cosi Coral infant safety seat (with Dorel Juvenile), the Next Gen HMI tugboat dashboard for Damen Shipyards, the LCR.IQ connected platform for Liquid Controls, and the Wings for Aid Drop Zone Tool.

The business model is project-based professional services billed under multi-year enterprise contracts with custom pricing and no publicly disclosed rates. Revenue is generated through direct sales to large organizations via Accenture's Industry X channel, with marketing driven by award recognition, case studies, and thought leadership rather than paid acquisition. Pricing is bespoke and engagement durations are typically multi-year, aligning incentives with long product roadmaps. The studio's work has earned iF and Red Dot awards (including a 2024 Red Dot Best of the Best and a 2024 ranking of 3rd in Red Dot Design Concept, Americas and Europe design studio category), and its 2025 output extends into public safety (PACPROTECT SMARTSHIELD) and high-tech RF instrumentation (DekTec DTA-2117), suggesting ongoing vertical and capability expansion.

Name

VanBerlo

Website

https://vanberloagency.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Short description

VanBerlo is an Eindhoven-based industrial design agency, founded in 1982 and now part of Accenture's Industry X practice, delivering human-centered physical and digital product design, prototyping, and sustainable innovation services to enterprise clients across energy, mobility, consumer goods, maritime, and high-tech sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Design Services

NAICS

Industrial Design Services (54142), Industrial Design Services (541420)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

Keywords

• Industrial design services
• Product design consultancy
• Human-centered design
• Prototyping services
• Sustainable product design

Headquarters

HQ city

Eindhoven

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Industrial Design Services: Professional consulting services for industrial product design, including physical and digital product design, prototyping, and design strategy. Revenue generated through project-based engagements with enterprise clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

VanBerlo provides industrial design services that fuse physical and digital product design with a human-centered, sustainability-driven approach. Engagements span design strategy, prototyping, and proof-of-concept development for enterprise clients across energy, automotive, consumer goods, maritime, industrial measurement, and humanitarian sectors. Services are delivered through Accenture's Industry X practice via Industrial Design Centers including the Eindhoven studio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Design Services Project-based industrial design services integrating physical and digital product design with a human-centered, sustainability-driven methodology. Includes design strategy, proof-of-concept prototyping, and scalable solution development for enterprise clients across energy, automotive, consumer goods, maritime, industrial measurement, baby products, and humanitarian sectors. Delivered through Accenture's Industry X Industrial Design Centers, including Eindhoven.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple industry awards including iF Awards and Red Dot Best of the Best Awards for design excellence

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered notable, flagship and core.

• Netbeheer NederlandnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Netbeheer Nederland, an organization comprising six distribution system operators of the Netherlands' electricity and gas networks, to develop a reference design for a smart electricity meter ready for energy transition.
• EVBoxnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with EVBox to reimagine their approach to the domestic EV Charger market, resulting in the EVBox Livo product.
• SevvynotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeamed up with Sevvy to transform their unique technology into an easy-to-use consumer product for home cooking - the Sevvy Smart Cooker.
• Wings for AidflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorked with Wings for Aid, a Dutch humanitarian aid group, to develop a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System that delivers humanitarian goods to people isolated by natural disasters and man-made crises. This partnership resulted in multiple award-winning designs including the Wings For Aid Drop Zone Tool.
• Dorel JuvenilecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership with Dorel to revolutionize infant safety seats. Collaborated on Maxi-Cosi Coral using a demountable inlay to make it easier to carry outside of the car.
• Damen ShipyardsnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated a tailor-made tugboat dashboard (Next Gen HMI) to help deliver the most up-to-date information at the right time for Damen Shipyards.
• Liquid ControlsnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Liquid Controls, a global leader in precision measuring systems, to design a digital smart and connected platform (LCR.IQ) to ensure the future relevance of their business.
• BlissnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesigned sustainable electronic baby monitor product for Bliss using the Sustainable North Star innovation approach, which won multiple design awards.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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