What Flying Objects - Design Studio Budapest does

Flying Objects Design Stúdió Kft. is a privately held multi-disciplinary design studio founded in 2013 in Budapest, Hungary, by industrial designers Húnfalvi András and Laufer Ferenc. The studio operates with a team of six, combining industrial design, branding, packaging design, and digital UX/UI design under a single integrated practice. Its core technology is a co-design process that involves intensive client communication and multi-round iterative testing, supported by an engineering partnership with CAD-Terv that extends services into production-ready documentation and manufacturer sourcing.

The studio serves a horizontally diversified client base spanning startups, SMEs (KKV), large corporations (nagyvállalatok), and municipal governments. Named client engagements span medical devices (HandInScan, DualScope, HeartBit), automotive accessories (Rati NOOK, Tisza Sport), logistics safety (AX System), consumer products (Frend wheelbarrow, IGGY solar lantern), craft beverages (Hedon, Helka), beauty (ANITATOTH), fashion (Passus, DONE), hospitality (Matild Palace), and municipal place branding (Kismaros, Terézváros, Tour de Zemplén). The studio's portfolio has been validated by multiple Red Dot Awards (including Best of the Best 2025) and iF Design Awards (2018, 2021, 2024), placing it among internationally recognized European design firms.

The business model is project-based professional services, with fees negotiated per project scope, milestones, and deliverables rather than a standardized price list. Distribution is direct sales-driven, supported by an award-winning portfolio website, earned media coverage in Dezeen, Forbes, and Red Dot Magazine, and long-term client referrals. Geographic footprint is primarily Hungary and Central Europe with selected projects in Austria and Germany. The studio is owner-operated with no external investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity disclosed.

Name

Flying Objects - Design Studio Budapest

Legal name

Flying Objects Design Stúdió Kft.

Website

https://flyingobjects.hu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Flying Objects is a privately held Budapest-based multi-disciplinary design studio founded in 2013, offering integrated industrial design, branding, packaging, and digital UX/UI services to startups, SMEs, corporations, and municipalities across Central Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Budapest

HQ country

Hungary

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Design Services (Professional Services): The studio generates revenue through project-based design consulting and creative services. Engagements include industrial design, branding, packaging design, digital UX/UI design, and engineering planning. Fees are negotiated per project and billed based on scope, milestones, and deliverables.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Flying Objects is a multidisciplinary design studio offering industrial product design (concept sketches, 3D modeling, prototyping), branding and packaging design, digital UX/UI design, engineering planning, product development roadmapping, and design audit services. The studio combines these competencies under a coordinated design strategy spanning from market positioning through product launch, enabling clients to engage a single studio across the full design-to-production workflow.

Product overview

Flying Objects is a multidisciplinary design studio founded in 2013 in Budapest, offering industrial design, branding, digital design, engineering planning, development plans, and design audits. The studio's product/service portfolio is organized into two main categories: Formatervezés (Industrial Design) and Branding (Brand + Packaging). Industrial design projects include Hand-in-Scan (AI-powered hand hygiene scanner), DualScope (AI smart stethoscope), HeartBit (heart monitoring system for athletes), AX System (AI-driven warehouse safety camera), NORT Complex (visual smart coach system), Rati NOOK (car trunk stabilizer), Frend (foldable wheelbarrow), Relief (tile stove collection), KELAKO Racing Seat (modular racing simulator), Commander 2 (model railway control panel), Autonomous Agricultural Robot, IGGY Solar Lantern, Tisza Sport sneaker, and Mercedes-Benz IVY autonomous bus concept. Branding projects span municipalities (Kismaros, Terézváros, Zemplén), hospitality (Matild Palace, Tranzit by Flow), craft beverages (Hedon, Helka, Goosebumps, Spektrum Coffee), consumer goods (ANITATOTH, Ősi Magnesium, Orenda Eco), fashion (Passus, DONE, Tisza T-shirts), and publishing (Stefan Lengyel Designer Book). Services are provided as custom professional design engagements rather than a packaged software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Design (Formatervezés) Industrial product design service spanning concept sketches, 3D modeling, prototyping, and engineering documentation follow-through. The studio designs across technology, function, and form for startups, SMEs, and large corporations.
• Branding and Packaging Design Brand identity design including logo design, visual identity systems, packaging, and communication materials. Creates usable, honest identities that authentically represent brands.
• Digital Design (UX/UI) Digital interface design including UX and UI design for products and applications. The studio focuses on human-centered interfaces, whether physical or digital.
• Engineering Design and Manufacturing Sourcing Full-cycle engineering design and manufacturer sourcing service from design concept through to market launch. Delivered in partnership with CAD-Terv engineering office.
• Product Development Plan Product development roadmap establishing a timeline from initial sketch to tooling, with key milestones. Targeted at startups without prior product development experience.
• Design Audit Analysis of product ideas or existing designs evaluating functionality, user experience, sustainability, environmental consciousness, and market segment fit.

Quantifiable outcome

• KELAKO Racing Seat won Red Dot: Best of the Best 2025 (Design Concept), the highest recognition within the Red Dot Award system
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers28 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CAD-TervcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCAD-Terv is an engineering office with more than 25 years of product development experience. They serve as Flying Objects' engineering design partner, providing detailed engineering planning and manufacturing coordination for product design projects. This partnership enables Flying Objects to offer complete product development from concept through production-ready engineering.
• Wavemaker HungaryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWavemaker Hungary collaborated with Flying Objects on the Matild Palace Hotel branding project, contributing to the marketing and communications strategy alongside the visual identity system designed by Flying Objects.
• Brick VisualminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrick Visual provided animation and visual production for the IGGY solar lantern product, creating promotional visuals that complemented the industrial design work done by Flying Objects.
• CAD-Terv (NORT Complex)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFor the NORT Complex smart coach system project, Flying Objects collaborated with CAD-Terv for engineering planning and design coordination.
• Evista (ANITATOTH logo design)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEvista contributed logo design for the ANITATOTH Organic Products project, working alongside Flying Objects who handled the broader brand identity and packaging design.
• Inkredible LetterpressminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInkredible Letterpress provided specialty printing services for Goosebumps Coffee packaging, including letterpress and gold foil printing techniques that enhanced the premium quality of the packaging design.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IDEO: Globally recognized design and innovation consultancy with integrated industrial design, branding, and digital UX practices. Comparable to Flying Objects in offering multidisciplinary design services, though IDEO operates at vastly larger scale and serves mostly Fortune 500 enterprise clients.
• frog (frog design): Global design and engineering firm spanning industrial design, branding, and digital product design. Comparable to Flying Objects in combining product, brand, and digital disciplines, with significantly larger scale and corporate parent (Capgemini Engineering).
• Designworks (a BMW Group company): Global design consultancy owned by BMW Group offering transportation, product, brand, and digital design. Comparable in offering integrated industrial + brand design, but with significantly larger scale and corporate backing.

Direct peers

• Pentagram: Partner-led, multi-disciplinary design firm combining branding, industrial design, and digital work. Like Flying Objects, Pentagram operates an integrated studio model and is known for award-winning brand identity and product design work.
• Manual: Small, founder-led integrated design studio offering brand strategy, identity, packaging, and digital design. Highly comparable to Flying Objects in size, integrated offering, and craft-driven, award-validated positioning.
• Form Us With Love: Stockholm-based independent design studio working across industrial design, branding, and digital experiences. Comparable in integrated service offering, studio size, and award-driven positioning (multiple Red Dot and iF accolades).
• Lunar Design: Independent industrial design and innovation firm working across consumer electronics, medical, and consumer products. Highly comparable to Flying Objects in combining industrial design with branding and digital UX services for a mix of startups and large enterprises.
• Studio Dumbar: Independent European design studio specializing in branding, visual identity, and communication design. Comparable in scale and independent-studio positioning, with a similarly strong award-driven portfolio and integrated brand+packaging offering.

Regional players

• Graphasel Design Studio: Budapest-based brand and digital design studio offering branding, web design, and visual identity services. Comparable regional peer competing for Hungarian SME and corporate branding briefs alongside Flying Objects.
• Kolonbrand: Hungarian brand strategy and design consultancy offering brand identity and packaging design. A direct regional competitor to Flying Objects in the Hungarian and Central European branding market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/flying-objects
• Instagraminstagram.com/flyingobjectsdesign
• Facebookfacebook.com/FlyingObjectsDesignStudio

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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