Founded by Andy Davey, Davey Agency/TKO is internationally reknown for its approach to generating compelling ideas and designing advanced products in many sectors. The agency has won numerous consumer and industry awards for its work with both start-ups and global corporations. Working on projects and in sectors as diverse as musical instruments and luxury packaging, automotive interiors and optical products, FMCG and gaming and consumer to professional products. With over 14 co-patents worldwide, innovation is at the heart of our capability.
Our approach
Ideas.
Thinking about and designing for tomorrow is in our DNA and an inspiring driver for us and our partners. Progress requires communication, ambition and above all inspiration, and that’s our starting point.
Teamwork.
If a project requires a particular skill or function that we don’t have ourselves it’s likely we know where to find it. We regularly create bespoke teams for specific projects, and project manage them centrally.
Collaboration.
With larger design programmes it is sometimes important to share and communicate with other individuals, teams or specialists. We welcome embrace collaboration and open communication.
Flexibility.
Working with an agency should be productive and responsive and tailored to suit the particular project objective. We provide an agile, adaptable model for each opportunity and each partner company.
Sustainability.
All our tools, approaches, methods and philosophies are constantly reviewed to ensure best practice around sustainability, and we build an environmental requirement into our work and solutions.
Responsibility.
We aim to be great partners with the companies we work with and take our responsibilities in that partnership seriously. Each opportunity is important to us, and building trust and respect is important.
PROJECTS OF ANY KIND HAVE A COMPLICATED START AS ORIENTATION AND DIRECTION IS ESTABLISHED. CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY CLARITY AND PROGRESS
ENGAGEMENT WITH LEADING-EDGE THINKING AROUND TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY IS CREATIVE FOOD FOR US, FEEDING OUR INQUISTIVE NATURE AND INNOVATIVE INSTINCS (EG: IBM THINK SERIES)
WE ARE ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT EVERY STRAND OF SOCIETY; FOR EXAMPLE: MISCONCEPTIONS AND MISUNDERSTANDINGS AROUND AGE AND AGEING.
OBSERVATION OF NUANCES, ATTITUDES AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES OFFER IMPORTANT INSIGHTS INTO THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE WE ARE DESIGNING FOR
INCLUSIVE DESIGN SHOULD MEAN (LITERALLY) DESIGN FOR EVERYONE. WE TAKE TIME TO PERSONALLY EXPERIENCE AND IMMERSE OURSELVES IN THE REALITIES OF OUR USER AND ENVIRONMENTS
COMMUNICATION IS KEY. LET'S START WITH A CONVERSATION
AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, SUSTAINABLE AND PROGRESSIVE THINKING AROUND PROTECTING OUR PLANET RUNS THROUGH ALL OUR DECISIONS AND ACTIONS.
YOU, ME, US.
ONE APPROACH IS NOT NECESSARILY BETTER THAN THE OTHER, BUT ONLY ONE TAKES US FORWARD