Delise Design was initially formed as a warehouse studio project operating as a space for experimental design endeavors. Over the years it has grown to embody a wholistic approach to problem solving tested and proven on a variety of products and applications. Building the scope of this studio has served as an exercise in entrepreneurial sciences, and the endless search for the ideal path to evolving conceptual ideas into feasible reality.
The mission of this pursuit is to learn by merging both the technical business and creative artistic elements of Industrial Design into a core philosophy. Good Design is like delivering a joke- it requires density of thought to be compressed into a simple illustration and if executed effectively should be self explanatory.
Christian Delise has always strived to make an impact in the Automotive world. He is currently an advocate for Regenerative Product Modality, a design and marketing ethos which enables long term circularity. His career began by studying consumer psychology in Business Marketing school before going on to acquiring a degree in Industrial Transportation Design from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. In order to better understand the secrets to making appealing cars it is critical to study the psychology of what makes cars appealing in the first place. Throughout his career he has worked as a Designer, Researcher, and Inventor in a variety of fields including Automotive, Medical, Product, and Interactive Media.
Anthony Delise 1944
Christian’s Grandfather, Anthony Delise, was a Machinist Engineer and Merchant Marine for the US Navy during the Second World War. His unique set of skills meant he could mill cylinders by eye to within centimeters. His experience in building engines from U-Boats to Carrier ships allowed him to support the war effort from both land and water. His devotion to his craft was instilled in Christian as a reminder for the endless work of those before us which helped make the world we live in today possible. The art of making things drove him to pursue a career creating product concepts and machinery which work towards improving the intrinsic human relationship we have with them.
Immersing in a multi-tier creative process is an essential part of the philosophy behind Delise Design. The same principals which apply to creating vehicles can be effectively used in all aspects of life, business, and art. The goal of this consultancy is to share the design process that has been cultivated over the years for others to utilize and benefit from.
Since 2010 Christian has held a variety of positions within advanced OEM design studios from Japan and Germany to Detroit and Silicon Valley. His mission was to gain experience in both the technical aspects of developing and manufacturing vehicles as well as the human element of creating intuitive and appealing machines. In between full-time corporate roles Christian has independently built two companies providing cross functional design services for a variety of fields from digital media to medical mobility. He has seven design/utility patents to his name with several more pending. Currently, he leads UX design for applications which connect tools and outdoor machinery at Stanley Black and Decker.
Industrial Design is more than just giving things aesthetic appeal. It is about evolving and expanding the functionality of a product. In order to make things work better, we must first understand how much better they can be made….only then can we reimagine how they can be used.
