Mar 30 | Alchemy wins!

SmartShape client, Alchemy Bicycle Co., recently won an NAHBS award for their hand-made carbon fiber bikes! Follow the link to read about these amazing bikes! Congrats Alchemy!

Mar 5 | DCA Business Forum

SmartShape Design welcomes the Downtown Cleveland Alliance, Greater Cleveland Partnership, and the City of Cleveland to our offices for the Civic, Erieview, & NineTwelve Districts Business Forum! This forum will be your opportunity to meet with civic leaders and hear their agenda for improving Downtown!

Feb 14 | International Manufacturing Conference & Expo

Cleveland's own Manufacturing Mart will be hosting the International Manufacturing Conference & Expo February 14th & 15th located in the Galleria! SmartShape will be among the more than 170 exhibitors in attendance for the expo. We hope to see you there!

Feb 7 | Tremont Electric featured in WSJ

SmartShape client Tremont Electric and their nPOWER PEG was featured in The Wall Street Journal today. Follow the link to read the article and learn more about this innovative product!

Dec 15 | SmartShape Holiday Happy Hour

It was great to see everyone at our Holiday Happy Hour, a festive time was had by all! See our facebook page for more pictures and comments from this fun evening.   

Nov 20 | Cleveland Plain Dealer

SmartShape Design's President Mike Maczuzak was recently featured in article from the Cleveland Plain Dealer on Cleveland.com. Follow the link to read about Mike and SmartShape's experiences designing for the Chinese market!

Oct 26 | Sustainable Cleveland

"Sustainability and creativity converged on October 26th during the first Cleveland Designers Accord Town Hall, held at the Cleveland Institute of Art with sponsorship by AIGA Cleveland, the Northeast Ohio Chapter of IDSA, SmartShape Design, and The Cleveland Institute of Art." Follow the link for a recap of this exciting event on Core77! 

Aug 30 | SDM2 Meeting

SDM2, Sustainable Design, Materials and Manufacturing, will hold a meeting in SmartShape's design offices on August 30th. A SC2019 group, hopes to develop a series of educational events and tools for businesses interested in sustainable manufacturing practices.

Apr 12 | Plastics In Medical Devices

SmartShape president and designer Mike Maczuzak will be speaking Tuesday, April 12th on Ergonomics Development in Surgical Device Design at the 2011 Plastics in Medical Devices Conference.  Follow the link for more information about this event.

Apr 11 | SDM2 Meeting

SDM2, Sustainable Design, Materials and Manufacturing, will hold a meeting in SmartShape's design offices on April 11th. A SC2019 group, hopes to develop a series of educational events and tools for businesses interested in sustainable manufacturing practices.

Mar 31 | Positions Available

SmartShape is looking for motivated, highly skilled individuals with a passion for product development to fill two positions within our firm. We are receiving inquiries for a Mechanical Engineer and an Industrial Designer .

Jan 28 | Old Hundred-LIVE!

SmartShape is proud to host Columbus based Old Hundred for a live concert January 28th in our studio! Doors open at 7:30pm for ColumbusUnderground's top band of 2010! Follow the link for more information.

Jan 24 | DoD-Advisory Board Meeting

The District of Design Advisory Board will meet January 24th at SmartShape's design office to discuss the district's continued development and future opportunities.

Jan 14 | Medical Mart Groundbreaking

Cleveland's highly anticipated Medical Mart broke ground on January 14th. As a pioneer tenant, SmartShape was in attendance for this event.  Read more about this exciting occurence from Crain's Cleveland Business and the Cleveland Plain Dealer .

Dec 20 | Guardian Technologies

SmartShape client, Guardian Technologies, was recently recognized in the Weatherhead 100.  Please follow the link to learn more about Guardian and their success!

Dec 15 | U.S Green Building Council Meeting

The Northeast Ohio Chapter of the U.S Green Building Council held their annual chapter meeting at SmartShape Design's office on Wednesday, December 15th.

Nov 19 | Big Investment in FMI

"Chinese investors are sinking millions of dollars into a start-up medical technology company (FMI) in Akron." Read more about the investment in FMI Technologies from NPR's Ideastream and the city of Akron .

Nov 11 | Recharge Power Launch

SmartShape client Recharge Power just launched Ohio's first electric vehicle charging station on November 11th. Follow the link to read more about this innovative product!

Nov 7 | ING New York City Marathon

SmartShape's Principal Mike Maczuzak ran for the Team IBD Kids charity in the 2010 ING New York City Marathon. To learn more about Mike's efforts, please follow the link. 

Oct 19 | SmartShape Featured in District of Design News

SmartShape was recently featured in Cleveland's District of Design monthly newsletter.  To learn more about the District of Design and read our story, click the link!

Sep 16 | IDSA: Design and Entrepreneurship for Medical Products

This IDSA event was a hit! Over 100 guests came to hear speakers discuss numerous topics within the medical field. Here is the link to the event

Jun 23 | Product Interface: Design + Technology

SmartShape, Esterline and Omnitek sponsored this informative, fast paced event held at SmartShape's new design studio.