In August 1972, two award-winning graduates from the Cleveland Institute of Art decided to pool their talents and prize money and open their own design firm.
Nottingham Spirk
Their timing was less than auspicious as the country soon slipped into the 1973–1975 recession. They had a talent for seeing the world a bit differently, though. And they used that talent to develop inventive new products that opened up new markets and revenue streams for their clients.
40 years later, Nottingham Spirk has grown well beyond the two founding partners. The firm now has 60 employees and product innovation teams that include experts in consumer research, strategy, product design, engineering, prototyping, user experience, global sourcing, quality control, and branding.
Co-founders John Nottingham and John Spirk
Despite all the changes, the fundamental goal remains the same—to see new opportunity for clients and develop ready-to-market products that grow businesses. That focus, combined with our unique Vertical Innovation® process, has produced nearly 1,000 commercialized patents plus over $45 billion in new revenues for clients.
We’d like to thank all the clients who’ve grown with us. We look forward to another 40 years of great client partnerships and groundbreaking products.
About Nottingham Spirk
Nottingham Spirk is a world-class product innovation firm with an unrivaled record of developing and commercializing disruptive consumer products, medical devices, digital IoT products and connected industrial products. We collaborate with Fortune 1,000 companies, middle market companies and funded venture companies to discover, design and execute product innovation programs and strategic business platforms that will delight customers, grow markets, and generate new revenue streams. Learn more about what makes us different.
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