Turn your product idea into a business.
Helping founders bring products to market through industrial design, engineering, packaging, and manufacturing.
Founded by a former Shopify hardware designer.
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Talk through your idea in 15 minutes.
On this call, we can cover:
Whether your concept is commercially viable before you spend on tooling
Your likely manufacturing costs — and whether pricing survives a wholesale margin
The biggest cost or technical risks hiding in your current design
What's adding cost without adding value
How to brief a manufacturer without losing the vision in translation
Whether MK-II Studio is the right fit for where you are right now
Testimonials
What founders say.
“MK-II brings a rare combination of strong industrial design and mechanical expertise. They helped us take a product from an early concept into something that was both distinctive and manufacturable, while also creating a cohesive experience across the physical product, screen, and web app.
Today, Andrew works closely with our design team to make our products more robust and easier to manufacture. Working with Andrew has also changed how we approach product development—we’re much less likely to rule out ambitious ideas simply because they seem difficult to build.”
Steve Bragg | Founder | Empress Effects
Andrew, Founder of MK-II Studio, played a pivotal role in shaping our flagship product, Stori. His innovative designs consistently set our products apart in a highly competitive market.
His ability to blend aesthetics, functionality, manufacturing methods, and a deep understanding of user needs was the cornerstone of our product's success.
Karina Karassev | Co-Founder | Stori
Andrew at MK-II set a very high bar in every aspect. He is a fantastic listener and took a genuine interest in the project. He asked all the questions I had not even thought about in order to deliver a thoughtful product presentation and proceed through final selection.
Andrew's level of detail resulted in a beautiful product that met all my needs. This wasn't just a contract. I consider Andrew a collaborator and a colleague.
Joyce Wilkins | Founder | Indiglo Living
MK-II is a fantastic, professional studio with the range to handle nearly every aspect of product development — design, engineering, branding, and manufacturing — under one roof. It's rare to find a team that "does it all" without losing quality in any single piece.
Chris Dimoff | Co- Founder | Crowd Compass
Working with MK-II on product design was one of the smoothest parts of our product development process, and that's saying something for a first-time consumer product launch.
From the start, the MK-II team brought genuine strategic value beyond just the design work. They guided us through the overall hardware development process with clarity, and recommended we source a manufacturer that specializes in our product category (something we originally didn't think was imperative). That was solid advice that de-risked the build by putting us in front of a supplier with existing materials, pre-sourced components, and established certification knowledge.
Working directly with the MK-II team made the whole engagement feel personal and efficient. They were extremely responsive throughout, easy to collaborate with, and clearly invested in the outcome of the project, not just the deliverable.
Highly recommended for any founder navigating hardware or product development for the first time or the 90th time.
Natasha McDiarmid | Founder | Ripe
On our strategy sessions: “A really useful conversation that made the path to launch feel clearer. I left with practical next steps and more confidence that I could bring my product to market”
Jared | Founder | Sine Go Boards
MK-II Studio was incredibly knowledgeable, responsive and easy to work with. We couldn't be happier with the finished pieces.
Eve Charbonneau | Founder | Home by Eve
Andrew, Founder of MK-II Studio, was an exceptional industrial designer on our tiny hardware team at Shopify.
Notably, he played a key role in the development of POS Go, a highly acclaimed project that received prestigious design awards such as the Reddot Award, iF Award, and IDEA Award.
Tiffany Hui | Product Designer | Shopify
Selected work.
Products that shipped and sold.
Templo Devices. Low-volume production, engineered to scale to high-volume — with nothing redesigned in between.
Fritz Hansen Basket
Adapted a proven mobile payment architecture into a purpose-built retail device — cutting tooling investment and time to market while tailoring the hardware to how Shopify merchants actually sell.
Confidential full-service project spanning primary research, industrial design, branding, and packaging for a consumer electronics product in the health and wellness space
Gantri 3D Printed Lighting. Over 500K revenue generated & selected as New York Time's Wire Cutter top desk lamps.
Shopify Hardware. Sold globally. $1B+ transacted.
Crowd Compass. Taken from rough prototype to Shark Tank deal.
Stori Cannabis Storage. $130K on launch day. Featured in Rolling Stone and Business Insider.
Fuzz Pedal. Featured in Guitar Magazine.
Cannabis storage and accessory collection for Indiglo Living
5052 Stool
Conceptual music FX platform.