257 are an award winning design and innovation consultancy, founded in 2001 and based in Manchester, UK. We build successful brands through strategy led, user focused product design. We believe products are integral to the way we view brands. We're experts in understanding businesses and building brand identities through products, services and consumer experiences. We're an ideas driven, creative team of industrial designers, engineers, UI developers and business strategists. Our process and range of services allows us to identify the correct strategy for our clients and deliver appropriate innovation to individual project requirements. We work across a diverse range of sectors from medical / scientific, FMCG, housewares to consumer electronics and have delivered significant strategy and design projects for a range of clients from tech start-ups, to leading multi-national brands. We aim to build long term relationships, collaborate and partner teams, and deliver quantifiable business results.