# Designit

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{{Short description|International Strategic Design Firm in Aarhus, Denmark (1991)}}
{{COI|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Designit
| logo = Designit-primary.png
| type = [Subsidiary](/source/Subsidiary)
| industry = [Design firm](/source/Design_firm)
| founded = {{start date and age|1991}}
| founder = Mikal Hallstrup <small>(President)</small>
| hq_location_city = [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen)
| key_people = Keri Dawson <small>(Global Leader, Designit)</small>
Rob Lederer <small>(Global Chief Commercial Officer)</small>
| num_employees = 700+ (2022)<ref name="borsen1">{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181210005904/en/Wipro-Digital-Expand-Asia-Pacific-Design-Capabilities | title= Wipro Digital to Expand Asia Pacific Design Capabilities in Australia | date = December 11, 2018 | publisher = businesswire.com }}</ref>
| parent = [Wipro](/source/Wipro)
| hq_location_country = [Denmark](/source/Denmark)
| website = {{URL|http://designit.com/}}
}}
'''Designit''' is an international design firm founded in [Aarhus](/source/Aarhus), [Denmark](/source/Denmark), in 1991 by Anders Geert Jensen and Mikal Hallstrup. In 1994, David Fellah joined the company as equal partner. Designit headquarters is located in [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen), [Denmark](/source/Denmark), with 17 offices in [Aarhus](/source/Aarhus), [Barcelona](/source/Barcelona), [Bengaluru](/source/Bengaluru), [Berlin](/source/Berlin), [Stockholm](/source/Stockholm), [Sydney](/source/Sydney), [Lima](/source/Lima), [London](/source/London), [Madrid](/source/Madrid), [Medellín](/source/Medell%C3%ADn), [Munich](/source/Munich), [Oslo](/source/Oslo), [San Francisco](/source/San_Francisco), [Tel Aviv](/source/Tel_Aviv), [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo) and [New York City](/source/New_York_City).<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/designit-a-wipro-company-announces-opening-of-flagship-new-york-city-office--membership-in-partnership-for-new-york-city-300271725.html |title=Designit, a Wipro company, Announces Opening of Flagship New York City Office & Membership in Partnership for New York City |date=2016-05-19}}</ref> Designit works in various sectors, including [healthcare](/source/healthcare), [finance](/source/finance), [IT](/source/IT), [telecommunications](/source/telecommunications), [automotive](/source/Automotive_industry) and [consumer goods](/source/consumer_goods).

Designit's work has received more than 100 design awards, including [International Forum Design](/source/International_Forum_Design) awards (iF),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifdesign.de/ranking_tabellen_e |title=iF - International Forum Design Hannover: Homepage > Ranking > Ranking tables |publisher=Ifdesign.de |accessdate=2014-05-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524024058/http://www.ifdesign.de/ranking_tabellen_e |archivedate=2014-05-24 }}</ref> [Red Dot](/source/Red_dot_award) and Red Dot Gold, and [GOOD design awards](/source/Good_Design_Award_(Chicago)).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://exhibition.ifdesign.de/winner_en.html?ma_id=410 |title=Designit &#124; Winner's Exhibition &#124; iF ONLINE EXHIBITION |publisher=Exhibition.ifdesign.de |date=2011-03-28 |accessdate=2014-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517115028/http://exhibition.ifdesign.de/winner_en.html?ma_id=410 |archive-date=2014-05-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In July 2015, Designit was sold to an Indian major IT firm [Wipro](/source/Wipro) for a reported {{Currency|635|DKK2}} million (USD94 million).<ref>{{cite web|author=af Mads William Biener |url=http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/finans/2015-07-14-scorer-kassen-dansk-selskab-solgt-til-indisk-virksomhed |title=Scorer kassen: Dansk selskab solgt til indisk virksomhed - TV 2 |language=da |publisher=Nyhederne.tv2.dk |date= 14 July 2015|accessdate=2018-08-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Wipro-acquires-Danish-design-firm-for-Rs-594cr/articleshow/48010566.cms|title=Wipro acquires Danish design firm for Rs 594cr - Gadgets Now|newspaper=The Times of India|date=10 July 2015 }}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{official|https://designit.com/}}

Category:Consulting firms established in 1991
Category:Design companies of Denmark
Category:Design companies based in Copenhagen
Category:Companies based in Copenhagen Municipality
Category:Defense companies of Denmark
Category:Danish companies established in 1991
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