Freelance Product Design

Auckland, NZ

Making things, is my thing.

I’m Evan Thomas — a contract industrial designer helping New Zealand businesses bring physical products to life.

Whether you’re building smart devices, tools, or performance-driven hardware, I support you from early concept through to production-ready CAD.

My work combines clean, functional design with a deep understanding of manufacturing — from injection molding and sheet metal to rapid prototyping and DFM.

The good stuff behind your stuff.

I run an up-to-date professional-grade setup with powerful hardware, in-house prototyping, and secure, backed-up file systems. That means high-quality output, faster turnarounds, and peace of mind knowing your project’s in good hands from day one.

Main CAD

Solid & Surface Modelling
Detailed Assemblies
2D Drawings

Support CAD

3D Meshes
Universal File Conversion

Rendering

Photo Realistic Imagery
Animations

Grasshopper

Procedual/Generative Modelling

Sketchbook

Concept Sketching
Basic Image Editting

Vizcom

AI Image Rendering
Concept Variations

Photoshop

Image Processing
Photo Editting

Illustrator

Vector Art

Konos Microphone

Collaboration with Blender Design and Dotterel Technologies

ENVI - Engineering NZ Innovation Award

2023

Gold Pin - Product - Designers Institute NZ

2023

Winner - Product - Good Design Awards AU

2023

Recycled Balance Bike

Collaboration with Wishbone Design Studio

Winner - Product - Good Design Awards AU

2020

Winner - European Product Design Award

2019

Gold Pin - Product - Designers Institute NZ

2014

Gold Pin - Sustainability - Designers Institute NZ

2014

Stratlock Panel Mounting System

Collaboration with Blender Design and Fastmount

Silver Pin - Product - Designers Institute NZ

2020

Winner - Product - Good Design Awards AU

2022

E4 Electric Amphibious Boat

Collaboration with Blender Design and Sealegs

Gold Pin - Product Experimental - Designers Institute NZ

2020

Heavy Duty Textile Clip

Collaboration with Blender Design and Fastmount

Bronze Pin - Product - Designers Institute NZ

2020

Fabseat

Gold Pin - Product Student - Designers Institute NZ

2013

Winner - Product Concept - Reddot

2013

Runner up - James Dyson Awards

2013

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“Evan quickly developed a new aesthetic design for our wearable tech product also producing high-quality renders that we used to engage early prospects. He then collaborated closely with our in-house team to refine the design for production. Evan quickly developed a good understanding of our business, target customers and constraints offering practical solution options.”
Chris KomatasCOO - StretchSense

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“I have worked with Evan on several projects and found him to be intuitive and good at interpreting our requirements. And the results from our collaborations have been successful in the market we trade in.”
Keith PrattGM - Fastmount

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“I worked closely with Evan on various projects where he demonstrated the highest standard in creative execution coupled with the flexibility and out-of-the-box thinking required to take it to the next level. Evan showed exceptional professionalism, empathy and industry knowledge.”
Moomin KerrFounder - Impact by Design

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“Evan is a natural industrial designer. He has an incredible ability to think both abstractly and logically, making him an innovative problem solver. He has proven his skills across personal and professional projects.”
Erika HansenIndustrial Designer

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“Evan was part of a Design Research team where we undertook a project for local government. His open mind and tenacity to get things right have made him a valuable team member. He can relate well with clients and relations from a wide range of disciplines. He is inspiring to work with and has interpersonal and technical skills that will serve his career well.”
Matthjis SiljeeAssistant Head of School - Massey University

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“Evan is a cream-of-the-crop industrial designer. He excels in abstract thinking, and has the drive to materialise these throughs and ideas into complex physical products. Evan has a contagiously positive outlook on life. We hired Evan for his ability to understand configurable consumer products in terms of parametric design.”
Tom KluyskensProduct Manager - Trimble Inc.