Design Triangle is a transport design firm

Design firm

A design firm is an organization that designs any of a variety of things, in one or more of the design fields, such as graphic design, web design, architecture, engineering, interior design, or industrial design....

, based in Cambridge, UK. Founded in 1986, Design Triangle specializes in the design of the interiors and exteriors of vehicles (and vessels) for public transport, particularly rail passenger cars.

Rail Vehicles

Design Triangle is best known for the concept design of the interior and exterior of the Heathrow Express

Heathrow Express

Heathrow Express is an airport rail link from London Heathrow Airport to London Paddington station in London operated by the Heathrow Express Operating Authority, a wholly owned subsidiary of BAA. It was opened by the then Prime Minister Tony Blair in 1998...

 Class 332

British Rail Class 332

The British Rail Class 332 is the type of electric multiple unit train used on the Heathrow Express between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport.-Description:The fleet was built in 1997-1998 by Siemens and CAF at the latter’s factory in Zaragoza, Spain...

 trains and the exterior design of the MTR Hong Kong Airport Express

MTR A-Stock EMU

The A-Stock is an Electric Multiple Unit that operates on the MTR rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. There are two variants, one used on the conventional Tung Chung Line, and a more luxurious version used on the Airport Express. The vehicle interiors were designed for MTR by Jones...

. Other published work includes the design of the larnrod Eireann Inter-City Mark 4

Mark 4 (Iarnród Éireann)

The CAF Mark 4 are trains operated by Iarnród Éireann in the Republic of Ireland on the InterCity service from Dublin to Cork. These trains have no connection to the BR Mk 4.-Description:...

 trains and the interior concept design for the Class 378 rail cars for London Overground

London Overground

London Overground is a suburban rail network in London and Hertfordshire. It has been operated by London Overground Rail Operations since 2007 as part of the National Rail network, under the franchise control and branding of Transport for London...

. Design Triangle also recently redesigned the Swiss Railways

SBB-CFF-FFS

Swiss Federal Railways and SFR are not in official use) is the national railway company of Switzerland headquartered in Bern. Formerly a government institution, it is since 1999 a special stock corporation with all shares held by the Swiss Confederation or the Swiss cantons...

’ range of vehicle interiors.

According to Jane's World Railways, other projects include interior and exterior concept designs for Rotterdam Metro, STIB Brussels

Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company

The Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company is the local public transport operator in Brussels, Belgium...

 Tramway 2000, Melbourne Hillside X'Trapolis

X'Trapolis 100

The X'Trapolis 100 is a single deck electric passenger train, one of Alstom's X'Trapolis family of trains, used in Melbourne, Australia and Valparaiso, Chile.-First order:...

 trains, Spoornet 9E loco

South African Class 9E, Series 2

In 1982 and 1983 the South African Railways expanded its existing Class 9E fleet by placing six new Class 9E, Series 2 electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in service on the Sishen-Saldanha iron ore line.-Manufacturer:...

 driver's cab refurbishment, design of the exterior and driver's cab for Hong Kong's MTR Airport Express train, passenger flow studies for DLR Docklands Light Railway

Docklands Light Railway

The Docklands Light Railway is an automated light metro or light rail system opened on 31 August 1987 to serve the redeveloped Docklands area of London...

, interior design for BAE Systems

BAE Systems

BAE Systems plc is a British multinational defence, security and aerospace company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that has global interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc. BAE is among the world's largest military contractors; in 2009 it was the...

 on Kawasaki's MARC III Bi-Level coaches, interior design concepts for Madrid Metro

Madrid Metro

The Madrid Metro is a metro system serving the city of Madrid, capital of Spain. The system is the sixth longest metro in the world though Madrid is approximately the fiftieth most populous metropolitan area in the world...

 and rail seat prototypes for KAB Seating.

Marine

Design Triangle has created industrial design concepts for the exteriors and interiors of fast ferries and water taxis for Damen Shipyards, including the Dubai Water Taxi and the Damen DFF 3207 low wash catamaran for Dubai.

Services

Design Triangle designs the form, aesthetics and layout of vehicles, including interiors, exteriors and driver’s cabs, from industrial design

Industrial design

Industrial design is the use of a combination of applied art and applied science to improve the aesthetics, ergonomics, and usability of a product, but it may also be used to improve the product's marketability and production...

 concepts to 3D CAD models and manufacturing drawings. Services are provided to railway companies, rail vehicle manufacturers and component manufacturers.

Award

At the Design Business Association's Design Effectiveness Awards in 2000, Design Triangle won the Grand Prix and Design Management awards for the design of the Class 332 trains, as a collaborative team with BAA Heathrow Express, Wolff Olins

Wolff Olins

Wolff Olins is a brand consultancy, based in London, New York City and Dubai. It employs 150 designers, strategists and account managers, and has been part of the Omnicom Group since 2001.-History:...

and Glazer.

External links

• Design Triangle - rail vehicles