(This list is intended only to provide examples of companies operating in this sector, and is therefore not comprehensive. It should not be taken as a recommendation of their services.)
IDEO
www.ideo.com
London office of a (largely) US-based business: the biggest dedicated product design company in the world.
Priestman Goode
www.priestmangoode.com
London-based design company with wide experience base.
Seymourpowell
www.seymourpowell.com
London-based design studio with experience in transportation, consumer products and FMCG technical packaging. Also has a research arm called Foresight.
Tangerine
www.tangerine.net
London-based design company with experience in many fields.
The Design Business Association
www.dba.org.uk
The DBA champions design as an enhancement of business growth and runs the annual Design Effectiveness Awards.
D&AD (Design and Art Direction)
www.dandad.org
A UK-based educational charity working on behalf of the international design and advertising communities. Its purpose is to champion excellence in creativity by setting industry standards, educating and inspiring the next generation and promoting the importance of good design and advertising in the business arena.
The Chartered Society of Designers
www.csd.org.uk
The body that represents UK designers.
The Design Museum
www.designmuseum.org
London-based museum specialising in modern design, architecture and fashion.
The Royal College of Art
www.rca.ac.uk
The world's only wholly postgraduate university of art and design.
British European Design Group
www.bedg.org
A non-profit making organisation founded to promote the commercial export potential of contemporary British design, design services and education in the UK's key export markets of Continental Europe and North America.
Car Design News
www.cardesignnews.com
Online resource for automotive design.
Core77.com
www.core77.com
International industrial design online magazine and resource.