Teague

To understand the scale of an idea, sometimes you have to build it. Shield AI came to Teague to create a physical demonstrator of X-BAT, its VTOL AI-piloted fighter jet. We built one that’s impossible to ignore. At 45% scale, the 500-pound model aircraft and launch system move from horizontal to vertical launch position in just 60 seconds, rising nearly two stories at full height. Building something this big was one challenge. Getting it around the world was another. See how we brought X-BAT to life: https://hubs.ly/Q04swCyb0

Design has an increasingly important role to play in what comes next for space. Our latest work with Outpost supports a future of in-space manufacturing and global logistics. We’re helping shape an ambitious new reusable spacecraft, bringing design to the form, usability, and functionality of the vehicle. Stay tuned. There’s more to come!

How do you manage more than one million robots? According to Emily Vetterick, it can look a lot like a "beehive ballet." In the latest episode of Design This Day, Devin Liddell sits down with Emily, Director of Product, Program & Ops at Amazon Industrial Robotics, to talk about what it takes to design at Amazon's scale. They cover everything from coordinating fleets of drones to designing robots that know how to politely say, "Excuse me." Listen to the full conversation: 🟢 Spotify: https://lnkd.in/g5r8kFKK 🟪 Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gqctHiXe #DesignThisDay

We've spent 100 years making ideas real. In our earliest days, ideas took shape as small models made by hand in our design studio. Today, our shop spans more than 30,000 square feet, with the scale, specialized tools, and secure project spaces to support everything from precision components to full-scale vehicles and aircraft. And it continues to grow with the work. As our clients take on bigger, more technically complex challenges, we continue to invest in the people, tools, and capabilities needed to help bring those ideas to life. One recent example is our expanded paint booth, giving our teams more room to finish large-scale builds with the detail and quality they require. Across the shop, CNC machining, composites, fabrication, finishing, and generations of model-making expertise come together to transform ambitious ideas into tangible experiences that help people see the vision, understand its value, and believe in what comes next. The work keeps evolving. So do we.

One hundred years spent designing the future gives you a different view of what comes next. Teague has evolved alongside some of the biggest shifts in technology, from mass-market photography and commercial aviation to software, space systems, autonomy, and AI. That history gives us an unusual vantage point on where design is headed. In a new interview with Pulse 2.0 Teague President Matt Mcelvogue talks about what that shift looks like now: hardware, software, AI, and human behavior becoming increasingly intertwined, and the growing need to design complex, intelligent physical systems as a whole. He also gets into what makes Teague distinct, why we invest ahead of client demand, and where a century-old design company is placing its bets next. It's a good read for anyone interested in how design is changing, and what it takes to stay relevant while helping shape that change. READ THE INTERVIEW https://lnkd.in/eqhkiZtr

Can a train headlight be a work of modern art? Walter Dorwin Teague thought so. In 1932, while modernizing Steuben Glass, Teague found inspiration in an industrial locomotive headlight lens. The resulting Lens Bowl differed from the original component in only one way: its base was polished. The New Orleans Museum of Art describes its significance this way: "Rather than a mere gimmick, the 'Lens' Bowl is part of the important Modern design movement that openly paid tribute to new materials and thoughtful industrial production... Teague's design embodies the beauty of the machines that made Corning's industrial advances possible." That idea was central to American Modernism. Rather than hiding industry behind ornament, designers like Teague celebrated engineering, new materials, and the optimism of the Machine Age. The Lens Bowl went on to debut in MoMA's landmark Machine Art exhibition in 1934, where everyday industrial forms were presented as objects worthy of artistic appreciation. As we celebrate Teague's 100th year, the Lens Bowl is a reminder that our legacy isn't just one of products or brands—it's one of helping shape the way America thought about design itself. #Teague100

When you’re bringing a $50–100 million payload back from the Moon, getting it safely back to Earth really matters. In the new episode of Design This Day, Devin Liddell asks Interlune co-founder Rob Meyerson how freshly harvested lunar Helium-3 might make the return trip home. Despite all the incredible progress in space technology, Interlune may still rely on something very familiar: parachutes. As they say: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Even as we design for an increasingly ambitious future in space, some of the most effective solutions are still the ones that simply work. Listen to the full episode now: 🟢 Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gd7gU6Tf 🟪 Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gqctHiXe #DesignThisDay

Today marks 100 years since Walter Dorwin Teague founded Teague on June 26, 1926. To celebrate, we created a new manifesto video—part project reel, part rallying cry—featuring voices from across our studio and a glimpse at the work, ideas, and people that continue to shape us. Our first century was defined by designing what’s next. Our next one starts now. Watch the video, then explore more of Teague’s story through our interactive centennial microsite: teague.com/100 #Teague100