Pensa is a product design firm born out of love and determination to improve quality of life through better products and experiences.

The right team

Marco Perry, Kathy Larchian and Mark Prommel lead Pensa’s creative team. Our boutique size allows us to focus on our team, our clients and our passion.

Marco Perry

Partner

Marco Perry

Kathy Larchian

Partner

Kathy Larchian

Mark Prommel

Partner

Mark Prommel

Lisa Yanz Lehman

Design Director

Lisa Yanz Lehman

Peter Chung

Principal Designer

Peter Chung

Oscar Frias

Principal Engineer

Oscar Frias

Adem Önalan

Industrial Designer

Adem Önalan

Veronica Lin

Industrial Designer

Veronica Lin

Eric Harsh

Industrial Designer

Eric Harsh

Harrison Hildebrandt

Mechanical Engineer

Harrison Hildebrandt

Robert Chin

DIWIRE Sales

Robert Chin

Dinesh Durai

Engineering Intern

Dinesh Durai

Cody Moore

Industrial Designer

Cody Moore

Michael Berger

Mechanical Engineer

Michael Berger

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Client partnerships

Our clients range in size from Fortune 100 companies to startups. Every client relationship and project is unique. We give it our all and invite you to join us on the ride.

Plenty to celebrate

We are honored to hold over 100 design awards and be covered in some the most notable design publications in the industry.

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⁣Super excited to share our latest project launch! Together with Zero Halliburton, we've spent more than two years testing, designing and developing two new product lines. During the process we've become experts at destroying luggage and at this point we know absolutely everything there is to know about packing and traveling! ⠀ ⠀ The Aluminium Collection has an iconic and sculptural form achieved through many rounds and iterations of aluminum prototypes - we focused on geometries to provide stiffness and impact resistance. ⠀ ⠀ Read more about our favorite luggage on our website, link in bio. 🧳 is available for purchase at zerohalliburton.com @zero_halliburton

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Some thoughts from our design team who got a few minutes to respond to the the question “𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎?” ⁣ ⁣ 𝘓𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦: How can design enable people to get together in a more human way? How can we encourage better listening skills in order to truly understand each others point of view? ⁣ 𝘈𝘐 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘴: How can AI driven service products enable more useful and personalized products? ⁣ 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴: Could brands avoid product updates if the new version is nearly exactly the same as the previous version? ⁣ ⁣𝘙𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺: We've been assigning value to objects, services through money, as the digital realm becomes more accessible and integrated into each and every aspect of our lives - could this lead to a new way of thinking about the value of things and experiences? ⁣ ⁣𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵: In 2019, we have had no shortage of information making it clear that we have a plastic problem. While not always perfect, there are sustainable alternatives just waiting for a killer application. Will 2020 be the year when all major brands will explore sustainable materials? ⁣ ⁣𝘓𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴: Will we see more products using primitive, architectural forms in order to shift the emphasis to refined detailing and materials? Excited to see more products pushing beyond established "tech product" form languages in 2020. #2020🎉

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We designed the Merge bike 5 (!) years ago but we still get a lot of questions about it, something we are very happy about! Some fun facts about our favorite 🚲 ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ 𝟏. We love NYC and we love bikes. One of the main ideas behind Merge was to create a bike that would look and act just like a bike; not try to reinvent the bike in any way. Bikes are fantastic transportation tools so we wanted to create one that fits perfectly in a big city. ⁣⁣ ⁣ 𝟐. The name "Merge" came from the way we talked about the concept as we were developing it: Merging different types of bicycles... Merging into the way we live an urban life... seamlessly Merging into traffic..⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ 𝟑. Developing the spring loaded rack that snaps out and disappears with the touch of a button was a big challenge. We went through dozens of iterations, spring set-ups, collapsing mechanisms, wiring strategies (the rack is wired with lighting as well) and prototypes before getting the feel and experience that we needed.⁣⁣⁣

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THANKS to everyone who joined our birthday celebration! We are very happy but a little bit tired today. Extra thanks to @usaginy for letting us host our party in their wonderful space and to @gramercytech for providing us with the photo booth experience. 🎉🎂😀

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"Me being 14? In one word: awkward. Both physically and socially. ⁣ ⁣ My daughter is actually the same age as Pensa. I remember early on, we signed a lease on an office space that was not yet constructed, basically lines drawn on a concrete floor. Of course it was under construction for much longer than expected. Unable to get an extension on the space we were in, we had to move our small staff into my apartment for two months. We were six people + a 2-year old toddler and a six month old baby in the same space, during winter months. It was nuts!⁣ ⁣ We are constantly moving at Pensa, we don't do the same thing everyday, which is challenging, and above all, really fun. Personally I don't look back, I focus on the present and tomorrow rather than yesterday - the future is wide open." ⁣ ⁣ - Kathy Larchian, Partner⁣ #PENSA14 🎉

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