Better lives.Better business.

Nephos — a design laboratory
Shanghai, China · India

We solve real problems for the people who use a product — and help the company behind it grow.

Enter the lab

Lab readings · the founding team

Proven in production.

Studios — local time --:--Shanghai --:--India

Designed for

Segway-NinebotDongfeng HondaMAXUSTAILGHelogenTata MotorsTata Elxsi

The laboratory · what we stand for

Great design happens when we connect what others see separately.

Google Community Vehicle, front view at dusk
Experiment · Google Community Vehicle Drop the ember into a world. Watch what one decision touches.

    Drag the ember into a world — or tap one.

    Experiments · selected work

    From Mars to the village road.

    01 · Mobility experience · Vision conceptPolestar MEV
    Autonomous research satellite with a side panel open, its experiment chamber lit
    The team in the cleanroom in front of the satellite carrier
    From render to cleanroom
    02 · Space · with HelogenAutonomous research satellite
    Google Community Vehicle in a field at sunrise 1st · Michelin Challenge Design
    03 · Rural mobilityGoogle Community Vehicle
    Sarco yacht, aft view on black Silver · European Product Design Award
    04 · YachtSarco
    Autonomous delivery vehicle on a city street at dusk Winner · Local Motors
    05 · Urban systemsSmart City Delivery
    Monster truck concept at dusk Winner · DesignCars2Win
    06 · Game designMonster Truck
    The built AMS electric bus Chennai's first electric bus
    07 · Public transportAMS Electric Bus
    The built MAXUS RV90 motorhome on show, roof raised In production
    08 · MotorhomeMAXUS RV90
    All experiments

    Method · how we work

    Think. Design. Build.

    Field research with farmers in Latur, India
    01ThinkGo and see. Question the brief.
    Sarco sketch page
    02DesignConnect business, people and technology on one page.
    In the cleanroom, pointing to a payload on the satellite carrier
    03BuildPrototype it. Protect the intent into production.

    Built in China

    Our own network of suppliers and makers in China turns ideas into working prototypes — and prototypes into products.

    Your world.Our curiosity.

    Something neither of us imagined.

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