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- Innovation Magazine
Davison designed products featured
The Meatball Baker, Party On The Go, and the Perfect Serve were featured in Quarterly of the Industrial Designers Society of America. - advance
Transcriptionist Turns Inventor
"The call from Davison came as a surprise, but once her product was picked, Clymer was confident Party on the Go would sell to cooks and caterers alike." - Entrepreneur
Creative Genius
There's nothing like a little fantasy to get imaginations--and business--moving. - Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Inventionland featured in Ripley's "The Remarkable... Revealed"
Ripley's Believe It or Not! describes Davison's Inventionland as a "Tree-mendous Office." - Black and White
The Patent Reform Act of 2007 - Part Two: Comments and Interviews from Stakeholders
Mr. Davison shares his view on The Patent Reform Act of 2007 - I.D Magazine
Davison's creative work environment garners attention from I.D. Magazine
I.D. Magazine recognizes Davison's creative workspace as one of "40 Amazing-Looking Design Offices." Although employees are surrounded by incredible, creatively-themed sets, it is not just fun and games in this workspace. As the January/February 2008 issue of I.D. Magazine reveals, Inventionland is "teeming with productivity." - TEQ Magazine
TEQ spotlights technology companies making news and growing in the region
George Davison, Founder and CEO of Davison International, has discovered a shortcut to key market information. - WQED-TV
WQED-TV's Dave and Dave explore Inventionland.
In this must see video, watch as TV's Dave and Dave take a journey with Davison's employees through Inventionland. Watch WQED Dave and Dave. - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Workplace wonderment
Combine the mass-production practicality of Henry Ford, the creative inventiveness of Thomas Edison and the magic of Walt Disney as he tells a story, and the result is InventionLand. - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Inventionland allows employees to be kids again
Read about the wonder of Inventionland and how this development facility inspires employees daily. - CBS-KDKA TV
KDKA TV's Dave Crawley talks with Davison employees about new products
Dave Crawley finds out how creativity blossoms in Inventionland - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Imaginative office sparks creative designs
Clay Carlino works on a pirate ship. With cannons that shoot smoke. Surrounded by a moat. Inside a warehouse in an industrial park. - CBS-KDKA TV
Inventionland employees on CBS-KDKA
KDKA TV's Dave Crawley talks with Davison employees about new products. The Bikeboard and Hover Creeper are explored in this unique video segment entitled "KD Country". - I.D Magazine
I.D. Honorable Mention for Jack 'N Stand
I.D. Magazine recently awarded Davison's Jack 'N Stand, an innovation of the automobile jack, an honorable mention in the concept design category of its annual design review competition. - Featured Press Release
Davison ranked as one of Pittsburgh's Top 50 Best Places to Work
In a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette employee-submitted survey, Davison ranked as one of Pittsburgh's "Top 50 Best Places to Work." Read Post-Gazettle article. - Featured Press Release
Davison Auto-themed products sold online
A line of automotive-themed accessories developed by Davison for the garage, office and home are now sold online. Buy at JohnBullGarage.com. - Featured Press Release
Client-designed Product Featured on Capri Sun Drink
An award-winning Pittsburgh-developed product was launched in a national advertising campaign with one of the world's largest food and beverage companies. - Featured Press Release
Davison client's product rolls out on boxes of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese
Kraft Foods is serving the BikeBoard as a compliment to its "cheesiest" product. Last year, the BikeBoard was featured in packaging and advertisements for Kraft Foods' Capri Sun fruit drinks. Now, the BikeBoard is appearing on boxes of Kraft Foods' Macaroni & Cheese. - CBS-KDKA TV
Mr. Davison on CBS-KDKA TV
Mr. Davison sits down with Jon Delano on KDKA's Sunday Business Page. - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Whiz kids: Invention firm's workers quickly cover ground
Michael Spicer spins on a Segway while wearing a ponytail and a white lab coat. Another employee in a lab coat whizzes by him on a BikeBoard, a combination bicycle/skateboard. - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Take a look inside the creative work environment
Video games during work hours, all-day slot car races, a pirate ship and a tree house. Who allows these things at the office? - WQED-TV
Pittsburgh City Councilman Bill Peduto
In an exclusive interview with Pittsburgh INsite, Pittsburgh City Councilman Bill Peduto talks candidly with Mike Lee about withdrawing from the mayoral race, his life on City Council, why he doesn't have an iPod, and more. - la Repubblica
Inventionland featured in Italy's la Repubblica newspaper
Inventionland attracts international attention, appearing in Italy's largest general-interest daily paper. - WQED-TV
Amazing perspective of Inventionland by WQED TV's Mike Lee
Mike Lee interviews Mr. Davison and talks with an Inventionland employee about what it is like to work in the world's most innovative product development workspace. Watch WQED Webcast. - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Playhouse raffle offered to fund homebuilding for needy families
Five local businesses designed and whimsically decorated five children's playhouses that will be raffled to raise money for Habitat for Humanity Allegheny Valley. - ManageSmarter
Business Intelligence: A Tree-mendous Workspace
"You might commute home with leaves stuck to your work-appropriate slacks and the occasional twig in your hair, but Pittsburgh-based product design firm Davison Design and Development says working in a tree house is great for the imagination." - HomeWorld Business
Davison design picked up by Xtraordinary, featured in HomeWorld Business
Read about Davison's Perfect Pizza pan line, licensed by Xtraordinary Home Products in the May 7th issue of HomeWorld Business, the official housewares publication. - Pittsburgh Business Times
Forget cubicles or workstations — O'Hara Office includes pirate ship
When Eddy Abecassis, vice president of new business at Calego International Inc., sat down with his family at the dinner table, he watched as his son refused to eat night after night. As he was watched, a new idea began to form in his head — maybe his son would eat if the meal was more entertaining. He turned to Davison Design and Development... - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
'Sorry honey, I have to work late'
Davison Design and Development's InventionLand was featured in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette today. The article details the innovative new workspace, its perks and even a video that shows off the facility's team of Inventionmen. - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Invention firm's workers quickly cover ground
In the hallway of Davison Design & Development, Michael Spicer spins on a Segway while wearing a ponytail and a white lab coat. Another employee in a lab coat whizzes by him on a BikeBoard, a combination bicycle/skateboard. - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Irwin inventor wins prize for one of his latest brainstorms
Ralph Kalkbrenner says his first memorable childhood invention, fashioned from discarded wine barrel staves, old tires and paraffin wax, was purely utilitarian: He wanted skis, so he made them. - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Creativity brings awards to O'Hara business
Tucked off Route 28, there is an office where employees called InventionMen navigate their workplace atop elaborate skateboards. They spend their days turning innovative ideas into tangible objects. And they're really good at their jobs." - MAKE Magazine
Davison's Hover Creeper gets featured in MAKE Magazine
"Know those wheeled slabs in garages that you push around while on your back to fix your car? Check out this floating 40 psi version that can lift over 300lbs and glide right over all the cracks and debris." - gizmag
The Hover Creeper floats on thin air
"It's not often you can pinpoint the innovation point where a new product concept was formed, but for the Hover Creeper, it was at the point where 73-year-old former Westinghouse Electric engineer Ralph Kalkbrenner said, "Mechanics already have compressed air in their garage for tools, why not take advantage of it" that a better mechanics creeper was conceived – one that quite literally floats on thin air." - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Stuff: It's a bike, it's a skateboard ...
"An idea is only as good as its design. Last week, the O'Hara firm of Davison Design and Development Inc. was recognized nationally in BusinessWeek magazine for turning the idea for a skateboard-bicycle hybrid into the BikeBoard." - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Davison awarded for design work
"Davison Design and Development, now located in Pittsburgh, earned recognition in the 2006 Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) for its Hover Creeper, which took a silver award, and the BikeBoard, which earned a bronze." - Businessweek
The BikeBoard Product Line
"The BikeBoard is pioneering a new category of wheeled recreational products. It functions similar to a scooter but maneuvers like a surfboard, snowboard, skateboard or BMX bike. Three models fit different aged users: the Tyke model for ages 4 and up, the Mini for ages 7 and up, and the Cruiser & Freestyle for ages 10 and up." - Businessweek
The Hover Creeper
"To provide a buttressed competitive stance for this leading creeper manufacturer, the design team was asked to explore ways to reinvent the traditional mechanic's creeper; create a fresh, innovative identity; and facilitate a regain of market share." - inRich.com - Davison client Joe Milliker hopes for a hit
Davison client Joe Milliker hopes for a hit with his Elvis telephone. Read Greg Edwards' article on "The King" telephone, published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. - Pittsburgh Technology Council - Taming Innovation
...On the consumer side of innovation management, George Davison, Founder and CEO of Davison International, has discovered a shortcut to key market information. - Whirl - InventionLand premiere featured in Whirl
Pittsburgh's premier social and celebrity magazine, Whirl, featured the opening of George Davison's InventionLand in its January issue. "Inventors and creative thinkers arrived, with mirrored tickets in hand, at the grand opening of the Davison Design and Development's Pittsburgh's whimsical 60,000 square-foot headquarters in RIDC Park." - Patriot News - Camp Hill inventors push idea to market
Davison clients see their product appear in Lowe's and Home Depot stores nationwide. - Monsieur
Monsieur magazine declares "C'est un bureau," which translates to "It's an office!" Davison's creative design facility may seem unbelievable, but indeed it is an office. See the article on Davison's Inventionland that recently appeared in Monsieur, an internationally distributed style and design magazine.