Bang Design vs
STEL Design
STEL Design
Founded
1999
2015
Owner
Privately held
Privately Held
Headquarters
Bangalore
Goleta, CA
Key People
Vinay Rao (Co-Founder), Prashant Subhedar (Co-Founder)
Peter Ducato
Sector Focus
Multi
Technology and Consumer
Product Design
Yes
Yes
Product Engineering
Yes
Yes
Production/ Sourcing
Yes
No
Service-UX Design
Yes
Yes
Software Engineering
No
No
Transportation Design
Yes
No
Creative Visualization
Yes
Yes
Online Configurators
Yes
No
Demand Generation
Yes
No
Brand Strategy
No
Yes
Business Design
No
No
Venture Partnerships
No
No
Scalable and Flexible
Unlimited
Fixed Contracts
Average Floor Price
$10K
Unknown
Who should work with them?
Early-stage startups to Fortune 100 companies seeking end-to-end product design and engineering solutions from concept to manufacturing across multiple industries.
STEL Design is ideal for organizations seeking a California-based consultancy that integrates industrial design with strong visual branding and strategic consulting. They are well-suited for projects requiring high-level aesthetic refinement and cohesive brand identity development.
STEL Design provides specialized industrial design and visual branding expertise from their California studio. While STEL operates as a project-based consultancy, BangDesign utilizes an unlimited monthly subscription model that integrates hardware execution with direct Asian manufacturing liaison. This structure is particularly effective for teams requiring continuous, multi-disciplinary support across the entire product lifecycle, from initial prototyping to DFMA and vendor management. BangDesign*
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89%
Clients unlocked new market
74%
Increased brand value and sales
86%
Increase in Average Order Value
