About – Triagonal

Triagonal is a multidisciplinary design consultancy specialised in wayfinding strategy and information design in three main areas: transportation, healthcare and public space.

We are a team of graphic and industrial designers, engineers and anthropologists with creative experience and a user-centred approach to all phases of a project – from fieldwork and analysis, concept development to implementation and evaluation.

Triagonal works both locally and internationally within complex spaces like airports, hospitals, shopping malls, educational institutions, libraries and cultural centres.

Peter Donner
Partner
Creative Director

Tina Ravbjerg
Partner
Designer and Adm.

Nicolai Okkels
Partner
Director Strategy and Sales

Pernille Rahbek Simonsen
Design Engineer

Marco Berends
Information Design Specialist

Charlotte Strier Cumberland
Service Designer

Ole Flyvbjerg
Project and Process Coordinator

Camilla Düsterdich Hansen
Project Employee

Steinar Valade-Amland
External Advisor

Sarah Søgaard-Hansen
Design Engineer

Peter Donner

Partner
Creative Director

+45 2043 3680

+45 2043 3680

[email protected]

Peter has more than 25 years of experience as a flow expert, project manager and graphic designer in Denmark and worldwide. He is Triagonal’s creative powerhouse and he has expansive knowledge within hospitals and healthcare as well as the commercial part of Triagonal’s work.

Peter’s main work area is the interaction between user and the provider of information – both in complex physical spaces and through digital media. Furthermore, Peter is the driving force in developing Triagonal’s use of new technology in their wayfinding projects.

Tina Ravbjerg

Partner
Designer and Adm.

+45 2170 0974

+45 2170 0974

[email protected]

Tina has more than 25 years of experience as a designer and project manager, both in Denmark and abroad. Tina has extensive experience in all phases of a design project – from evaluation to final implementation – and has worked on projects in public space and transport, shopping centres, healthcare and educational institutions.

Tina’s main work areas are information design for public spaces, analysis of flows and user requirements, graphic design as well as implementation. Besides running design projects Tina is also Head of Administration at Triagonal.

Nicolai Okkels

Partner
Director Strategy and Sales

+45 2944 8836

+45 2944 8836

[email protected]

Nicolai is an information design specialist with a background in architecture and industrial design. He has more than 20 years of experience as a worldwide designer and project manager. Nicolai’s main work areas are analysis and optimization of passenger flows and user experience, development of concepts and strategies, as well as graphic and industrial design. Nicolai has extensive knowledge of wayfinding in airports and has worked on more than 50 projects worldwide, where he has optimised passenger flows and designed complete wayfinding systems.

Nicolai is very visual in his work and prefers to use markers and paper in the creative phase, mainly because of the tactile qualities and visual overview they provide.

Pernille Rahbek Simonsen

Design Engineer

+45 2966 1182

+45 2966 1182

[email protected]

Pernille has a Master´s Degree in Design and Innovation from the Technical University of Denmark. Pernille has worked on different holistic design projects in the healthcare sector – all with special emphasis on user involvement and user-driven innovation. Pernille’s main work areas are research and analysis of user requirements, flow optimisation and concept development for wayfinding systematics.

With a background as a design engineer, Pernille works systematically and structured with wayfinding design, but she also underlines the importance of using empathy as a driving force to advance a common dialogue with the end-user. In Pernille’s opinion, testing concepts is key to ensure that our solutions actually work for the users and have a positive effect in their everyday life.

Marco Berends

Information Design Specialist

+ 45 2545 2554

+ 45 2545 2554

[email protected]

Marco holds a BSc in Architecture from Delft University of Technology and a Master’s Degree in Communication Design from Kolding Design School. As an information design specialist, he creates clear and engaging user journeys and graphics from complex problems. His work is overlapping in the fields of environmental graphic, editorial graphic design, information and UX design. Marco aims at making his designs functional, simple and bold, and therefore, his skills are perfectly utilized here at Triagonal, working with wayfinding and visualisation of information in public space.

Charlotte Strier Cumberland

Service Designer

+45 9192 5566

+45 9192 5566

[email protected]

Charlotte is our service designer with a knack for the digital. She holds a BA in Performance Design and a Master’s Degree in Digital Design and Communication from The IT University of Copenhagen.

Previously, Charlotte has worked as a UX designer and is particularly interested in user experience and service optimisation through user-centred design methods and user involvement in all stages of the design process. She is well-versed in qualitative research, data collection and analysis as well as concept development and testing.

Ole Flyvbjerg

Project and Process Coordinator

+45 2618 7600

+45 2618 7600

[email protected]

Ole is the project and process coordinator here at Triagonal. He is a master at creating overview of projects and optimizing work processes. Ole has a cross-disciplinary background with more than 20 years of experience with coordination, administration and support. His experience is gathered from work across a variety of areas and prior to joining Triagonal, he has worked on different organizational levels in both large and small companies, public as well as private.

Ole is passionate about facilitating the coordination between different processes, thereby enabling the fulfilment of the common goal. It is in this context that his qualifications are best utilized – to the benefit of Triagonal and our customers.

Camilla Düsterdich Hansen

Project Employee

+45 2637 2050

+45 2637 2050

[email protected]

Camilla is a Project Assistant here at Triagonal. She is studying for a Master’s Degree in Design and Innovation at Technical University of Denmark (DTU), where she will be graduating in the Summer of 2019.

Camilla is like a Swiss army knife of skills and does all sorts of work at the office. She is particularly skilled in graphic design, concept development and user research. Camilla is driven by a curiosity to discover what users really need, instead of what they think they need. She’s always keen on making sketches and prototypes to illustrate and test her ideas.

Steinar Valade-Amland

External Advisor

2031 2240

2031 2240

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Steinar Valade-Amland is Triagonal’s brand consultant and growth strategist. He helps us to develop our strategy and unlock our innovation potential trough design methodologies and design thinking. Steinar has an educational background as an economist focusing on marketing management, PR and sales and today has his own company Three Point Zero, where he acts as an independent consultant. Steinar has extensive competences within conceptualisation and strategic development and communication. He also works as a keynote speaker, lecturer and writer focusing on the benefits of design thinking and design as a development tool. Furthermore, he is the author of the book “INNOLITERACY – from design thinking to tangible change”.

Sarah Søgaard-Hansen

Design Engineer

+45 6062 5641

+45 6062 5641

[email protected]

Sarah holds a Master’s Degree in Design and Innovation from the Technical University of Denmark. Throughout her education, Sarah has focused specifically on product – and industriel design. One of Sarah’s core strengths is her ability to balance between delivering pragmatic results while still thinking of solutions suitable for future scenarios. Her main work areas are research, user analysis, ideation and concept development for the industrial design of signage.

Sarah is especially passionate about creating user-centered design that allows identification of unmet user needs in a structured manner. She is driven by developing innovative solutions in a recognisable design that stays in accordance with an existing image and brand. Sarah has a special eye for shapes, colours and functionality.