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Francesco C.
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Francesco C.

Award-winning Industrial Designer // EXPERT

I am an Italian industrial designer with over 21 years of experience in creating innovative, market-ready products. I am also a co-founder and design director of a successful Italian design studio Whynot. My work has been recognized with 55 prestigious design awards, including Red Dot, iF Design, and Good Design. I've had the pleasure of collaborating with globally recognized brands such as Jacuzzi, Haier, Lavazza, Decathlon, Siemens, Midea, and many others. To date, around 100 products I’ve developed are already successfully on the market. Over the years, I’ve helped countless entrepreneurs and companies bring ideas to life—developing products that perfectly align with market needs and achieve strong commercial results. 🟢 SERVICES Product Design • Design Strategy • Concept Exploration • Product Design Consultancy • Art Direction • Product Restyling • Ultra-Realistic Product Rendering With a user-oriented mindset, I craft design solutions that enhance people's lives—both practically and emotionally. My approach blends creative thinking with problem-solving to develop meaningful, desirable, and lasting products. I believe good design starts by addressing real user needs and results in solutions that provide joy, value, and relevance. I'm driven by the desire to understand what influences people’s experiences and to create designs that make a positive impact. My team brings deep knowledge of manufacturing methods and materials, ensuring that every design balances aesthetics, usability, and production feasibility—including constraints, cost-efficiency, and marketing alignment. 🟢 VALUES Quality • Continuous Improvement • Positive Impact • Durability • Ergonomics • Functionality • Pleasurable User Experience • Efficiency 🟢 SOFTWARE SolidWorks • KeyShot • Adobe Photoshop / Illustrator / InDesign 🟢 SKILLS Ideation • Sketching • CAD Modeling • Model Making • Critical Thinking • Presentation 🟢 STUDIO ETHOS Hardworking • Precise • Ambitious • Reliable • Responsible • Flexible ________________________ Keywords: Product Designer, Industrial Design, Industrial Designer, Industrial, Designer, Electronic Device, Electronics, Consumer Product Design, Rendering, Industrial, Renderings, Product, Products, Physical Product Design, Products Designer, Industrial Design, Amazon, Furniture, Industrial Product, Designer, Industrial. Consumer Products Product. Design.

🇮🇹Sacile, Italy$85/hr100% JSS4.98 (28)Since Jan 2018
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Earnings and projects

MRR
$3.1k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#11,857 / 412k
🇮🇹Country#56 / 3,095
Revenue, last 30 days
$1.2k

Last 6 months: $19k

World#36,607 / 412k
🇮🇹Country#186 / 3,095
Total earnings
$170k

Billed in all: $172k

World#19,643 / 412k
🇮🇹Country#91 / 3,095
Per project
$3.4k

$3.8k in the last 6 months

World#49,956 / 412k
🇮🇹Country#206 / 3,095
Projects, last 6 months
5
80% fixed20% hourly
World#41,746 / 412k
🇮🇹Country#284 / 3,095
Projects in all
50

Across 57 contracts

72% fixed28% hourly
World#61,171 / 412k
🇮🇹Country#438 / 3,095

Earnings, last 30 days

$172k+$1.2k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$170k$171k$172k$173kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 1% in Illustration

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #13Product Concept169 freelancers · 🇮🇹 #1Top 8%
  2. #16KeyShot668 freelancers · 🇮🇹 #2Top 2%
  3. #21Industrial & Product Design Consultation255 freelancers · 🇮🇹 #1Top 8%
  4. #40Concept Design1,824 freelancers · 🇮🇹 #1Top 2%
  5. #46Visualization1,531 freelancers · 🇮🇹 #1Top 3%
  6. #543D Product Rendering1,595 freelancers · 🇮🇹 #3Top 3%
  7. #58AI Image Generation2,564 freelancers · 🇮🇹 #2Top 2%
  8. #58Industrial Design1,242 freelancers · 🇮🇹 #2Top 5%