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Jacob Goettler

高杰波

A designer, engineer and inventor focused on turning ambitious ideas into products that work in the real world.

Portrait of Jacob Goettler, founder of NNC-LAB

ABOUT

A practical creative career built around making ideas real.

Jacob Goettler is a Shanghai-based designer, engineer and inventor whose career has been shaped by solving complex product-development challenges. For more than two decades in China, he has worked where design intent, engineering detail and manufacturing reality meet—taking ideas from early concepts through prototypes, supplier development and production launch.

His work spans furniture and consumer products, including standard ranges and special projects for international companies such as Herman Miller and Haworth. Along the way, Jacob has contributed to more than 30 invention, utility-model and design patents, particularly in height-adjustable workplace products, and helped develop Karma Essence, recipient of the 2022 iF Design Award.

As founder of NNC-LAB, Jacob brings this experience together in a practical, hands-on consultancy. He helps international teams develop clear ideas, solve difficult technical problems and work effectively with manufacturing partners in China—always with the goal of creating products that are thoughtful, credible and ready for the market.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY30+ patents
RECOGNITIONiF Design Award 2022
EXPERIENCE20+ years in China
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