headquarters san francisco california united states key people brett lovelady founder ceo kyle swen evp design partner jim goodell coo partner number of employees 30 2011 website www.astrostudios.com astro studios is an american design firm in san francisco california united states . 1 astro creates products brands and experiences for a range of industries typically including a pop culture infused blend of technology lifestyle fashion sporting and consumer goods . founded in 1994 by brett lovelady in palo alto california astro studios moved to san francisco in 2000 and is currently led by partners brett lovelady kyle swen and jim goodell . early notable products designed by astro studios include the original compaq ipaq pocket pc alienware computers and microsoft s xbox 360 and xbox 360 accessories in 1999 astro studios received two design of the decade awards by businessweek 2 industrial designers society of america idsa one for the kensington computer products group smart sockets and the other for the nike inc s first electronic products the original triax sportswatch series 3 which also won the first idsa catalyst award for impact in design and business . recent notable programs include the design of the boxee box 4 zune hd 5 onlive gaming hardware the branding and product design of start up sol republic and brand makeover of hydrotec makers of eco friendly paintballs . in 2006 astro studios recognized an emerging market for professional grade video gaming accessories and spun off another business titled astro gaming which produces premium gaming headsets and accessories . founded by brett lovelady and jordan reiss to create an authentic gaming brand to answer the rising popularity of the gaming lifestyle 6 astro gaming values design as much as any other component of their business such as finance marketing and engineering . 7 this plus the fact that they sell their products directly to the consumer translates to a lower price point and a design that is directed specifically at the consumer . in 2008 the astro gaming a40 audio system 8 became the official licensed headset of major league gaming . 7 since then they have launched a myriad of other headsets and accessories including the a30 audio system 9 the a stars 10 and the new a50 wireless system . 11 astro gaming was acquired by skullcandy in april 2011 and placed 13 12 on inc. 500 s list of the america s fastest growing companies in 2011 . astro studios has been recognized with accolades from a wide range of design and business organizations including red dot awards 13 the american institute of graphic arts aiga 365 awards 14 the chicago athenaeum good design award and the id magazine design annual awards . see also edit brand management design management design thinking graphic design innovation industrial design interaction design user centered design user experience references edit astro studios contact page . astrostudios.com . retrieved 2010 07 23 . business wire astro studios design of the decade award 1999 2008 . findarticles.com . retrieved 2012 02 15 . nike triax . idsacatalyst.org . retrieved 2012 02 21 . pavlus john . boxee designers explain out of the box thinking . fastcodesign.com . retrieved 2011 11 29 . good design 2010 zune hd . chi athenaeum.org . retrieved 2012 02 20 . astro gaming company page . retrieved 19 june 2012 . a b reiss jordan . interview with jordan reiss the co founder and vp of astro gaming . retrieved 19 june 2012 . a40 audio system . retrieved 19 june 2012 . a30 audio system . retrieved 19 june 2012 . a star in ear headset . retrieved 19 june 2012 . a50 wireless system . retrieved 19 june 2012 . astro gaming company profile . inc.com . retrieved 2012 01 24 . red dot awards 2011 . en.red dot.org . retrieved 2012 02 15 . aiga design archives astro . designarchives.aiga.org . retrieved 2012 01 25 . external links edit astro studios astro gaming inc 5000 list 2011 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title astro studios & oldid 743697828 categories industrial design firmscompanies based in san franciscocompanies established in 1994design companies of the united stateshidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 19 35 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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