Design Research, LLC began as a research company providing services in the intersection of luxury consumer durables and design-intensive products. Although we have always been a full service, custom research supplier, our focus, and about half of our work, was in consumer preference testing of design-focused products such as china, crystal, gifts and collectibles.

We have since found demand and success in expanding our proprietary preference testing techniques to include fragrances, candles, packaging design, fast food and even pharmaceuticals. Although our roots and our sister company, Design Research Reports, Inc. still focused on the tabletop industry, as a company we have taken the lessons we've learned in our more than 25 years in luxury, design-intensive durables and expanded into a broad range of services for more than twenty client companies that provide many types of products to many audiences.

Why work with us? We are a small company with a great client base, much repeat business and principals who actually answer the phone, answer your questions and run your projects. We are hands-on, one to one in our client support.

If you have visited our site and are interested in learning more about us, please don't hesitate to give us a call. Thanks and have a great day!

Rick, Ken and Janine

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