When you love coffee and want to learn more about hardware… why not hack your coffee machine? It was the perfect challenge for ITR8 Product Designer Ruben der Kinderen. The brief To make his Bezzera Magica coffee machine smarter, ‘espresso geek’ Ruben wanted to fix two problems: Firstly, the one-hour wait required…

How to survive your first hackathon. Most people think hackathons are a bunch of nerds hunched over their laptops and getting high on energy drinks... which is 99% accurate. At product agency ITR8, we prefer to get our hands dirty when learning the latest digital trends. To better understand the…

Our top picks from the world’s biggest digital fair, CeBIT. As a digital product agency, we get excited about the tech of the future. So we went to CeBIT to meet with the brightest minds of the industry. From genius robots to RFID implants, here are our top takeaways... Spies are everywhere. Edward…

We are ITR8. (it-er-ate) A product agency turning clever ideas into successful products. Like most Berliners, we love Club Mate. We’re deeply embedded in the Berlin startup scene, and love prototyping as much as we love to dance at Berghain. But we admit, we don’t always follow the clichés. …

Time doesn’t stand still for start-up pup, Milo. From greeting visitors to planning events, here is his typical day at Berlin product agency, ITR8. 8am: Wake up. Morning coffee with my mum Judith, ITR8 Program Manager. 8.45am: Chauffeured to work. I ride in the back seat, and take in the…

There is a common saying — Jack of all trades, master of none. But in the start-up world, someone with diverse skills and broad knowledge can be a huge asset. At product agency ITR8, we need employees who are flexible and can work between departments… people like Jan Eric Kühne…

YAIR wants to open the art market to a wider audience by creating the most affordable marketplace for established and new artists.

kukua connects entrepreneurs in developing countries with business experts in Germany. The social start-up aims to bring positive change to…

ITR8 was called to support with an exciting innovation project for Cornelsen Publishing. According to their design thinking studies…