— Innovation
Research. Collaboration. Future-focused design.
Innovation at ZALAZ is not a department — it is a way of working. We prototype, research and collaborate with partners across industry, craft and technology to design products and systems that are locally relevant, quietly ambitious and built to last.
— In development
Sustainable PPE, designed for Zambian mining.
Personal protective equipment is one of the most consumed — and most disposed — categories in African industry. We're designing a next generation of PPE for Zambian mining environments: safer for the worker, more comfortable in the heat, longer-lasting on the body and gentler on the land it leaves behind.
- Human-centred fit & comfort
- Climate-appropriate materials
- Repairability & long service life
- Locally sourced & manufactured
- Circular end-of-life pathways
- Field research with mining teams
We are actively speaking with mining operators, occupational health leads and manufacturing partners. If this work intersects with yours, please get in touch.
— In parallel
Next-generation workplace products.
We're developing a small, considered line of workplace products designed around wellness, focus and the way African offices actually operate — informed by our workplace-strategy practice and prototyped inside our own studio.
- Acoustic and focus tools
- Ergonomic accessories
- Wellness-first furniture details
- Adaptive, modular systems
— How we approach innovation
Research, collaboration and long-view design.
Research
We start in the field — with the people who use the product, in the conditions they use it.
Collaboration
We work openly with industry partners, universities, craftspeople and manufacturers.
Long-view design
We favour products that repair, adapt and last — designed to leave a lighter footprint.
Collaborate with us on the next generation of African-made products.
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