CLANDESTINE DESIGN GROUP

20/03/2026

Neil Davidson and Isabel Thalacker were very happy to be onsite the Noosa Festival of Surfing this week to help FTN Motion launch the new XR80 model.

CDG Senior Design Lead and motorcyclist Isabel Thalacker helped develop this motorcycle platform with FTN.

We are so proud to combine our passion and practice to help such a great NZ / AUS company!

The XR marks a bold step forward in our mission to liberate you from congestion, emissions and turn the commute into the best part of your day.

Higher handlebars. Raised suspension. Increased ground clearance. A more rugged design and a stronger stance on the road. Paired with instant electric torque and an 85 kph top speed, the Streetdog XR sets a new standard for motion on two wheels.

The result of rider feedback and everything we’ve learned on the road, the XR riding experience is unlike anything else. Paired with the Streetdog’s already famous ride smoothness, durability and lightweight, balanced geometry, it’s perfectly suited to the rhythm of the city or the coast.

And from $9,990 you can own a Limited Edition Streetdog XR. Choose between two refined configurations live on our website now. Orders open in April. Delivery starts in May. Production spots are limited. Join the Waitlist for priority access to secure your Launch Edition Streetdog XR.

Join the Waitlist on the FTN Motion website now.

01/05/2025

23/02/2024

BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT!

We are happy to welcome Uma, Yngve, and Sara as new board members. Their capabilities will strengthen the chamber and help us moving forward.

Uma Baeko, CMO & Co-Founder at Facilitated Work Hub (Vietnam) Hub, is an experienced marketing leader dedicated to driving impactful growth for businesses and organisations. Specialising in B2B market strategy, international marketing, branding, and digital innovation, she likes to contribute to the growth of ventures in the tech sector.

Yngve Amundsen is a Director and the Country Manager for DNV Business Assurance ANZ. Yngve is originally from the oil and gas industry and has had senior leadership roles in Risk Management and Business Assurance for the past 30 years in DNV in Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East.

Sara Pontoppidan Pontoppidan is the Design Director at CLANDESTINE DESIGN GROUP ; an award-winning industrial design consultancy specialising in market reconnaissance, innovation strategy and new product development. She is a Good Design Ambassador, international design judge and occasionally a TV presenter for ByDesign.

14/12/2023

Merry Christmas!!! This week CDG celebrated an incredibly successful year with our usual Xmas “Xperience Day” party 🎉 Thanks to .and.miek.ceramics for the awesome clay spinning class and for and incredible long lunch at the powerhouse before a lovely rivercat ride up to to check out the latest Fairytails exhibition. Speaking of which - this year has been pretty magical and we thank all of our clients and collaborators for helping us make it such! The other half of the effort comes from our team so a massive thank you to all the past and current Clandestiners - massive thank you from Neil , Sara and Felicity 🙏. We need to thank and acknowledge the absence of Angus from these team photos who is currently in the UK exploring the world! Also massive thanks to Frankie who will be sorely missed from as she takes her family business to world domination in vermiculture. Excitedly - we welcome back to the team and team photos Angelina 👏 who is one of the OG CDGers! Those with good vision and keen eye will also see some new star recruits .. massive welcome to Oliver our fresh faced junior designer and Isabel our massively talented and incredibly experienced Senior Designer! Last but not least - Leon our ghost protocol design mercenary.. thanks as always stepping into the team when the needed - always fun with awesome outcomes having you involved in projects.

19/09/2023

Innovative Brisbane-founded furniture company, SYSTM, has taken Gold in the 2023 Good Design Awards, considered the highest honour for design and innovation in Australia. The Good Design awards are Australia’s peak international design awards, evaluating over 900 entries and are renowned for recog...

24/08/2023

Great time had by all attending the IDSA IDEA 2023 awards gala last night! Congratulations to all the award winners and in particular a massive well done 👍 to for the amazing open source polyformer recycling initiative and overall winner

23/08/2023

Our Design Directors Neil Davison and Sara Pontoppidan are very excited to be attending Day 1 of the IDSA International Design Conference in New York helping represent the Australian Industrial Design community as Good Design Ambassadors

08/07/2023

It’s been a big week for us but also one of our much loved clients - a massive congratulations to the team on the launch of their new Ultralight Bug Net 🐜 Tent! We love the outdoors and have loved helping Alton develop these new range of products! Head to Altons gram to check out their range and pick up some beautifully considered and crafted bush innovation!