GK
DESIGNS

1. Letter from the Managing Directorp 03
2. Studio in one glancep 04
3. Who we arep 05
4. Capabilitiesp 06
5. How we workp 07
6. Why clients retain usp 08
7. Flagship — The Mobi-stylerp 09
8. Ecologic seriesp 10
9. Founderp 11
10. Industries served / footprintp 12
11. GK Design Mediap 13
12. Reach usp 14

A short note from the Managing Director.

I started GK Designs in 2012 because I wanted Botswana's design work to be made in Botswana. Twelve years later, this studio still exists for that single reason. We read the brief, we design the answer, we build it in a way that lasts, and we sign every page of the work that leaves here.

A multi-disciplinary studio for industrial & eco product design, interior architecture, landscape, corporate branding, design mentoring and contemporary visual art — and, since content is now inseparable from design, a full in-house media arm in the same roof: GK Design Media.

Every brief in this profile has been touched by an MD. We don't subcontract the disciplines we sell; we earn them.

Twelve years on a single brief.

Mission / Vision / Values.

Nine disciplines, one studio.

1. Industrial & Eco Product Design · CAD, prototyping, IP support.
2. Interior Architecture · Floor plans, lighting, moodboards, decor.
3. Landscape Design · Masterplans, planting, hardscape, outdoor living.
4. Corporate Branding · Identity systems, type, voice, rollout.
5. Packaging Design · Dielines, materials, print artwork, prototypes.
6. Service Design · Journeys, blueprints, ops rollout.
7. Design Mentoring · Audits, 1:1 mentoring, team workshops.
8. Contemporary Visual Art · Originals, commissions, installations.
9. GK Design Media · Promo / long-form, corporate, interviews, product shoots.

Five steps from brief to handover.

1. DiscoverOn-site visits, stakeholder interviews, market & material research.
2. DefineWritten strategy: goals, audience, constraints, deliverables, gates.
3. DesignConcepts, sketches, CAD, moodboards, prototypes — reviewed at every gate.
4. DevelopEngineering, sampling, supplier sourcing, production, IP registration.
5. DeliverInstall, launch, document, train. A clean handover and a growth plan.

Six reasons clients stay on the roster.

1. Founder-led, sub-contracted specialist network, MD sign-off on every deliverable.
2. Built for Botswana. Climate-aware materials, local craft networks.
3. Deep, not wide. Small enough to oversee quality.
4. IP-aware. Trademarks, design rights, patents — twelve years of practice.
5. Sustainability by default. Reclaimed and local materials, low-waste patterning.
6. Content-ready. Every brand ships with launch assets from GK Design Media.

Design with yesterday's materials.

Product

Eco Handbag

Reclaimed leather off-cuts. Low-waste pattern. Craft-led production.

R&D

Defluoridation Device

Reduces excess fluoride from drinking water. Co-developed with the Dept of Chemistry (Molepolole College of Education) and Botswana Water Affairs.

R&D

Solar Rainbow Diffuser

Child's entertainer that gathers sunlight and disperses it into soft rainbow patterns around a room.

Goitseone Ketlhalefile.

"I believe that for anything to be sustainable, innovation has to take place."

Industrial Designer · IT Educator · Visual Artist · Beauty Therapist · Founder of GK Designs · Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design) from the University of Botswana · Member of UB Design Clinic & Engineers Society.

Desktop-side. Seven years middle management before the studio. Attachments at Sasa Interiors and the Botswana Bureau of Standards.

Design and content in one conversation.

1. Promotional — Social cuts & ad bursts.
2. Long-form — Founder films & brand stories.
3. Corporate — Launches, AGM pieces.
4. Interviews — Multi-cam testimonials.
5. Product shoots — Studio + on-set.
6. Post — Edit, grade, motion graphics.