Product Design
FireFly Climate Sensors for Quantified
Sensor product design for a young technology brand in agri- and horticulture
A technical product with a clear identity
A climate sensor designed to feel precise, reliable and distinctive in the field.
Quantified develops climate sensor technology for professional agri- and horticultural applications. For FireFly, Groen Boothman brought together product identity, weatherproof housing design, mounting logic and technical development in one compact physical product.
FireFly was Quantified’s first physical product. That made the design especially important. It was not just a housing for electronics, but one of the first tangible expressions of the brand.
The challenge was to create a sensor that felt technical, reliable and precise, without becoming another anonymous grey box.
Designing trust into a new sensor product
For a young technology company, the first product carries a lot of responsibility. It has to work well, but it also has to communicate what kind of company is behind it.
Quantified could have chosen a purely functional enclosure. Instead, we developed a more recognisable product language, one that gave the FireFly a clear identity while respecting the technical logic of the sensor.
The result is a calm, distinctive object that feels at home both on a table during a presentation and out in the field, surrounded by plants, cables, rods and growing systems.
Designed for greenhouses and agricultural environments
FireFly sensors are used among plants and animals, in fields and greenhouses. That context became part of the design thinking.
Rather than treating the sensor as a sealed electronic box, we imagined it as a small organism in the field, quietly sensing and supporting plant life.
This led to a friendly, organic shape with subtle references to insects and leaves. Translucent materials and detailed 3D-printed elements gave the product a light, futuristic quality, while also allowing room for technical functions and future customisation through pattern and colour.
A smart mounting clip for sensor installation
The mounting clip was developed as part of the product. Sensors in agricultural environments need to be placed quickly and reliably in many different situations, on cables, rods and other structures.
Coming from a background in aeronautical engineering, we looked for a simple and efficient solution. The clip was designed as a low-cost part, cut and bent from a single piece of thin spring steel. It holds the sensor by friction and can be adjusted easily in use.
It is a small part, but an important one. Good product design often sits in these details: the way a product is mounted, handled and trusted in daily use.
What we did:
sensor product design and technical development
Groen Boothman worked with Quantified on the strategy, design direction and technical development of the FireFly sensor. We designed the weatherproof housing and developed the mounting clip as an integral part of the product.
The shape, internal layout, material choices and mounting logic were developed in close collaboration with Quantified’s electronics team. The clip was designed to fit both standard mounting cables and the small support sticks commonly used in greenhouses.
We translated the housing and clip into technical drawings, built and refined prototypes, and supported the process towards production with suppliers. The result is a sophisticated product that gives the technology a clear physical form, developed through enclosure, mounting solution and production logic together.
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