Farhan Hossain

I design and build things that help people.

How I work

From sketch to product

  1. SketchThe idea starts as a pencil sketch, with notes on what it has to do.
  2. Paper modelQuick models in paper and card, to check the size in the hand and in a pocket.
  3. CAD drawingEvery part gets a size and a material.
  4. RenderA render shows what it will look like before anything is made.
  5. Final product
pocket notebook, leather pen clips into the spine magnets inside sticks to the iPhone thin! about 10 mm? logo pressed into the leather paper model no. 3 rolled paper for the pen 10 mm FRONT SIDE A B C A Leather cover, 7075 aluminium frame B Pen, clipped into the spine C Logo, pressed into the leather noble. note Sheet 1
Work

Who each product is for, and who made it

Every product here was built by a team. Each entry lists who it is for, the people who made it, and then my part.

A closed brown leather noble. note on weathered wood

noble. note

noble. crafters · 2022–
For
People who write by hand. It attaches to the back of an iPhone.
Made with
Sohan Kobiri, Canada
Tomás Rivero, Buenos Aires
Machinists and leather workers, Shenzhen
My part
Design, manufacturing, brand and operations.
Featured in Yanko Design, 2023
Blue plugged into the bottom of an iPhone, lying on a grey carpet

Blue

Blue (YC S25) · 2025–
For
People who find a touchscreen hard to use, and anyone who wants to use their phone by voice.
Made with
Omar Abdelaziz
Peter Krogh
Designers, Argentina
Engineers and factories, Taiwan and Shenzhen
My part
Hardware, manufacturing and supply chain.
Red Dot Design Award 2026 · 55 days from first sketch to shipped units

Apple Vision Pro

Apple · 2017–2022
For
Everyone who wears Apple Vision Pro.
Made with
The product design team at Apple
The factory teams who built it
My part
The parts you touch, such as the crown, and the frames they attach to. From first prototypes to mass production.
21 granted US patents
The Hoopfit machine on a driveway under a basketball hoop, holding a ball

Hoopfit

Hoop Technologies · 2022–2023
For
Basketball players who want to practise shooting with nobody there to pass the ball back.
Made with
The Hoop Technologies team
A manufacturing partner, Taiwan
My part
The only hardware engineer, then CTO.
6 hardware versions

All work →

Patents

21 granted US patents

All from my work at Apple, all assigned to Apple Inc. These are four of the drawings.

US 11,715,355Crown input and feedback for head-mountable devices
US 11,714,494Ring input devices
US 12,368,267Connector having a release button
US 11,175,734Wrist tracking devices

All 21 patents →

Consulting

I take on a few hardware projects a year.

I can run a product from first prototype to mass production, including electronics and firmware.

How I work with clients →

  • Preparing a design for mass production
  • First working prototypes
  • Wearables, head-mounted devices and their optics
  • Interim head of hardware
Writing

Poems and essays

I write most of them by hand first.

All writing →

With these hands, I see more of the world than I could ever know. I pull the soft blanket off at dawn, Twist the faucet, water pooling in my palms, Snap back from coffee poured too hot, Slide the watch and strap it on. Read the poem →