Circular composites: A design guide for products containing composite materials in a circular economy

The circular composites design guide presents circular economy strategies, product design aspects and tools to (re-)design products containing composite materials for a circular economy.<br/>A circular economy closes the loop for products, parts and materials, through reuse and recycling. In this guide you will find 5 circular economy strategies...

A new space design for Impact Hub Oaxaca, based on a reproducible interaction model for the spaces of Impact Hub around the world

HUB Oaxaca is a hub that provides office space, workshops and connections to a community of 120 entrepreneurs that strive for social change in Oaxaca, Mexico. HUB Oaxaca is part of Impact Hub, a global network of more than 50 hubs that together grow social impact. The current physical space of HUB Oaxaca does not reflect its complex but...

CatWall

In the pet product market a gap has been noticed in the Dutch field of domestic cat products. Variation in cat perching solutions (commonly referred to as cat trees or scratch posts) has been limited. Almost all products look the same: plush levels connected with sisal posts. To seize this opportunity a new product with an original appearance,...

An ideal store furniture study for Rituals

Rituals is a ten year old brand selling home and body cosmetics. The products are inspired by authentic Eastern rituals, like the Hammam steam bath ritual and the shaving ritual of the Japanese Samurai warriors. Due to the rapid growth of the company, there has been limited time to evaluate the furniture used in the stores and to work on an...

Archives, Collections and Curatorship. The Delft Chair Collection

Last year, in May, the building of the Faculty of Architecture at the Delft Technical University was destroyed almost entirely by fire. Fortunately, some parts of the building escaped the flames and, after a few days, the library collection of over 40,000 titles was saved, as was the chair collection. It was a narrow escape, and the...

Flexstool: The next generation lecture room furniture.

Education is ever changing. The latest development, the introduction of the Bachelor-Master structure, has shifted the focus of the educational system to more activating and practical pedagogy. Parallel to this change, the number of students at the Delft University of Technology will increase drastically in the next ten years. Up till now, the...