The Wireless Kitchen: Introducing Inductive Power Transfer in the Kitchen Environment

Inductive power transfer is a technique to transfer power between two systems by using induction. Philips has started the development of a standard for this wireless power transfer technique for products with high power, such as kitchen appliances. The Wireless Kitchen graduation project was started to investigate this introduction of inductive...

Skin rejuvenation - Designing a handheld consumer device for skin rejuvenation

Implementing a new laser technology into a user friendly handheld consumer device for skin rejuvenation.

Tailoring Qibbel for Northern Europe

Design of a children's bicycle seat, targeted at the Northern European market, excluding the Netherlands. A research was performed to cultural differences in cycling with children, and the proposed design reflects the outcomes of that research.

An alternative bathing practice for sustainable renovation

When showering, needs of comfort and wellbeing are increasingly valued in the North-Western European culture. However these needs also result in an increase of water and energy consumption. The challenge within this project lies in designing an alternative bathing practice that consumes less water and energy and fits to the lifestyle of North...

Ironing out the interface: Design of an iron user interface that elicits the feeling of simplicity

This is the master thesis of the graduation project entitled “Ironing out the interface: design of an iron user interface that elicits the feeling of simplicity”, performed for the Philips Garment Care marketing department based in Amsterdam. The goal of this project is to improve the user interface of steam and system irons, by designing an...

Pleasant strolling and shopping - The design of a new child and goods transportation system

The Dutch strollers are known for their high quality in combination with aesthetic appealing design. Milk Design B.V. positions their JOOLZ strollers as ergonomic with hand crafted finishing. User studies show that parents encounter many problems and notice deficiencies in their stroller, especially while shopping. Two new accessories for the...

Design of a user-centered packaging for medical nutrition

Recently a new powder product in the Medical Nutrition range has been developed for elderly to prevent sarcopenia, within Danone known as Spartacus. Sarcopenia is the loss of muscle mass and strength, resulting in immobility and frailty. Current packaging formats might cause usability problems with elderly; therefore a new format has to be...

Design of a Luxury Tent Line: For enhancing nature experience and increasing environmental awareness

This project is conducted on behalf of Esprite Nomade, based in Bali, Indonesia. Esprite Nomade is a design studio, designing luxury travel and lifestyle products for wealthy travelers and luxury hotels. The company wants to stabilize its position in the market, and become a more profitable company. Therefore a new luxury tent line should be...

A Culture-Inspired Approach to Designing Sustainable Practice: A study of sustainable bathing practice for the Living Lab project

Introduction: This study explores a method to designing less resource-intensive forms of everyday life. The method is geared toward the early phase of product development, which is the generation of insights and design ideas. Looking at daily behavior, one can observe clear differences between different cultures. From this observation, the study...