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Urra Llanusa, J.C. (author)
This project has been developed within the context of a startup company that aims to improve the problem of limited stroke recovery of the upper limb in the Netherlands. The company's value proposition consists of addressing this problem by means of artificially assisted therapy. The specific mission of this project has been to reconsider the...
master thesis 2016
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Ackermans, S.F. (author)
This project aimed to research the perspective of companies on the relationship between sustainability and circular business models. This was done by first looking at how literature describes the relationship between sustainability and the circular economy/circular business models. With this as a basis, thirteen different multinational companies...
master thesis 2016
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Portioli, A. (author)
The purpose of the this Master thesis is to explore and introduce new sustainability design opportunities inside the EU founded project light.touch.matters. The LTM project is a pioneering project on new flexible smart materials, where the product becomes the interface. The attempt has been made to steer away from the traditional sustainability...
master thesis 2015
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Sauerwein, M. (author)
Eco-friendly materials have great potential to foster sustainability, but there is limited progress in relation to aesthetics. Therefore the focus of this study is to explore the aesthetic pleasure in eco-friendly material design. The main objective is to address the following question: How should materials derived from discarded raw materials ...
master thesis 2015
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Wadhwa, S. (author)
High moisture content of kitchen waste makes it unsustainable for it to be transported and incinerated. In comparison, composting at home is a much more sustainable option, upcycling waste into rich compost odourlessly. However, it is inaccessible for apartment dwellers in urban areas in the Netherlands due to space limitations. Vermicomposting...
master thesis 2015
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Visser, M.C. (author), Gattol, V. (author), Van der Helm, R. (author)
Traditionally, marketing of sustainable products addresses green buyers, thus missing out on the mainstream consumers and volume necessary to cover the potentially higher cost of more sustainable materials. However, how to effectively communicate more sustainable products to mainstream consumers and to increase their buying intention is still...
journal article 2015
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Wever, R. (author), Schermer, R. (author), Smit, L. (author), Vos, L. (author)
Besides contributing to the actual sustainability performance of a product-packaging combination, packaging can also play a role in communicating about sustainability. Such green marketing aspects of packaging may either focus on the sustainability credentials of the packaging itself, or on the credentials of the product contained (or even the...
conference paper 2015
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Smorenburg, K.M.G. (author)
The societal reputation of Vodafone Nederland and the telecommunications industry leaves room for improvement. Machine-to-machine is a technology with many benefits for business and society. To improve reputation and show the positive impact of mobile connectivity on society, a framework is designed. This framework builds on a developed...
master thesis 2014
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Zeeuw van der Laan, A.C.M. (author)
This is the final thesis of the faculty of Industrial Design Engineering of Delft University of Technology in collaboration with the Politecnico of Milano (Italy). The assignment is commissioned by Re-Worked (UK) and the main research question is formulated as: ‘how can waste coffee based-materials be designed both technically and experiential...
master thesis 2013
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Bos, G.A. (author)
This thesis represents a graduation project that was done for the early stage startup: Spaac. The alternative title is: A Design Intervention to Stimulate E-Bike Acceptance. A bicycle was designed to appeal to young commuters that currently do not ride e-bikes because of the social stigma. The Cultural Strategy of Douglas Holt was used to come...
master thesis 2013
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Magerl, C.A. (author)
The project investigates the design consultancy Designit to find ways which enable them to do more sustainable design. A research at Designit Denmark and a case study was performed to gain insights into the culture of Designit as well as practical aspects of sustainable design. The result is a toolbox, which can be implemented at the website of...
master thesis 2012
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Zapata Mejía, J.E. (author)
BK (Berk Kampen) is a Dutch company part of the Royal Delft Group, which in the past 160 years has grown into a cookware brand that combines high quality with ease of use and prize-winning design. BK wants to deliver both convenience and inspiration for cooking through good products, specially developed for the needs of users through...
master thesis 2012
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Ingenegeren, R.A.C. (author)
Even though the Econova television of Philips has proved to be the best holistic environmentally friendly television, with an extremely low energy usage, it could still be improved by using lower impact materials. The eco-impact of printed circuit boards remains a main area worthy of further study. A first step is made in the direction of a...
master thesis 2011
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Yeh, M. (author)
One could say that product development is unsustainable by nature. However, during innovation processes there are many opportunities for more sustainable practices. Although enterprises and design agencies might feel the urge to contribute in this field, it is a complex issue to deal with. There is no step-by-step approach, no guideline that is...
master thesis 2011
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Teh, Y. (author)
This project is performed for Tre Vang Company, a small scale bamboo factory in Vietnam, with the great love for the nature by producing bamboo products and creating employment with production of fair trade for the Western market. The market of bamboo products in Western market is gradually growing due to the increasing awareness of...
master thesis 2010
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Koren, G.W. (author)
An analysis and exploration of opportunities for the production of high value bamboo products by craftsmen for the Western market, using a new bamboo material.
master thesis 2010
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Dölle, E.A. (author)
The current zoo of Emmen will move to a new location in 2015, so plans are being made to realize a new park that will be highly sustainable. In this graduation project a vision was created on how the 'material flows' in the park can become as sustainable as possible. This vision was used to generate product ideas for the new park. Finally three...
master thesis 2010
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Lavrysen, T.H.M. (author)
In this project, the interactions between parents and their children, while performing daily activities were researched, as well as their opinions on energy saving and playing games together. Using these insights, a product had to be designed that fits within the current activities at Philips and that brings together parents and their children...
master thesis 2010
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Muhring, G. (author)
TomTom is one of the leading firms in navigation devices. Their core business is Portable Navigation Devices (PND). The PND market is a fiercely competitive market. New products and features are launched within short periods of time. In order to stay competitive in the long run, it is crucial to look further ahead. As climate change is now an...
master thesis 2009
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Karakat, H. (author)
Today, showering is the most common bathing practice in Europe. It has the highest water consumption in a household (around 100 litres, for 8min shower). Unlike technological developments to improve eco-efficiency of existing products, this project introduces alternative ways (alternative to showering) of bathing that are less resource intensive...
master thesis 2009
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