Bovine: A Leather Driven Design Start-Up

This project is a reaction to the combination of the fact that the leather industry is growing and that there is a shift towards the male accessories market. It started with the ambition of setting up a business that is focused around the manufacturing of leather goods and that could start directly after graduating. To achieve this, three goals...

Influencing consumer acceptance of refurbished smartphones

Previous studies showed that the consumer acceptance of refurbished products is not optimal. This experimental quantitative study investigates three potential ways to influence the consumer acceptance, being the existence of wear and tear on the product, providing additional information about the previous use or providing additional information...

Stimulating behaviour change in electricity consumption patterns by using social awareness based incentives in an interface design

This study is performed as part of the project ‘Jouw Energie Moment’, which is initiated by Enexis to support the energy transition that is about the start. This project takes place in the ‘Muziekwijk’ in Zwolle, the Netherlands. If one looks at the future energy supply, the expectation is that both the amount of sustainable electricity and...