Mudscapes: Embracing Nature and Feeling Culture in the Ems Estuary

The Wadden Sea region is characterized as a diverse and contradictory area. On the one hand, it stands as the largest intertidal area globally, supporting a rich and diverse flora and fauna habitat showcasing nature’s power and allure. On the other hand, it is a landscape shaped by human habitation and extensive transformations, including...

Towards a More Socio-culturally Sustainable Future of Chengdu City: The pathway exploration of urban regeneration in the inner city of Chengdu, China, focused on the local public lifestyle

Chengdu, is a megacity in the west of China with a long history and a population of almost 20 million. It is one of the largest cities in China where the socio-cultural identity stands out with a unique local lifestyle. Also, it is a city facing overall urban regeneration since 2020, when the establishment of an urban regeneration system at the...

Improving User Experience by a Smart Bathroom Floor Cleaner in Different Culture Contexts

Bathroom cleaning is one of the troublesome daily issues. All kinds of contaminants on the bathroom floor take people a lot of time and effort to deal with. With the development of computational technologies, smart products are gradually entering into our lives to solve these troublesome issues. Therefore, there is a chance to use new...

Care you more: Design for interactions between the Dutch cabin crew and the Chinese passengers

The assignment of this project is to improve the in-flight experience of Chinese passengers and cabin crews and meanwhile enhance their relationship by focusing on their interactions. By investigating the current interactions, and experimenting the new interactions, the gap between the crew service and passenger’s needs were identified for...