Brazilian Furniture Design: Between Scandinavian Modernism and Italian Radical Design: An analysis of the chair designs by Sergio Rodrigues in the 1950’s and 1960’s

This paper aims to explore the ways in which the designs of Sergio Rodrigues can be comprehended within two European design movements: the Danish Modern, between 1940’s and the 1960’s, and the Italian Radical Design movement between 1966 and 1972. The research aims to answer the following question: ‘How do the chairs designed by Sérgio Rodrigues...

Coopi: a custom fitted chair for the modern home workspace combining manual processes with robotic 3D printing

Chances are that you, the reader, have been working from home during this pandemic. Working from home has been more common than ever before and is predicted to stay. However, chairs have not adapted yet: office chairs are complicated and bulky products. They are designed to be adjustable to multiple users, but are not the best solution for...

The artificial carbon sink: Using products to fight climate change

This project considers the implications of carbon-negative materials in product design. It speculates on a future where decarbonization of different sectors of the economy increases the ubiquity of carbon-negative materials. Under these conditions, certain materials become a source of negative emissions, and their consumption benefits the planet...

Ginnasio: Home furniture to support physical exercise

This graduation project is a demonstration of the potentialities of a theory-based approach to design for mood regulation, which is based on the belief that design can influence mood by enabling and stimulating people to engage in effective mood-regulating activities.<br/><br/>For this project, the western home bathroom was chosen as a context...

Computer Aided Consumer Design: Designing furniture for Mass Customization using Parametric Algorithms-aided design

The consumer market shows a growing heterogeneity in demand. This means that consumers are more and more looking for custom and unique products. As a reaction, companies developed a new strategy called Mass Customization (MC) which revolves around offering products that are developed and produced custom to user specific needs. Via online tool...

Reactive acoustics: Designing an adaptive environment in the open workspace

This graduation project started as a continuation of an earlier design project. The design team Bdot, a group of students from the TU Delft, made a concept design for the company Merford. After the success of the Bdot concept, Merford was inspired to continue development further to a high fidelity prototype or even production. The open workspace...