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Hurenkamp, Laura (author)This Design for Interaction master thesis is focussed on the development of a design intervention to encourage consumer behaviour towards DIY repair and upgrading of furniture. The project was carried out in collaboration with the Behaviour Insights Team of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management and Het Groene Brein.<br/><br/...master thesis 2024
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Ikeda, Yukiko (author)Current cravings for more are taking a great toll on the Earth and its most vulnerable communities. The rise in ’fast furniture’ has contributed to this issue, popularizing the idea that furniture can be cheap, to the point of being disposable. To understand the size of this issue and how much more damage to the environment might be in store if...master thesis 2023
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Groeneveld, Rebekka (author)This research-through-design explores 3D knitting for load-bearing, transformable structures using a Material-Driven Design approach. 3D knitting is a low-waste textile production method that allows for highly adaptable designs and an iterative design process. Current literature is studied in various domains, exhibiting the knowledge gap on...master thesis 2023
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Kloosterziel, Anniek (author)This thesis contains case studies of architect-duo’s Alvar and Aino Aalto, Charlotte Perriand and Le Corbusier, and Charles and Ray Eames, that will be used to find out why they designed furniture as architects. This will give more explanation on why an architect would or should design furniture. The thesis shows that the architects have...student report 2023
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Aggarwal, Annie (author)Valuable resources are discarded on a daily basis, in the form of home furniture. Tonnes of prematurely disposed, functional and repairable furniture is often destined for landfill or incineration, with small proportions recycled. The emergent sustainability needs of the planet, and changing policies for repair of consumer products, drives the...master thesis 2023
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van Swaay De Marchi, Helena (author)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...student report 2022
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van den Dikkenberg, Lean (author)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...master thesis 2022
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Bessai, Riel (author)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...master thesis 2021
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The circular composites design guide presents circular economy strategies, product design aspects and tools to (re-)design products containing composite materials for a circular economy.<br/>A circular economy closes the loop for products, parts and materials, through reuse and recycling. In this guide you will find 5 circular economy strategies...book 2021
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Jayapathma Herath Mudiyanselage Herath, Nayanthara (author)The following report is an explanation to the process of identifying a relevant thesis topic, the literature research, design methodology and validation of the design task at hand. The literature research expands on the construction industry, PET as a single use waste material, Additive manufacturing, Fused Deposition modeling and the design of...master thesis 2020
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Mentink, Marianne (author)Cities can be investigated as machines of optimal form, function and production. With this kind of abstraction the architect can forget the social content of the city. Skopje, the capital city of North-Macedonia, has both busy social spaces as empty areas. This project is a proposal to reintegrate the social component into a complex and formal...master thesis 2020
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Ao, Y. (author), Wang, J. (author), Zhou, M. (author), Lindenbergh, R.C. (author), Yang, M. Y. (author)Panoramic images are widely used in many scenes, especially in virtual reality and street view capture. However, they are new for street furniture identification which is usually based on mobile laser scanning point cloud data or conventional 2D images. This study proposes to perform semantic segmentation on panoramic images and transformed...journal article 2019
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Filippi, Maurizio (author)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...master thesis 2018
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Neuteboom, Sander (author)This project is an assignment commissioned by Houweling Interieur, a furniture retailer. They were seeking new business opportunities and therefore wanted to investigate the opportunities for a furniture lease service in the expatriate market. <br/><br/>Introducing a lease service would have several consequences for the company as well as for...master thesis 2018
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Ekelund, S (author), van Duin, P (author), Jorissen, A (author), Ankersmit, B (author), Groves, R.M. (author)Museum objects are often highly complex and composed of materials with varying properties, some of which may have changed as a result of ageing and/or conservation treatments. Research into defining sustainable environmental conditions by balancing energy cost and risk to these vulnerable objects has mainly focused on experiments in...journal article 2018
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Meijs, Olmo (author)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...master thesis 2017
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van Heuveln, Sanne (author)KLM has the ambition to be become most customer-centric airline company. Focusing on customer intimacy, KLM defines their purpose: Moving your world, by creating memorable experiences. In order to be successful towards customers, KLM has to start on employee level first, with the cabin crew to be more specific. For cabin crew, their journey...master thesis 2017
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van der Werf, Bas (author)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...master thesis 2017
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Huizinga, G.C.A. (author)During this last half year this thesis was executed in order to obtain a clear and scientific underpinned exploration of what interferences in an office environment are and how they can be reduced. As a result of combining the performed literature study, internal analysis, and external analysis a new product proposal is developed: the Bay A...master thesis 2015
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Borst, M.M. (author)HUB Oaxaca is a hub that provides office space, workshops and connections to a community of 120 entrepreneurs that strive for social change in Oaxaca, Mexico. HUB Oaxaca is part of Impact Hub, a global network of more than 50 hubs that together grow social impact. The current physical space of HUB Oaxaca does not reflect its complex but...master thesis 2014
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