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Marloes Everlo Laaressingel 14 7514 ER Enschede marloeseverlo@gmail.com + 31 6 52 62 97 78
About me
My name is Marloes Everlo, industrial design engineer with experience in both the development of consumer products and biomedical technologies. During my bachelor Biomedical Technology I discovered that although I like medical technologies, I’d rather apply them than develop new technologies myself. Furthermore, my interests appeared to be broader than healthcare. My master Industrial Design Engineering gave me the chance to use my creativity in order to solve problems and to develop products that are both usable and appealing for a broad public. At the same time this master provided more attention for issues like target group research, product experience and user interface design. Although I switched to a different master, I don’t feel that my interests or work field have shifted. On the contrary.. they just expanded. In my spare time, I like to spend time on sports like windsurfing, floorball and snowboarding. Writing, drawing and illustrating are also some of my hobbies.
Portfolio
Total knee prosthesis Course: Design of biomedical products 5 EC June 2005 Group of 5 students
Most existing knee prostheses have a high chance of loosening, which involves wearing of the surrounding bone en inconvenience for the patient. Moreover, the whole prosthesis has to be drilled out and replaced when the wearing parts should be renewed, which causes a lot of bone loss. By improving these factors the comfort of the patient increases while the chance of loosing too much bone for the attachment of a new prosthesis reduces drastically. Therefore, the age at which a first prosthesis can be placed decreases dramatically.
Total knee prosthesis Course: Design of biomedical products 5 EC June 2005 Group of 5 students
By covering the stem of the prosthesis with porous plasma spray, the patients bone will grow into to the prosthesis, thereby fastening the prosthesis in a natural way. At the same time edges at the sides of the stem prevent rotation around the longitudinal axis, which is the most common cause of loosening. Furthermore, the wearing parts of the redesign can be renewed while the stems remain in place. Therefore, no redundant drilling has to take place when the prosthesis is worn out.
Solar fridge Course: Sources of innovation 5 EC November 2007 Group of 2 students
The solar fridge is the result of an unusual product development process, in which the technology that should be used (modern PV cells) is determined and the product in which it is implemented has to be thought out with the help of innovation theories. For this course, 4 innovation theories were employed; successively the Innovation phase model, a Lead user study, Platform driven product development and Innovative design and styling.
Solar fridge Course: Sources of innovation 5 EC November 2007 Group of 2 students
The fridge that was designed this way has windsurfers as its target group. They can easily transport the solar panel between their boards and use it as a sun screen while they’re on the beach. The fridge itself serves as the back of a comfortable beach chair, while the docking station can be used as a table for small properties like keys and as a charger for mobile phones. The solar panel can be rotated in three ways, which allows it to be rotated to its optimal angle according the sun. The product contains a battery that can be charged on cloudy days, using the 12V-terminal in the car. Additional modules, like a small heater, can be used instead of the fridge.
Kitchen scales Course: Evolutionary product development 10 EC November 2007 April 2008
For the course Evolutionary Product Development, a Krups type 875 kitchen scales was analyzed in two ways. First of all, the history and evolutionary product phase of kitchen scales were explored according to the book “Evolutionary Product Development� by A.O. Eger. At the same time, the functioning and production process of the scales were investigated. A Moldflow analysis was performed in order to evaluate the mold process and a cost price analysis was accomplished. Furthermore, both the functioning and the assembly of the scales were illustrated in a SolidWorks movie.
Kitchen scales Course: Evolutionary product development 10 EC November 2007 April 2008
In the second part of the course a total redesign of the kitchen scales was established. In this redesign, the amount of parts was reduced from 27 to 12, while the total cost prize of the scales was reduced from â‚Ź 3,39 to â‚Ź 2,26. In this new design, the body of the scales consists of just 4 parts, which can be injection molded with simple molds.
Kitchen scales Course: Evolutionary product development 10 EC November 2007 April 2008
Although the main purpose of the redesign was an improvement in efficiency and a reduction of the cost price, the appearance of the scales was also considered important. While most cheap kitchen scales look rather boring and cheap and will be put away directly after use, the purpose of the redesign was to get a more elegant and sophisticated look whilst using a maximum of 4 simple to mold body parts. The transparent, detachable bowl eases the pouring of liquids, while the also transparent weight scale can be calibrated smoothly with just one finger. Finally, the pointer of the scales provides an optical illusion: it seems to slide down when mass is added.
Islamic baby monitor Course: Design and Emotion 5 EC June 2008
The Islamic baby monitor is a special redesign of a Philips SCD 489 baby monitor, addressed to an Islamic target group. The design is based on a literature and target group investigation to the Islamic ways of education and the way Muslim parents use baby monitors.
Islamic baby monitor Course: Design and Emotion 5 EC June 2008
Important outcomes of both investigations were that protection and doubts about the educational attitude play an important role in Islamic education. Therefore, the design embodies protection by the abstract sculpture of a mother and child; the mother can take her ‘baby’ with her while leaving a ‘parent’ with the child. The tight fit between them symbolizes an optimal connectivity between both parts. The colours are also adjusted to Muslim parents; the white main colour implies serenity and pureness in the Islam, while the red buttons express (new) life and protection.
Siematic Spot Course: Create the future 10 EC October 2009 Group of 4 students
For the course Create the future a cooking concept for the year 2025 was developed, which was based on a couple of scenarios. In order to get the fundamental ideas for these scenarios, an uncertainty/ interests matrix and a strategic space were established, in which 3 positions were chosen for the eventual scenarios; sustainability, stabilization and individualization. For the development of the eventual product, a SWOT-analysis was performed for kitchen manufacturer Siematic, which served as a base for the concept choice and the elaboration of the product. Additionally, both the implementation areas and the exploitation possibilities of the final product, the Siematic Spot, were investigated.
Siematic Spot Course: Create the future 10 EC October 2009 Group of 4 students
The Siematic spot serves as a kitchen and a social gathering area in companies and universities. It replaces the current coffee machines and water coolers and offers the additional possibility to make a meal with colleagues, which will be a huge advantage when working hours will get more flexible in order to avoid traffic jams. The Siematic Spot is also suitable for informal meetings and can serve as a working space for employees or students without a permanent desk.
Playground Master assignment 45 EC January 2009 April 2010
Play equipment for young children is not just smaller than the other devices on the playground; the way young children interact with the devices is also different. Therefore, as a master thesis, a play area for children up to 6 years was developed for play equipment manufacturer IJslander. By means of an extensive literature and target group investigation, the increasing (motor) capacities of young children and the way playing in a playground could influence these were examined. Additionally, the changing external preferences of the target group and the main problems that occur with play equipment were explored.
Playground Master assignment 45 EC January 2009 April 2010
The recommendations that emerged from this research served as a starting point for the development of the play equipment. In the development process most attention was spent on the most important property of playground according to children; the play opportunities. Furthermore, the various devices were designed to challenge children in the entire target group, whilst being safe. The eventual result of the development process is a play environment consisting of 5 apparatuses in the theme “Watery Holland�. The series contains two composite play devices with various climbing and sliding possibilities, a balancing-bridge, a wobbling-device and a water apparatus with sluices, which is shaped like Holland.
Playground Master assignment 45 EC January 2009 April 2010
The various devices were elaborated in SolidWorks until they were ready for production. In this process, multiple joints were developed for the assembly of the apparatuses in a playground. One of these joints is already in use in the newer products of IJslander. Furthermore, the devices were adapted to European safety standards and to the production and placement capabilities of IJslander. The first prototype of the series, a composite play device shaped like a ship, is presented in the summer of 2010 at the Twents Design exposition at the Bijenkorf.
Drawings and models
Drawings Course: Product presentation drawing, Handdrawing and modelling 5 Ec November 2006 June 2007
Models Course: Form studies 5 Ec October 2006 January 2007
Portrait on holiday Course: Product photography 5 Ec April 2008
For the product photography course a studio portrait was retouched, separated from its environment and pasted in a new surroundings. Special attention was paid to the semi-transparent parts in the picture, like the water bottle and the edges of the hair.
Surfer from above Course: Model drawing 5 Ec May 2008
Voor het vak Modeltekenen werd een aquarel gemaakt van een planerende windsurfer, gezien van bovenaf. Het thema ‘dynamisch’ komt zowel terug in de aard van de sport als in het windprofiel in het zeil.
Illustation Marietje van Dalen Course: Model drawing 5 Ec June 2008
Aquarelle illustration for the children’s poem “Marietje was bang voor water en zeep” by Annie M.G. Schmidt. The poem tells the story of a small girl that doesn’t like to wash herself or comb her hair and slowly turns into a tree as a result. This illustration, the aquarelle of a surfer and some portraits of the model drawing course were presented at the course exposition at the university.
Product sketches Master assignment 45 Ec January 2009 April 2010