NĂşria Vilarasau Creus Industrial design portfolio
Núria Vilarasau Creus Design thinking
Sustainability Product engineering Innovation and creativity Design for healthcare
Hi!
I define myself as passionate, ambitious and very open-minded, but if you would like to know more about me, do not hesitate to contact me. Below, you can find a little bit about my design experience:
2016 - 2018
MSc in Integrated Product Design, The Netherlands
Specialization in Medisign (products for healthcare) Technology University of Delft 2016 - 2017
Product designer at Beauty-Lab GmbH, Germany Started as an internship and continued working as a freelancer Design of hairstyle tools, packaging, displays and graphic design 2016
Erasmus+ programme, Belgium Bachelor thesis in an international multidisciplinary team Univeristy of Antwerp (6 months) 2011 - 2016
BSc Enginnering in Industrial Design, Spain Polytechnic University of Catalonia
BURTON lamp
problems
objectives
- Rigid design - Impersonal - Throwaway culture
- Modular design - Versatility - 3D printing
inspiration + concepts
Team project done during a 3D modelling course, where the goal was to design a versatile and customizable lamp, that can be printed at home. Burton allows two different configurations, it can be used as a ceiling lamp or as a table lamp, just by rotating it. This allows the user to change whenever is desired and have a total customizable product.
Burton consists of a modular part (bar) that can be repeated up to twelve times in different positions, providing different volumes. The shape of this module can be personalized giving the chance of creating multiple options. This constitutes the skeleton of the lamp, which can either stand for itself or be wrapped with textile wire, making it possible to create different environments and play with the light. All materials used in this presentation are owned, except for the inspiration images.
multi-functionality
FABREGAS bike rack Project carried out in group for a Urban furniture workshop placed by Fabregas. The company style and fabrication processes were taken into account, as well as its viability.
ideation process
700mm 1700mm
functionality details The three key features of the bicycle rack are: safety (several locking points for different heights); multifunctionality, making it useful even when no bikes are attached, as well as enhancing the parking experience (placing the bags on the seat while locking the bike); and finally creating a meeting point where the user can lock their bike and wait for their friends.
WHITEWALKER wearable Whitewalker is a wearable to prevent homeless people living in cold places to get frostbites or even hypothermia, freezing to death. It is attached to one foot and detects when the temperature of the toe skin is critical, alarming the person with
beeping and vibration to move and find a warmer place. This concept was created for the master’s electronic course, where a mockup with Arduino was programmed together with a teammate (shared credit for materials).
Electronics assembly with Arduino
Ergonomy mock-up
inspiration + concepts
Buy One
Help One Finance is always an issue when it comes to helping vulnerable people in society, hence the Whitewalker is also an interesting product for the winter sports and outdoor activities market. This makes it possible to create a campaign that donates one Whitewalker to a homeless every time one device is sold in a collaborating store.
HELP EAT app
As the project for an online course on Human-centered Design (carried out by IDEO.org and +Acumen), this app was developed. Help eat is aimed to help people who want to buy and eat healthier food but lack of knowledge, time or motivation. The HCD method was followed to solve the challenge proposed until getting to a final prototype, created with Justinmind.
How might we improve the shopping experience and make it easier?
How might we help users plan their schedule to reduce shopping time?
How might we motivate people to buy and eat healthier?
ideation + storyboard
+31 654.55.03.54 nuria.vilarasau@gmail.com