PORTFOLIO 2018 I INTRODUCTION
Curriculum Vitae BIOGRAPHY
HONORS & AWARDS
I a m a 26 ye ar s o ld in dus tr i a l des i g ner f r om the N e t h e r l an d s, c u r r e n t l y st u d yi n g A d va nc e d pr o du ct de s i g n a t the U meå I ns ti tute of D e si g n . A s a d e si g n e r I t h i n k i t is im p o r tan t to tr an sf er y our ow n v i s i on thr oug h y o u r p r o d u c t s. I b e l i e ve t h at at every de sig n , th e des i g ner mus t do hi s or her b e st t o m ak e t h e p r o d u c t as user-fr ie n dly as po ssi ble f or the end- us er s . I n my o p i n i o n a d e si g n sh o u l d b e a com b in atio n be twe e n es theti c s a nd er g onomi c s . I n d u st r i al d e si g n i s n o t ab o u t d evel opin g th e n e xt hy pe, i t' s a bout dev elopi ng pr o d u c t s t o i m p r o ve t h e l i ve o f ot her pe o ple , it's abo ut c r ea ti ng pr oduc ts tha t c a n t o u c h p e o p l e an d i n sp i r e t h e m .
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Red dot 2017 Best of Best
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Red dot Concept award | Jul 17 Awa r d e d f o r t h e V a r i o co n ce p t . M a d e a t t h e U m e å i n s t i t u t e o f d e s i gn i n co lla b o r a t i o n wi t h Bo s ch G M BH.
www.rikoudenhoven.com +46 70 352 24 88 Rik_oudenhoven@hotmail.nl
IF award (Best of the year) IF design concept award | 17 Awa r d e d t h e V a r i o co n ce p t wi t h I F b e s t o f t h e y e a r a wa r d , i n t h e ca t e go r y M i cr o Ap a r t m e n t s - M a xi m i z i n g S m a ll S p a ce .
Red dot 2017 Best of Best Red dot | Mar 17 P a r t o f t h e t e a m t h a t d e v e lo p e d t h e S o i l S ca n n e r f o r S o i lca r e s . M a d e d u r i n g m y t i m e a t S co p e d e s i gn .
EXPERIENCE Industrial Designer
Originality Stylist
Commercial equipment Student notable
Veryday | Jan 17 - Jul 17 6 m o nth inter ns hip at V eryday in St ockholm. Involved in design r e s e a r ch, p r od uct d ev el opment , development of research t echniqu e s
Daye design | Aug 11 - Feb 12 5 m on t h in t e rn s h ip in ch in a, t o ge t a be t t e r u n de rs t an din g o f t h e de s ign diffe re n ce s an d l e arn abo u t t h e ch in e s e cu l t u re .
Core77 design awards | Apr 16 Awa r d f o r gr o u p p r o j e ct ca lle d P lo p p i ’ s b a k e r y ( a p e d a go gi c t o o l d e v e lo p e d f o r ch i ld r e n wi t h a s p e e ch d i s o r d e r ) .
Industrial design trainee Nokia | Jun 16 - Dec 16 6 m o nth inter ns hip at N okia (F inland). Involved in t he development o f th e n ew p r od uct p or tf ol io, research, prot ot yping and engineering
EDUCATION Masters Advanced Product Design
Interaction Award student notable Core77 design awards | Apr 16 Awa r d f o r gr o u p p r o j e ct ca lle d P lo p p i ’ s b a k e r y ( a p e d a go gi c t o o l d e v e lo p e d f o r ch i ld r e n wi t h a s p e e ch d i s o r d e r ) .
Umeå Institute of Design | Aug 15 - Present
Bodyfriend design award
Scope design | Nov 13 - Jul 15 J u n i o r ind ustr ial d es ig ner at S cope design in Amersfoort t he N e th e r l and s. W or ked on project in t he medical, agricult ure, c o n s umer , ind us tr ial , v ending and mobilit y sect or.
S t u de n t Adv an ce d P rodu ct D e s ign a t t h e U m e å I n s t it u t e of D e s i g n i n S w e de n . T w o y e a r mas t e r, cu rre n t l y in my fin a l y e a r.
IF award | Apr 16 Awa r d e d wi t h t h e Bo d y f r i e n d a wa r d f o r m y s h o we r co n ce p t “L u m e n ” wh i ch wa s m a d e i n co la b o r a t i o n wi t h t h e S we d i s h co m p a n y M o r a
Bacherlors Industrial Design Saxion University | Sep 09 - Jul 13
Hansgrohe design award by IF
Industrial design trainee Villeroy & Boch | Feb 13 - Jun 13 5 m o nth inter ns hip /g r ad u at ion project at Villeroy & Boch devellop in g a v i s i o n f or the f utur e wel l ness.
4 y e ar s t u dy in In du s t ria l D e s ign at t h e S ax io n U n iv e rs it y in Ensc he d e t h e Ne t h e rl an ds . U n iv e rs it y s pe cial iz e d in t h e t e ch n ical a n d e n g i ne e r in g s k il l s (D e s ign En gin e e r).
Junior Industrial Designer
Industrial design trainee Reggs | Aug 11 - Feb 12 5 m o nth inter ns hip in A mst erdam. Worked on t he development of a e l e c tr ic scooter and sup port in design project s.
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IF award | Apr 16 Awa r d e d wi t h t h e Ha n s gr o h e a wa r d f o r m y s h o we r co n ce p t “L u m e n ” wh i ch wa s m a d e i n co la b o r a t i o n wi t h t h e S we d i s h co m p a n y M o r a
Gispen design award finalist Dutch Originals | May 14 F i n a li s t i n t h e G i s p e n d e s i gn co m p e t i t i o n b y D u t ch O r i gi n a ls wi t h t h e L E b a ch a i r co n ce p t .
PORTFOLIO 2018 I INTRODUCTION
Curriculum Vitae LANGUAGE SKILLS
SKILLS S ket c h in g
Born in th e N e th e r lan ds , lea r ned Eng li s h a nd Ge r man in co llag e. B r oa deni ng the s kil l s th r o u g h tr ave li ng a nd w or ki ng a broa d
Des ign t h in kin g I n n ova t ive drive
In m y r e ce n t ye ar s I ha v e li v ed i n the Net herlan ds, S we de n , F i nla nd a nd Chi na !
Cu riou s Driven / E a ger
ENGLISH 100%
DUTCH 100%
Model bu il din g
GERMAN 60%
E n gin eerin g P h ot os h op I l l u s t ra t or
HOBBY’S
I n des ign P remiere Au dit ion
Socializing
Cooking
Music
Chess
S ol idworks Al ia s Keys h ot P owerpoin t
Sporting
Movies
Traveling/exploring
Sketching
Keyn ot e
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PORTFOLIO 2018 I INTRODUCTION
About me
Hello and welcome to my portfolio in which I will show you some of the work I have done in recent year. My name is Rik Oudenhoven, I am a 26 years old student coming from the Netherlands, currently studying my final year of the master’s programme in Advanced Product Design at the Umeå Institute of Design, in Sweden. During my time as a designer I have had the pleasure of working in teams that challenged the status quo and were always searching to make the best design. Whether it was to learn about new techniques to improve life of the people we created products for or when it was to search for ways to create better products for the environment. This is what has and always will inspire me. One of the area’s where I wish to focus more on as a designer is to find a pathway to make sustainable designed products without compromising on the benefits it gives to human life. To contribute to a sustainable society, and the best way to achieve a sustainable world is to start at the beginning. It means at the design of products, and to define guidelines for making a sustainable design. As designers we can no longer look away after a product is sold, we need to start thinking about what is next and take responsibility for the pollution and bad effects our products can have if we do not design them properly. I believe that as designers we can no longer look separately at the service, interaction or products that we develop. We need to get understanding across all these fields so we can have a clear picture of how all the separate elements are linked and think about the products, not only in this lifecycle but also the next. This is why I would love to work for you.
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, MY FIRST KITCHEN APPLIANCE The first kitchen appliance you will need, powered by Bosch
VARIO I RESEARCH
Kitchen trends
“People want an kitchen, suited to their individual situation”
Personal touch
The users want to be central in the product, it should adapt and personalize around him/her and the needs/preferences.
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Prosumer
The user wants to experiment, to learn new recipes, to be guided through the process and wishes to develop him/herself
Smart
The devices get more smart/connected, the appliances need to help in the kitchen and assist in the cooking process.
Adaptable
The device should be flexible, need to adapt to his/her needs for cooking, hidden innovation to support multiple functionality’s
VARIO I RESEARCH
Trends in design
Design products for longevity
Environmentally aware
Making products servicable and reducing the environmental impact by reusing parts/components.
Economically sustainable
To ensure that the product will succeed there should be a financial benefit for the consumer to purchase it, but also a financial benefit for Bosch to invest in it.
Urbanization
The global trend of urbanization means more and more people move to the city, and will start living in smaller, but more efficient spaces.
Consumer desirable
Create high quality, desirable products that appeal to the target group, and fulfill their needs.
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VARIO I RESEARCH
Target group Students / starters who don’t have a proper kitchen yet!
Uses smartphone or tablet in the kitchen to assist with cooking
“I want to do“ moments, eager to learn new things!
“Am I making this right?“ need support with cooking.
“Make it your own!” Flexibility, product should adapt to their needs.
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VARIO I RESEARCH
Functionality THE MOST IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS WHILST PREPARING FOOD:
Timing, required to propperly cook/prepare something.
Heating, the food to cook / warm it.
Boiling, to heat up/cook/boil something.
Cutting the food into pieces.
How much of each ingredient is needed.
THE BIGGEST ANNOYANCES WHILST PREPARING FOOD:
Cleaning the devices and workspace costs a lot of time.
Burning food, how to ensure that the food doesn’t burn.
Keeping track of the time / timing to get the food just right.
Is the food done Keeping track of the foods status. is the meat still raw?
Running out! What if you run out of food whilst cooking? find a substitute and learn about spices.
Following the recipe Follow the recipe, try new things, stimulate to experiment/change the recipe.
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VARIO I DEVELOPMENT
Moodboard CIRCULAR INTERACTION
NON INTRUSIVE
HIDDEN INNOVATION
CLEAN / MINIMAL CMF
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VARIO I DEVELOPMENT
Ideation
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VARIO I DEVELOPMENT
Prototyping
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VARIO I CONCEPT
The concept MEET
!
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VARIO I CONCEPT
Adaptable
Adapts to your personal needs
Vario is an induction cooking device which uses a magnetic ring located in the base unit. By replacing the plate system on top of the device you can choose what type of cooking device one wishes to use! For examle choose to make delicious salmon on the grill, or stir fry with the wok, or how about steaming your vegetables by using the extension ring with the steam basket? The posibilities are endless!
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Extension ring
VARIO I CONCEPT
Components
Steamer plate Wok plate Big pot
Mounting ring Grill plate Induction plate Vario base unit
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VARIO I CONCEPT
Interface
User interface
Through the integrated weighing unit the Vario recognizes which plate is placed on top of the Base unit. Because of this the displayed interface will change and adapt towards the specific functions and needs of each cooking plate.
Weighing
Temperature
Steaming
Keep warm
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Time
Slow cooking
Sous Vide
Increase / next
Boiling
Decrease / previous
VARIO I CONCEPT
Truly connected Through the integrated weighing unit, Vario shows how much of an ingedient there is left to be added!
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VARIO I CONCEPT
Truly customized Through the integrated weighing unit Vario shows you exactly how much there is left to add of each ingredient.
Vario suggests when it is time to switch cooking device to ensure the dish comes together at the right time.
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Browse recipes customized to your taste, cooking skill and kitchen!
Recipe adapted to devices available. Adjust the amount of serves and learn new tips and tricks.
Add devices available in your kitchen, explain preferences and cooking skills.
VARIO I CONCEPT
Concept video HAVE A LOOK AT THE CONCEPT VIDEO vimeo.com/232848691
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, YOUR HOME REHAB THERAPIST Next generation rehabilitation robotics. Made in collaboration with ABB. (Group project)
I RESEARCH
The problem
Stroke is a leading cause of serious, long term disabilty.
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15 million strokes occur worldwide each year.
Roughly 50 % of all victims suffer from hemiplegia after the stroke.
Making use of neuroplaticity, the brain’s natural ability to rewire itself.
I RESEARCH
Field research
HAVE A LOOK AT THE RESEARCH VIDEO vimeo.com/245959810
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I RESEARCH
Rehabilitation process
STROKE
HOSPITAL
HOME
REHAB (OPTIONAL)
Own recovery.
Specialized / focussed therpay
Own recovery.
1 day - 3 months
2 months - 6 months
2 weeks - 4 weeks
Evaluation after 6 months
HOME THERAPY
Patients spend a lot of time at home without professional therapy. Additional therapy at home could decrease time in the clinics, increase the amount of training and reduce in overall costs.
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HOME
Immediate rehabilitation.
I RESEARCH
Insights
TOO LITTLE TIME
Therapists have many patients.. there is too little time for each individual treatment.
AVOID BAD HABITS
Because the brain is lazy it wants to compensate. Leads to longterm disabilities.
EMPOWER PATIENTS
Need for patients to be in control and adjust the treatments to each individual.
EXERCISING
Patient should train as much as possible.
REPETITION
Therapy involves practice repetitive tasks.
ACCESSIBILITY
Robots in healthcare are “Big and bulky machines, focussed on moving muscles instead of fixing the brain.”
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I RESEARCH
Problem statement
NO REMINDERS
Patients forget to practice/stimulate
LACK OF MOTIVATION
Not involved in their own treatment, don’t feel in control.
How might we enable stroke patients to regain a healthy gait in the home environment through personlized treatment?
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LACK OF FEEDBACK
No feedback so don’t know if therapy performed correctly and don’t see progress.
I DEVELOPMENT
Moodboard
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I DEVELOPMENT
Ideation
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I DEVELOPMENT
Prototyping
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I CONCEPT
Meet Nova
WATCH THE CONCEPT VIDEO vimeo.com/246259909
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I CONCEPT
Components Engine/battery unit
Integrated cable
Integrated cable
Gait sensor
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I CONCEPT
How it works
BRAIN STIMULATION
Integrated cables give a gentle nudge to stimulate/guide the brain to perform the correct movement of the muscles.
INTEGRATED CABLES
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I CONCEPT
One handed closing
ONE HANDED CLOSING
Integrated zippers and straps guarantee that you can put on your new smart pants with one hand only. Yet they’ll be tight enough to stay in place.
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I CONCEPT
Engine unit
PCB
Battery pack
Engine with connector
Cabels
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I CONCEPT
Gait sensor
Battery pack
PCB with vibration motor
Magnetic mounting body
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I CONCEPT
Stimulates through gamification
Personal therapist Personalized therapy
Communication with therapist
Rehabilitation monitoring
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I CONCEPT
Assisted therapy
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I CONCEPT
Connected health Constant patient monitoring
Remotely adjust therapy
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Direct communication
I CONCEPT
Packaging
Nova pants
Gait sensors
Engine/battery unit
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, STAY CONNECTED The wearable diagnostic and communication tool for paramedics
JUVO I RESEARCH
Field research
HUMAN - CENTERED DESIGN Spending 4 days at the UmeĂĽ ambulance station, Riding along on 28 missions, and interact both with paramedic and patients. Interviewing the paramedics about their lives, Have a look at the field research video! https://vimeo.com/145408467
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JUVO I RESEARCH
Workshops
GROUP WORKSHOP Countless post-its, hours analysing the field trip, creating visual social persona’s, User problem and solution workshops, quick concept generation, expert interviews, problem finding, building mockups and role playing. All trying to get the bigger picture.
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JUVO I RESEARCH
Insights
Time consuming
The more serious or sick the patient is, the less time the paramedics have to inform the hospital
Ineffective communication
Just 30 % of the information shared during hand of is recieved
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Vitals are vital
Vitals are the most important information to share
Divide attention
When the paramedics has to focus on the patients, they should not focus on informing the hospital
No visual information
Currently paramedics do not have the possibility to share visual information like photos or video
Miccommunication
4 in 5 serious medical errors involve miscommunication between paramedics and hospital
JUVO I RESEARCH
Example case
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JUVO I RESEARCH
Conclusions
Devices do not share information
Medical values are getting lost
Writing the journal is time consuming
PROBLEM DEFINITION : How can we improve the communication between the paramedic and the hospital especially in the most critical cases?
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Paramedic has a lot of multitasking
JUVO I DEVELOPMENT
Moodboard NONINTRUSIVE
CLEA N
CMF
TRANSP ARENCY
INTER FACE
DISPLA Y
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JUVO I DEVELOPMENT
Ideation
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JUVO I DEVELOPMENT
Prototyping
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JUVO I CONCEPT
Meet Juvo
MEET JUVO !
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JUVO I CONCEPT
Microphone
Components Display
On/off button Camera Clip Sensor unit Battery pack
Speaker
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JUVO I CONCEPT
Sensor unit
JUVO ENABLES THE PARAMEDIC TO MONITOR THE PATIENT This is done by Photolehysmography (PPG) t’s a simple and non-invasive, low-cost optical technique that can be used to detect blood volume changes in the micro vascular tissue.
HEART RATE
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BLOOD PRESSURE
TEMPERATURE
BLOOD OXYGEN
JUVO I CONCEPT
Scenario
ARRIVE AT THE SCENE
PLACE SENSOR UNIT
TAKE PICTURES
ASSESS OF SITUATION
Paramedics arrive at the scene, they find a woman lying unconscious with severe injuries.
The sensor is attached to the patient’s finger to monitor her vitals.
The other paramedic takes pictures of the patient’s injuries and the scene. These are send to the journal.
The assessment shows that the patient has to be brought to the hospital.
VOICE NOTES
CHECK PATIENT INFORMATION
VIDEO LINK
DELIVER AT HOSPITAL
To inform the hospital voice recorded notes are uploaded to the journal.
The hospital reads the journal and checks the vitals to see how they have changed over time.
To get more information the doctor starts a live link, now he can see what the paramedic sees and share information
The paramedics deliver the patient at the hospital, where the emergency team is prepared and informed.
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JUVO I CONCEPT
Interface VALUE Live statistics measured by the sensor unit
COLOR CODING Color coding helps the paramedic to easily determine the patient’s situation
VITALS Icon that shows the vital
VOICE CONTROLLED Juvo is voice controlled, this so the paramedic can help the patient instead of operating a device.
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JUVO I CONCEPT
Interface CASE COMES IN
VITALS
Paramedic is asked to confirm and accept the case..
Monitor the vitals easy through color coding.
Prio 1
60 120 40 38
A. Sandstrom 541112-2580 NO
VOICE INPUT
Take/write notes without using hands.
REC
YES
CONTACTS
Connect with the right people straight away.
Team leader
Police
• Hospital Contacts
PICTURES
Send pictures directly to the journal and hospital.
Sos-alarm Ambulance
Journal
CALL
Accept incomming call to share live camera feed.
DoctoR R. Lowson
VIDEO CALL
Share more in depth information through a live link
REC
CLOSE CALL
Confirm case closed to be available for new case.
Close case? Confirm
Umeå hospital NO
YES
NO
YES
DoctoR R. Lowson
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JUVO I CONCEPT
Patient journal
Connecting Emergency personnel
Enabling (live) visual communication
Live monitoring of patient
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JUVO I CONCEPT
Patient journal CONTACT PAGE end & receive messages from S the paramedics and start a live video/audio connection
PATIENT INFORMATION Information page with the patients medical history
VITALS Review the trends in the patients vitals
BRIEFING A summary of the patient’s vitals, pictures that have been taken and the medication that has been given.
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LUMEN, EMBRACE THE SUN IN YOUR SHOWER Inspired by the sunrice, Mora Lumen uses a unique combination of light therapy and hydrotherapy to wake you up and refitalize your body in a natural way.
LUMEN I RESEARCH
Research video
Check out how we did our research! https://vimeo.com/141672940
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LUMEN I RESEARCH
Vision
Imagine you can get your daily dose of sunlight in the shower.
Imagine you don’t need to wait for the shower to warm up.
Imagine a shower that helps you to relax, your own personal spa.
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LUMEN I DEVELOPMENT
Ideation
FINDINGS IDEATION
Clean, organic, simple shape. Integrated light therapy Instant heat, through boile
CONCEPT DIRECTION
A shower that helps the user to relax and unwind. The use of hydrotherapy and an integrated light source, will enhance this experience. An integrated boiler will pour hot water directly, so no more waiting time.
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LUMEN I CONCEPT
The concept
MEET LUMEN !
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LUMEN I CONCEPT
Daylight
DAYLIGHT THERAPY During a shower session, the integrated light will emit the daily required amount of vitamine D, so even in the darkest of places you can still get your daily dose of sunlight
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LUMEN I CONCEPT
Hydrotherapy
HYDROTHERAPY The Lumen shower has the unique feature of mixing jets of hot water with cold water jets. This will give the user a new experience of wellness on the body which will help them to unwind, relax and recover.
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LUMEN I CONCEPT
Interface TEMPERATURE
STATUS RING
INTEGRATED BOILER Because of the integrated boiler, you no longer have to wait for the shower to heat up thus saving 30%, of your water use.
START DAYLIGHT THERAPY
START HYDROTHERAPY
See how Lumen works
https://vimeo.com/150850989
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LUMEN I CONCEPT
Interface
TWIST
SLIDE
Adjust the water temperature by turning the knob, the temperature is then shown on the display
Simply increase the water volume by sliding down the display knob.
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THE LEBA CHAIR For your seating position The chair that adjusts itself to the seating position of the user, whilst still giving maximum support.
LEBA I RESEARCH
Briefing
VISION Design a chair that encompasses both clear and minimalistic aesthetics. A chair that expresses comfort and has an open, lightweight frame. A chair that makes the user feel comfortable and allows them to sit the way they want.
CORE VALUES
comfort
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elegance
functionality
LEBA I DEVELOPMENT
Ideation
Findings Clean, defined lines “Cocoonish� shape Adjustable seat position Frame integration in shape
Final concept A chair that expresses comfort and has an open, lightweight frame. A chair that expresses comfortable and ellegance in a simple way.
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LEBA I CONCEPT
Meet Leba
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LEBA I CONCEPT
Mechanism
Cover Mounting part Housing Metal ring Spring Adjustable screw Metal ring
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LEBA I CONCEPT
How it works
Lean back and relax
Balance
Backwards
Upwards
Using the spring mechanism located in the rear legs, The LEba chair gives the user maximum back support, when is sitting up straigth or leaning back in the desired relaxing position.
When seating upstraigth the spring mechanism pushes the seat upwards, so the seating position will not change by accident.
When you lean back the chair will lower itself to the desired angle whilst still giving proper back support.
The spring mechansism pushes the user upwards when he/she is standing up. Thus giving support in the process
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LEBA I CONCEPT
Customize
Pillow
Fabric inner shell
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AND HIS SPEECH ADVENTURES Ploppi’s Bakery is a pedagogic tool developed together with speech therapists for children with speech disorders. (Group project)
Commercial Equipment Award
Interaction Award
PLOPPI I SUBTITLE
Brief
How can we motivate children with speech disorder to exercise more in the home environment?
Goal
Parent - Child
Parent engages the child
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Instead of the parent forcing the child to do the speech excercises, we want to have the child “force� his/her parent to practice the speech exercises.
Child - Parent
Child engages the parent
“A child that has once failed to convey the message, they might give up and stop trying�. Norwegian Folkehelseinstituttet
PLOPPI I RESEARCH
Research video
Check out how we did our research! https://vimeo.com/155981322
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PLOPPI I RESEARCH
Insights
Motivation
Time
Reward
Usage
Create
Must be entartaining, interesting and challenging enough.
“Maximum 15 minutes in a row, 30 is a stretch�
The child should feel that they are mastering the task.
Extend the therapy performed by the professional speech therapists to the home
Create opportunities where the parent and child can bond through therapy
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PLOPPI I DEVELOPMENT
Process
Interviewing pre-school (speech) teacher
Sketching, sketching & more sketching
Idea reviewing
Recording and testing sounds for Ploppi
Choosing fabrics for Ploppi
The making of Ploppi
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PLOPPI I DEVELOPMENT
Process
Programming Ploppi’s Bakery app
Reviewing Ploppi’s Bakery app
Designing and creating the packaging
User testing
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PLOPPI I CONCEPT
Meet Ploppi
1x
22x
1x
1x
PLOPPI
COOKIES
BOOK PLOPPI’S BAKERY
IPAD PLATFORM
Ploppi is a hungry, semi- interactive doll that needs to bake cookies to still his hunger
Ploppi’s hunger can only be stilled with these cookies, The child needs to bake the cookies by completing his excersises
This book tells the story of Ploppi and why he needs to get fed. This stimulates the kid to do his excercises and to bond with the doll.
The exercises can be done by downloading the app from the appstore. The use of an app enables the speech therapist to customize the game for each child.
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PLOPPI I CONCEPT
The kit
Ploppi’s bakery is a kit that exists of a semi interactive plushie monster (Ploppi) that the child can feed cookies as a reward for completing speech tasks in an application controlled by a parent and modified by the speech therapist.
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PLOPPI I CONCEPT
Flowchart
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PLOPPI I CONCEPT
Storytelling
Children need stories to know why they are doing the things they are doing. It also stimulates the bonding between Ploppi and the child. A book has been made which the child can read alone or together with the parent.
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PLOPPI I CONCEPT
Parent - child engagement
In this product, the parent is responsible for handling the exercise on the iPad so the child can focus on his speech exercises.
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PLOPPI I CONCEPT
Reward
The child will be stimulated to do his exercises because his buddy Ploppi is hungry and needs to get food.
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PLOPPI I CONCEPT
Game architecture
Parent control
Daily excercise
Auditive feedback
The parent has control over the app and helps his/her child when necessary.
The child will start with an easy exercise functioning as “warm up�. followed by a more difficult exercise and ends with an easy exercise.
An auditive feedback is included. The Ipad will play the sounds first and the child has to repeat them afterwards.
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PLOPPI I CONCEPT
Concept video
Together with a child and his parents a short movie has been created to visualize how the product is used.
https://vimeo.com/157357377
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