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Steve Torfs
Industrial product design
“PERFECTION IS ACHIEVED NOT WHEN THERE IS NOTHING MORE TO ADD, BUT WHEN THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO TAKE AWAY.”
Hi! I’m an Industrial Product designer who loves working on projects that support humanities, animals, travel , industrial design, interior design and everything in between. I see myself as someone who not only creates products but also creates experiences and positive emotions. My process is a mix of experimenting, researching, sketching and prototyping. I love learning new things and expanding my skills. And I also love brewing beer, music and chocolate. Thank you for your attention!
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Steve Torfs +32 472 32 72 71 Stevetrfs@gmail.com. www.stevetorfs.nu Holleweg 13, Brecht.
REFERENCES WR YUMA Sebastiaan de Neubourg 049 466 70 93 HOWEST / IDC Olivier de Mortier 056 24 12 68
EDUCATION.
LANGUAGES.
HONORARY MENTIONS
PSYCHIATRIC NURSING EDUCATION Sint norbertus 2014 -2015.
DUTCH Native
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT DESIGN 2015-2018 GRADUATED WITH DISTINCTION
ENGLISH Advanced
KINEKO 2016-2017 Selected by ALLOCACOC â„¢ out of 80 projects to be put in production.
COMPUTER SKILLS.
TECHNICAL SKILLS.
EXPERIENCE
ADOBE Photoshop Illustrator Premiere Indesign
RENDER Keyshot Showcase
DRAWING SKILLS Drafting Concept sketching Sketching Digital sketching and rendering
WR YUMA Internship 01/10/18 - 01/01/19 Industrial Product Designer
AUTODESK Sketchbook Moldflow
IPAD PROCREATE
CAD Siemens NX FUSION 360
PROTOTYPING SKILLS 3d printing SLS / FDM Foam modeling Lasercutting Mold making Mold casting Sheet metal Woodworking Paper Cardboard
PARAMETRIC ICE CREAM AID Reciprocity liege DE41 exhibition 2018
The project include building a corperate identitity for the wr yuma brand.And develop a new line of modulair sunglasses for children. complete new kind of Hearing protection.
PIVOT: MODULAR CHILDREN SUNGLASSES WITH AN UNBREAKABLE HINGE.
NOVEMBER 2018JANUARY 2019 The aim of the graduation project was to develop a new line of durable children sunglasses for WR YUMA; a start up business focused on circular economy.
In collaboration with:
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DISCOVERY. My first step consisted of talking to users and opticians. The goal was to find out what is wrong with the current products on the market.
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PROBLEM.
“Young children are hard on sunglasses. They usually break at the hinges or they often lose them.”
Luxotica alone produces over 500 million sunglasses a year.
Because of the mixed materials sunglasses are very hard to recycle so most of them end on landfills. “The average lifespan is usually 1 season and then they get thrown away.”
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VALUE ENGINEERING TREE.
CONNECT
ATTACH, JOIN, FASTEN, FIX, AFFIX, COUPLE, LINK, BRIDGE, SECURE, MAKE FAST, TIE, TIE UP, BIND, FETTER, STRAP, ROPE, TETHER, TRUSS, LASH, HITCH, MOOR, ANCHOR, YOKE, CHAIN; STICK, TAPE, ADHERE, GLUE, BOND, CEMENT, FUSE, WELD, SOLDER; PIN, PEG, SCREW, BOLT, RIVET, BATTEN, PINION, CLAMP, CLIP
BEND
CURVE, CROOK, MAKE CROOKED, MAKE CURVED, FLEX, ANGLE, HOOK, BOW, ARC, ARCH, BUCKLE, WARP, CONTORT, DISTORT, DEFORM; TWIST, SPIRAL, COIL, CURL, LOOP
OPEN
UNFASTEN, UNLATCH, UNLOCK, UNBOLT, UNBAR
CLOSE
SHUT, DRAW TO, PULL TO, PUSH TO, SLAM; FASTEN, SECURE, LOCK, BOLT, BAR, LATCH, PADLOCK;
FLEX
BEND, CURVE, CROOK, HOOK, COCK, ANGLE, KINK, BUCKLE,
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BRAINSTORM HINGES
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PROTOTYPING.
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SKETCHING.
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ITERATIONS.
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CIRCULAR ECONOMY
PIVOT IS MANUFACTURED WITH FILAMENT MADE FROM PET BOTTLES AND OLD PIVOT PARTS.
WR YUMA COLLECTS BROKEN PARTS OF PIVOT AND SENDS THEM TO REFILL TO BE RECYCLED INTO NEW FILAMENT.
THE USER ORDERS HIS CUSTOM COMBINATION.
THE USER RECEIVES HIS CUSTOM SUSTAINABLE PAIR OF PIVOT GLASSES.
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ELASTIC HINGE SYSTEM EASILY REPLACEABLE
STRONG MATERIAL CHILDSAFE
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HOW DOES IT WORK 1 PUSH
2 PULL
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DOORHANDLE: ERGONOMICS AND DESIGN
JANUARY 2015 MARCH 2016 The goal of this project was to make a Ergonomic design door handle in the style of your choosing. This design was heavily influenced by minimalism.
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DISCOVERY. Moodboard
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BRAINSTORM SKETCHING Moodboard
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FINAL CONCEPT
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FINAL DESIGN
KITCHEN SCALE: INTEGRATING CORPORATE IDENTITY IN TO DESIGN
MARCH 2015 JUNE 2016 This assignment dealt with expanding a range of products by a wellknown designer, using their corporate design. For this challenge, I was inspired by designer Sam Hecht.
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DISCOVERY. Moordboard with products
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DISCOVERY.
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The first step consisted of undertaking a market analysis to map out the different product already available. After conducting several of these analyses for different products, I discovered a possible opportunity in the range of low-budget design cat scratching furniture. design
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DISCOVERY. The first step consisted of undertaking a market analysis to map out the different product already available.
“I believe that too many designers have lost the ability to realize that projects are ultimately for people not the company.”
After conducting several of these analyses for different products, I discovered a possible opportunity in the range of low-budget design cat scratching furniture.
“Most companies don’t realize that people read words and sentences, not letters. So most companies think they are designing letters.
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BRAINSTORM SKETCHING. SKETCHING.
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FINAL CONCEPT
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FINAL CO NCEPT De eerste stap bestond uit het maken van een markt analyse. Om een beeld te krijgen van de verschillende producten die reeds op de markt te zijn. Na verschillende markt analyses te maken voor verscheidene producten. Merkte ik al snel een opportuniteit in het gamma van goedkope design krabmeubelen.
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PROTOTYPE
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DISCOVERY.
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KINEKO: MINIMALIST CAT SCRATCHER
NOVEMBER 2016 JUNE 2017 The aim of the project was to develop a product for the Designnest crowfunding platform. This project consisted of 2 parts, each having their own focus. The first part revolved around innovation of a product , while the second one focused heavily on the production of a product.
In collaboration with:
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DISCOVERY.
prijs
The first step consisted of undertaking a market analysis to map out the different product already available. After conducting several of these analyses for different products, I discovered a possible opportunity in the range of low-budget design cat scratching furniture. design
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PROBLEM. A reoccurring problem is the main focus on the cat without taking into account the environment and interior of the user. The small selection of products that do factor in the user have a steep price tag to along with it. It’s the reason why the market of low-budget cat scratching furniture is totally overlooked, even though the demand is there. To top it off, I noticed during my research that environmentally friendly production is totally being overlooked. Most of the current products on the market break after a short while, leaving them having to be completely discarded off instead of being repaired of partially replaced.
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The design of the product does not fit in the room
Design producs are very expensive
03 The ecological factor is overlooked
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BRAINSTORM SKETCHING.
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PROTOTYPING.
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05 The result was a scratching rug that you can assemble on any surface. It can also be used to hide scratching damages
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USER TESTS CAT TESTS. To test whether the product is to the liking of cats, I contacted a local cat café. Their resident cats were very intrigued by the design. The owners of the café were also enthusiastic about the product.
ASSEMBLY TEST Testing the applied velcro for the scratching insert as well as the assembly strips for adherence to the wall.
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MATERIAL TESTS DIFFERENT SCRATCH SURFACES. Testing which materials feel most natural and instinctive for cats to scratch.
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COMPONENTS. KINEKO consists of two main components: one reusable base plat and one scratching pad. The scratching pad is available in different materials and colors.
User hangs the base plate on the wall.
User uses one of the scratching pad materials that come with the product
Cat scratches KINEKO
When the pad is damaged it can be replaced with a new one.
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FINAL CONCEPT KINEKO is a scratching tile system you can hang anywhere around the house. Due to the unique assembly system, it doesn’t leave any unwanted residue when removed and no tools are necessary for installation. The scratching pad in the base system can easily be replaced by a new pad without using any additional tools.
DOTT HEARING PROTECTION: ONE SIZE FITS ALL.
NOVEMBER 2017MAY 2018 The goal of the group assignment was to develop a new product for festivals. Stage 1 was coming up with a concept as an individual assignment. Very early on after comprehensive research I made the decision to work on a product to prevent festival hearing disabilities on festival goers. Stage 2 was setting up your own student company and getting the product ready for manufacturing. I was in charge for the branding, communication with manufacturers, material research, technical documentation aswell as leading and motivating the team.
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DISCOVERY. My first step consisted of comphrensive research about hearing disabilities and asking questions to festival goers through a survey.
“I also got tinittus in the right ear. It sucks! I won’t go to a show without earplugs at this point and i am a bit more selective about shows now too just because of it. “
37% Buys their own hearing protection
33% Of the festival goers leave the festival early
75% of Belgian youth do not go to festival because of the loud music
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PROTOTYPING.
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PERSONALIZED Personalized FIT you just for
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Step 1: Gr ab both the hollow cylinder shaped plastic and the tear shaped plastic and insert the first part inside of the second one as indicated on the pictures.
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Ensure that it passes the first rib of the cilinder. Repeat the previous steps for the remaining earplug. Ma ke sure that both earplugs don’t face the same w
Step 2 : Heat up some water and insert only one of the earplugs you made in the previous step. Let the plastic heat up and wait one to two minutes. Once you can mold the plastic, remove the plastic from the water and let it cool for 10 seconds. The water should not b hotter than 55-60°C.
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Step 3: Put your prefered eartip onto the little shaf on the earplug and let it cool for a few seconds. Once the tear shaped plastic doesn’t feel too hot to touch and is still moldable enough, continue to the next step.
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Step 4: Insert the earplug into your ear. If the plastic still feels too hot, remove the earplug from your ears and let it cool a little longer. Mak e as little facial expressions as possible and mold the earplug in your earcup. Mak e sure you get a complete seal. If you didn’t and the plastic isn’t moldable an ymore, put it back in hot water and repeat the previous steps
Step 6 : Put one of the filters inside of the one of the silicone ring. Repeat the previous steps with the remaining earplug and pair of filter.
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Step 7 : Before you proceed with this step, ensure that both earplugs have dried and are no longer wet. Insert the silicone ring with the filter from the previous step inside one of the earplugs. Now repeat this step for the remaining pair. Now you’ve succesfully made your own custom made earplugs. Enjo y the music with your DO TT’ s.
Stevetrfs@gmail.com +32 47 32 72 71 www.Stevetorfs.nu