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IDE delegation visits Stanford, Berkeley, IDEO and more

In May a group of Delft designers headed west to California. Their aim? To build and strengthen education and research partnerships with design institutions in the San Francisco bay area. Over their visit, the IDE delegation shared their impressions and insights via this blog.

How to map the accessibility of urban green spaces

In a city, green spaces for children are invaluable. This is why it’s a good idea to make passage ways between homes and schools as green as possible. Researcher Roos Teeuwen developed a methodology that assesses existing green zones based on accessibility.

IDE Professor Peter Vink receives Royal Honour

Peter Vink, Professor of Environmental Ergonomics at the Faculty of Industrial Design (IDE) was made an Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau in the municipality of Rijnsburg.
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22 March 2023

From The Start: The Early Design Bird Gets The Remanufacturing Worm

The circular economy. Sustainability. Refurbishment. Remanufacturing. Recycling. We hear these buzzwords used all the time when talking about how humanity needs to lessen its impact on the planet. For her PhD research, Nina Boorsma looked into how to get companies to make more sustainable products and found that the process needs to start early.

02 March 2023

Circular composites - design is the missing link

Composite materials have a lot to offer in terms of fine-tuning material properties, optimising functionality, and ensuring a long-life span. Despite those advantages, they still leave a lot to be desired when it comes to reuse and recycling. For his PhD, Jelle Joustra explored strategies for making composite materials that support a circular economy, proposing that design is the missing link.

08 December 2022

IDE researchers launch open-source online emotion typology

IDE researchers have just launched one of the most comprehensive emotion resources in the world. The emotion typology is an open-access online database that provides detailed information on positive and negative emotions.
Atleet op een hometrainer, met technologie in snoertjes bevestigd aan sportkleding en op het lichaam.

03 November 2022

Using sensors to stop sports injuries

All athletes, from amateurs joggers to elite footballers, experience sports injuries. What if medical professionals could predict when those injuries were going to occur and stop the damaging activity before the injury happens? In her PhD research, Annemarijn Steijlen takes a step in that direction.

26 October 2022

Bubble Games: can we design for empathy?

Building a better society is no solo endeavour. It needs people to join forces and tackle problems together. But this can only happen if there is a foundation of trust and understanding. In an increasingly polarised world, a group of Dutch designers asked whether it possible to create this strong foundation? Can we design for empathy?
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06 October 2022

Out of the Blue #26: Conversations on Design & AI

We have a fun one for you this time. Recently, our colleague Eric Gu hosted three Delft Design researchers in a conversation on design and AI. Alessandro Bozzon, Maria Luce Lupetti and Kars Alfrink talked about the needs and challenges of designing AI. About the role of the designer in its development and how the design practice itself can change through the relationship with AI.

05 October 2022

The expanding design universe

AI is turning static products into dynamic ones that change while we use them. This requires new design methodologies. The European network and PhD programme DCODE, coordinated from the TU Delft Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, is all about rethinking the future of design in a world full of AI.
IDE alumna Anne Raspoort met haar reef tiles

04 October 2022

Could oysters hold the pearl of wisdom for reef restoration?

A TU Delft Master’s project tries to make large-scale reef restoration possible with a pilot project to re-establish oysters in the North Sea.
Gebotteld water

13 September 2022

From bottled water to doctor

Most people, according to PhD candidate Mirjam Visser, say they want to shop sustainably but few consumers actually purchase the most environmentally-friendly option when shopping. For her thesis research, she set out to understand why some consumers will buy green options while others won’t - and how to encourage people to make more sustainable choices.

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Events

01 June 2023 09:00 till 17:30

Data-Centric Design Symposium 2023

05 June 2023 11:30 till 13:30

LabTalks with Professor Ilpo Koshinen

15 June 2023 12:00 till 14:00

Digital Interfaces prototyping & exhibition

26 June 2023 00:00 till 07 July 2023 23:55

Get ready for ‘real world’ threats - Registration Risk Management Summer Course (26 Jun - 7 Jul) now open

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