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Digital Manufacturing for Industrial Design

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Design Practice in Business

Design in Healthcare

Sustainable Packaging in a Circular Economy

Circular Economy: An Introduction

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'There are good looking crappy things'

IDE podcast 'Out of the Blue' #2: Ruth Mugge, Professor of Design for Sustainable Consumer Behaviour, talks with Ianus Keller about her design research. About research for vegetable company HAK, washing machine design, customisation and sustainability, and how her research got her involved in a big legal case between Apple and Samsung.

The role of designers within social robotics

As part of her Honours Programme Master project, SPD student Josefien Scholtes researches the rise of social robotics, and the important role designers could have in this. Read her column >>>

A beautiful alarm beside your hospital bed

In hospitals all over the world, sounds, beeps and other noises constantly tell staff and patients what’s going on, up to 700 alarm signals a day (or once every two minutes). But only about 2% of these signals require actual attention or direct action from the staff. This can lead to ‘alarm fatigue’, where ...

'A mix of art and science'

What does it mean to be an industrial designer? Michiel Cremers recently graduated from with a Master’s degree at Industrial Design Engineering. He made a short movie about his experiences and development during his graduation process, where he designed a new helmet for jetfighter pilots. View the video >>

A Taste of the Food & Eating Design Lab

How our society deals with food is of crucial importance. Many societal challenges can be traced back to our relationship with food and eating. “From agricultural production and food waste to growing obesity and diabetes problems. Even mental health can be related to food.” As director of the Food & Eating Design Lab Rick Schifferstein works with researchers, students and companies to improve people’s interaction with their daily food and provide solutions that promote people’s health and wellbeing.