This report covers the development process of an induction powered toaster for the company C3. This included its interior function as well as its exterior design. The project resulted in a functional prototype of an induction powered toaster bearing a design language that fits into C3s existing product catalogue.

The thesis project is about concept design of roof box. The roof box is targeted towards urban users who live in compact houses and are limited by space to store the conventional hard roof boxes. The project explores the idea of transforming the roof box into a compact size to be stored in a duffel bag. 

The project incorporates several methods like Bootcamp Bootleg, Double Diamond, Mockups and Prototyping. The project involved making several mockups to ideate, build, test and verify if it works. The result of which is a roof box which folds into a compact size to be stored and transforms into its full size adding additional cargo space to your vehicle.

This thesis project was done together with Swaroop Rajagopal, while the design and implementation is carried out by me, the material research and the testing is carried out by him in his master thesis project. This Master Thesis project is done in collaboration with Thule Sweden AB.The project is still in its conceptual phase and further development is required before it is ready to hit the market.

Medical technology is a field of work with connection to prevention, diagnosis, monitoring, treatment and care. The company Human care is a well-established company in Sweden with red rollators seen all over Sweden. The product family of Human care has four different units of mobility aid solutions. These are lifting devices, rollators, healthcare beds, and convertible chairs. In common they share the same brand, but they do not have any clear connection to each other when it comes to form, colour and texture.

In this thesis a visual brand language is developed and created for the company. At the same time, it is implemented and developed on a lifting solution for patient mobility in the healthcare. To find a brand language which should be easier to implement on the products investigations into the brand and products has been done. By trying to find a common ground in the current products the step from creation to implementation of a guideline will be smaller. Further, research has been done in colour psychology, ergonomics, surface textures and forms.

The result of this thesis is a guideline which the company can use as a base when developing new products. In this thesis, it has been implemented on a lifting device for patient transportation.

This report consists of a conceptual development of a car awning, in collaboration with the company Thule. The main objective with was to create a convenient and easy-to-use awning, which offers a universal fastening solution for cars. Among others, the research done includes an analysis of the current market and observations to use as a basis to compile the requirement specification and function analysis. Furthermore, a moodboard and methods such as Kansei engineering was used to put emphasis on the design and aesthetics.

The results display a conceptual solution to an awning that can be attached to any car that supports the use of a Thule roof rack with a T-track feature. It is easy to assemble, mount and use, with many options to be adjusted to the like of the user. High quality renders are presented, along with a full-scale prototype of the awning. 

Research gathered in this report contributes to the field by presenting solutions forconvenience, usability, and adjustability regarding similar products. Discussion is had regarding the importance of these features, as well as the difficulties that exist when creating a product like this. Further work includes even more solutions to make the awning fully universal, as well as more resistance to different weather conditions.

The aging population is growing and as more elderly need nursing the demand on elderly care is increasing. There is a risk of not having enough staff in an industry that already lacks educated staff. Many of the employees also complain that they are stressed out. This has led to an increasing number of gadgets and tools used within elderly care but not without problems. The technologies have been criticized for being designed to fit the need of the people in control rather than the elderly and the caregivers. This thesis has mapped the situation within todays elderly care and provided a solution to those needs and problems found. The focus has been to make a design that is fit for the elderly and the caregivers. The project has been made with a human centered design approach by letting elderly and caregivers participate in the process. A keystone has been to make the solution emit a sense of coherence for the elderly. The result is a radar unit which scans for blood pressure, respiration, pulse, and falls. The radar can be complimented with a camera to provide even more security. The achieved result can bring a sense of coherence for the elderly but needs to be further tested in order to prove it. This work can be used for future studies.

A material and surface selection within the car industry is usually based on a comprehensive study based on sensation and perception, focusing on particular perceived qualities and impressions (emotional functions) through visual and tactile interaction of plastic surfaces. On top of that 'emotional function', the 'technical function' such as surface roughness or gloss for a certain matter in symbiosis, will result in a number of material and surface proposals. The range of materials fitting into the window of these requirements varies depending on the industry's ability to hit the target specified in regard to the 'emotional functions', usually defined by the designer's intention. Thus, to be able to get a deeper understanding of how to frame the 'emotional functions' and link them to the 'technical functions', two user studies were made in this paper. The user studies were made with two different designs however with the same main research target to be able to understand the varieties of these two. The aim of doing so was to be able to find the user study design that was the most time efficient and providing the most significant data linked to the 'technical functions' and process control/traceability. However also finding the user study design with the least strains for the participating users in regard to uninterrupted brain activity. By designing the user study in relevant subsets in a certain sequence, user study design nr 2 has proven to be more time efficient and provide more data regarding the soft metrology. Future work will focus on deeper knowledge about how these surfaces different material- and surface properties correlate to the participants responses regarding perceived quality of a car interior design. The development of a new non-contact measurement is also discussed, enabling the possibility to complement and improve the hard metrology set up.

In the past decades, humanity is facing the consequences of the irresponsible production of plastics and the expansion of industries such as industrial agriculture, Therefore, the development of new sustainable alternative materials has become increasingly popular as a science field. That is the case of mycelium composites, a biodegradable material made out of agricultural and the thread-like roots of mushrooms called mycelium. The mycelium, when growing, binds all the particles of organic matter together, creating a stiff material that takes the shape of the mold where it was cultivated. The material is lightweight, fire resistant, provides acoustic and thermal insulation and has good behavior under compression efforts.

So far, research has been conducted on testing the properties of the material, but there is a lack of knowledge on how to address this material from a design perspective. How to design with it, how to make it appealing to the users or how to value its intrinsic characteristics. For that, the design thinking methodology "Design thinking bootleg" was followed and theory and methods under the perspective of "Design for emotion" and the approach of "Material driven design" that facilitates design processes where the material is the main driver.

An acoustic insulation solution was developed as a result, since it was concluded to be the most competitive application among the different possibilities of mycelium composites. The product aims for a certain emotional response in the users, seeking the development of an emotional connection and creating awareness about the role mushrooms play in nature and the use of sustainable materials. Eventually, the product succeeded in transmitting more than mere curiosity, especially after explaining the story behind it. Overall, the product is still far from competing against plastics in terms of scalability and speed of production. However, research on this topic is increasing exponentially and the material proves to have a lot of potential, so it is expected to be improved in the next few years.

This project consists of the design of a concept for a portable assistive seat in collaboration with IKEA. The aim of the project is to create a solution that fits within the Omtänksam family of products and shares the company’s values of what is so-called Democratic Design:

Form - Quality - Low Price - Function – Sustainability

The Omtänksam Family is focused on products that can help the elderly to have a more comfortable life while blending with the home environment. A portable assistive Lifting Seat is a real need for many people that require some extra help when standing up or sitting down. The main goal of this project is to design a cheap, safe, simple and light product that can assist people for reducing the effort that is required from them. The product must be comfortable, easy to transport and friendly to interact with. Considering a mass manufacturing perspective is very important to meet the previously formulated requirements. The force that the assistive seat releases must keep performing efficiently during the product service life. A locking system must be provided for avoiding the lifting force to act when the user is sitting, assisting only when it is demanded. This Thesis describes the process of designing a concept for a Portable AssistiveLifting Seat involving different areas such as ergonomics, semantics, manufacturing, mechanical engineering and materials science. The design approach in this case is driven by the Democratic Design Principles combining the human-centered design with a market perspective. The result takes advantage of form and material for avoiding the need for any extra lifting mechanism. This solution is way simpler than any other one existing in the market and it integrates the solution for many different problems in one single piece. This simplification of the problem allows reducing the production cost and helps to meet the intended requirements creating an innovative product for the market.

Master thesis carried out in collaboration with Thule Group during spring 2020 as part of the Industrial Design Master at Jönköping University. The work aims to develop a new concept idea related to "Active with kids" and focused on the Southern Europe market (Spain). The goal of the project is to improve the parental active experience in metropolitan areas concerning strollers or their accessories. The product proposal will fit and express Thule vision and brand language. This project is written in the field of industrial design; therefore, we will go over the usual design process: empathize, define, ideate and prototype. The project will be done individually, however, the beginning of it (empathize and define), will be carried out in pairs between Nerea Cuello and Berta Cester, to achieve broad research and obtaining two different products within a similar market. The project starts with a design brief formulated by the company and continues into understanding the problem by investigating the brand, the user, the market, and other interesting factors. Continuing with an ideation phase that explores different problems and ideas. The process will end with a final concept presented as a physical prototype. The final result is a new concept solution for easier travelling with babies in urban cities, improving parents' lifestyles when they cannot use or find it difficult to use a stroller

This master thesis report describes the process of designing, developing and building an accessory for a stroller that protects the kid from rain and sun. The project is a collaboration with Thule Sweden AB, in Hillerstorp.The work starts with developing a new concept idea for Thule’s category “Active with kids”, in the line of strollers, and with a focus on the Southern Europe market, more concretely Spain. The design proposal fits and expresses Thule’s vision and brand language.The project started with gaining knowledge about the market, investigating the user needs with surveys to find out the design goals. An iterative process of ideation, brainstorming and building mock-ups ended with a final concept that was going to be further developed. A full-scale model was built to test the idea from the functional and aesthetic perspective. The materials used were mainly fabrics, foam, zippers, thread and a lot of sewing.The result is a new stroller canopy for different weather conditions. It is well equipped to improve parents experience when going out for a ride with their child.It has to be mentioned that this master thesis research section was conducted in pairs, between Berta Cester and Nerea Cuello, and the rest of the phases was an individual work. As a result, two different products were produced for the same category, the stroller market.

Purpose

The concept design-driven innovation focuses on innovating product meanings. It has been studied from a variety of perspectives and contexts since the early 2000s. However, a complete overview of the literature published in this area is currently missing. The purpose of this study is to provide a comprehensive understanding of how design-driven innovation contributes to value creation in product development.

Design/methodology/approach

In this systematic literature review, 57 papers and book chapters that cover design-driven innovation were identified and analyzed. An iterative coding process was followed to derive five facets of design-driven innovation that contribute to value creation.

Findings

Design-driven innovation creates value by focusing on the intangible values of products. The following five facets of design-driven innovation that contribute to value creation were identified: development of new product meanings, knowledge generation, actors and collaborations, capabilities and process. These facets and their interrelations are presented in a theoretical framework.

Practical implications

The main practical implication of this study is that it is now clear that the five facets of design-driven innovation are interrelated and reinforce each other. Therefore, companies need to approach design-driven innovation from a holistic perspective.

Originality/value

This paper contributes to theory by presenting the theoretical framework that provides an overview of available knowledge and that creates a context for future research.

Transportation of heavy objects can lead to back injury. High Performance batteries must be handled with care. Therefore, the focus on the product development process is on ergonomics and safety.The present report presents the product development process of a mobile battery systemfor Globe Technologies. It presents the literature review of load carriage systems and ergonomics. The project followed a double diamond design approach to come up with a proposed concept design, presented to the company with a CAD model and physical prototype.The design process started with the finding of a product opportunity. The need to transport the batteries used to power Globe Technology’s battery-powered power tools. The weightof the batteries posed a challenge, ranging from 2.2 to 3.5 kg each.The product concept was developed in 7 cycles of alternating ideation and workshopscarried out at Globe Technology’s offices in Jönköping. The proposed solution is a 3-part system of two battery cases that can hold 3 batteries each, a backplate to which the cases are mounted, and a harness that consists of padded straps and a hip belt. The final concept was considered satisfactory and the product design process valuable. However, further detailing and testing would be necessary before having a viable product for manufacturing.

The history of plaster goes at least 4000 years back to the time when Egyptians built their pyramids. Plaster is a widely used surface material for walls and ceilings mostly known from stucco or ornamental work. Nowadays, plaster has not only architectural but many more applications. During the last decade, some companies identified a potential in the lighting sector and the possibilities of plaster in lighting design. [1]

Georg Bechter Licht is an Austrian company which focuses on lighting design and fixtures. It is a multiple price winning company for in-built plaster modules with the goal to develop high quality and unique products, seeking to challenge the status-quo.

This thesis project aims to solve a common problem of small mounting depths in drywall ceilings. Also, a new mechanism is developed for better installation and maintenance reasons. Additionally, the new product has the purpose to strengthen the companies portfolio by creating a statement design.

The purpose and main functions of the modern robotic lawn mower has stayed very similar during its evolution since the first introduction to market in 1995. This thesis report is written in collaboration with Greenworks Tools with the goal to develop and design the next generations robotic lawn mowers, pushing the current state of the modern robotic mowers to the next level. The robot is developed and designed for professional landscapers and proposes how a professional product can be defined with aspects such as function, features and form language.

The way office work has been conducted has been reflected upon the society and historical moments. Due to the pandemic working from home has been applied on a large scale for the first time in history and some changes will certainly stay. 

This project aimed to investigate and develop a product that could aid a better work environment while working from home. Therefore, a certain product was not defined beforehand.The goal was to explore product solutions that solved issues that users were facing. Since the aim was to design a product that was guided by the research, the final result did not only cover the field of working from home but also working from anywhere. The result did also cover a more sustainable solution by mainly using one material, and by being able to replace and repair parts.

The main methods used in this thesis were Double Diamond, Design Thinking, and a Human-centered approach. The findings of the different methods and tools used in the project laid a foundation and guided the final result and outcome of the project. 

The project was conducted together with Yellon, a Brand Experience – firm, as supervisor. 

Nowadays, there are many trends and changes happening in the market industry, in order to cope with the rise of technologies. Brands are finding new, modern, and revolutionary ways in order to elevate their identities into new levels. Therefore, the adoption of motion graphics and videos yield remarkable improvements in marketing in general. The benefits of motion graphics and its impact on the field of design and marketing have attracted the attention of researchers and businesses around the world.

This thesis focuses on the benefits of motion graphics in branding, and how it can add more values, opportunities, and movement to digital brand identities in order to make brands live and breathe. First, the term “Motion Graphics” is introduced and defined, for it is a vague concept for some of the viewers. In addition, a small description of the history of branding and motion graphics is touched upon, in order to give the viewers, the idea of where both fields came from and how they evolved to the level they are now. Second, the thesis uses a qualitative method such as semi-structured interviews, together with data through the insights, experiences, and knowledge of professional designers working in the field. The interview method is chosen because it is best suited to provide a more complete understanding of the research problem than quantitative data for this specific topic.

Then this thesis continues to illustrate the importance of adding motion graphics in every digital brand. Where each brand can have its own unique style of animation that can differentiate their identity in the market. Therefore, some examples are presented as well as some successful digital brands that have their own animation and illustration style that make their identity stand out. Finally, the results show that motion graphics is indeed in demand and may become a norm to be added in every digital brand toolkit. In addition, motion graphics can add dynamism, can reflect the digital brand and its attributes in a better way, help brands convey their messages in a more effective way, and can increase the value and make it more suitable for social media. 

This master thesis is about exploring the possibility to concisely and deliberately apply a feeling on a product medium. The report features the process and results of using the kansei engineering methodology to develop and evaluate a friendly vibrator (pleasure product). The thesis is performed at a master level in the program of Industrial Design at Jönköping University.   

Today, there are several arguments about the future of the workplace and how each firm should tackle these questions. The development has made significant progress in the workplace, but there is still room for improvement.

This industrial design project aims to address issues concerning the future workplace,with the outcome being furniture. The project will be carried out using design-related processes and methods, where future forecasting and trend analyses will play a major partin the project’s conclusion.

The project is in collaboration with EFG, the leading European provider of interior design solutions for commercial businesses and public events. Their focus is on sustainable, Scandinavian-inspired items. Products that have undergone rigorous testingto ensure quality. Furniture that encourages wiser methods of working, meeting, andsocializing. Every business day

Not many people think of design when they hear the word forklift. It is a vehicle associated with labor, a machine that has the purpose of making work more efficient and profitable. Though that is true, for a company producing forklifts can the design be a very important factor for a lucrative business. A forklift that can express high functionality is more capable to compete on the market. This thesis describes the product development of a forklift for the company Semax. The work is a design project and focuses on the visual expression of the product. The goal was to improve the exterior to be more cohesive and more aesthetically pleasing. The report covers certain methods that can be used during a design project of this nature. It will explain the process in the order it was conducted and describes research, findings, ideation and result.

This thesis project was conveyed in collaboration with Block Zero, a strategic Design Studio in Malmö, Sweden, with the purpose to design a product that develops a new type of interaction within the Smart Home.

This design project will primarily focus on the research, exploration and definition of possible solutions, and the resulting design and development of the final product, a Smart Home Health Hub.

From a global perspective, throughout the following document is covered a description of the design process from initial research to the final prototype. The project is defined in this approach and establishes the mentioned principles to guide the execution of the project through a deductive method, synthesising until the final result.

The fashion industry is going through a radical change with new technologies. Footwear designers are taking advantage of CAD-software to create groundbreaking models. However, it is not only from a design point of view that the field is changing, 3D-printing technology is becoming an alternative for manufacturing footwear against the contaminating mass-producing system adopted by the fashion industry, challenging the traditional trading system of the products.

Starting with a market analysis and user’s research and incorporating later CAD modeling, 3D-scanning and 3D-printing, the following project develops a design workflow for 3D-printing footwear and presents the readers with fresh designs to compete in the market.

This report covers the subject and impact of utilizing artificial intelligence tools for image generation in the process for industrial design. By evaluating the tools available on the market at the time of writing the report establishes a toolbox of relevant tools to the design process. These tools are then used to restructure established design processes into a new process and set of guidelines that incorporate these tools as a central part of the design process. The report then covers the “test run” of this process by developing a concept product, which in this case is a camera for a specific brand. Finally, the report covers the implications and potential further developments needed in order to fully incorporate artificial intelligence in the design process, along with potential ethical implications of utilizing these tools to aid in the creation of commercial products.  

Researchers are discovering that the lighting sector is placing more of an emphasis on sustainable resources, cutting-edge technology, and ecological responsibility. The challenge facing today's craftsmen is producing functional items that complement urban growth and lifestyle choices. 

The thesis project focuses on designing and developing a wall mounted luminaire product integrating modular design using biodegradable materials such as banana fiber, bamboo cane along with wood. Further, the project discovers the possibility of implementing ‘Do it yourself’ system in the product wherein user gets the unique experience of knitting bamboo cane to create patterns and build the whole luminaire product by themselves. Various mockups and test prototypes have been made to investigate pain points and to undertake various design decisions keeping primary focus on ‘Do it yourself’ kit. 

The current project also collates business model by designing a single foldable packaging with the short story of the people and the place about the craft training organization. Packaging also comes with a nicely designed user instruction manual along with all the components have been included. Light source will have LED Opal strip with the corelated color temperature of 2700 K, warm chosen for the decorative purpose and to create ambient and cozy atmosphere in the living spaces.

The luminaire product overall conveys sustainable design that allows biodegradable materials to be recycled into a new product that encourages the circular economy or be discarded in a landfill after its intended lifespan has been fulfilled. 

The wireless charging market has seen exponential growth in recent years and wireless charging is quickly becoming the standard in consumer electronic devices to eliminate inconveniences of wired chargers. The adoption of wireless charging technology is most visible in the smartphone industry. This thesis report elicits the process involved in designing a Wireless charger that complies with the Qi- Wireless Standards set by the Wireless Power Consortium. The drawbacks of current product offerings and user needs are identified, and conceptual solutions that could strengthen the wireless charging experience are explored. The most promising solution is developed upon which results in a full-scale functional prototype.

Many car brands goal is to use more sustainable materials in the car interior. While doing this brands wants to maintain or increase their perceived quality towards the costumer. There for it is important to find out how new materials are perceived by the costumer and how it might relate to sustainability. It has become increasingly important to the costumer that the products they buy are sustainable. There for it is relevant for the car industry to find out how it can make the interior appear more sustainable and if this will improve the quality of the interior.

Using 12 material samples that were evaluated by 23 participants of the study. Findings of what aspects of a material based on its: Gloss, Value, Saturation & Orderliness make it appear sustainable and premium. 

Validating these results and further testing indicate how different materials can be optimized to increase their perception of quality and sustainability. It is also shown which material properties seem to have the biggest correlation with sustainability and quality.

The study shows that there is a strong correlation between how random a material texture appears and how sustainable or premium the material is perceived. Also, that less gloss and darker materials should be used to improve perception of quality.

It was discovered that a large part of the perception of materials comes from the association with that or similar materials.

Poverty is a real problem in many countries. These countries need extra support to get their lives back to a sanitary way of living again. Together with the organization X-Runner and Separett, the people of Peru get access to sanitation solutions such as toilets without profit. The problem is that the toilets are expensive and take up a lot of space during transport, which results in not enough toilets being sent.

The developed toilet has been built from scratch together with the company Separett and Jönköping University as a thesis project at the master's program Industrial Design. During the project, further development of the company's visual design language was carried out. From sketches to a real visualization model, in addition to showcasing usage and packaging of the next generation of waterless toilets.

The project’s solution to the problem is a compact cylindrical toilet that functions without water. There is one container for solid waste and another for liquid waste. One of the toilet's main functions is arriving in a flat package after shipping, which enables more toilets to be sent in the same transport. The toilet has also been developed with as few components as possible to reduce the cost and be an affordable alternative for everyone. Further tests of the toilet are needed as the toilet is still in the conceptual stage.

This master thesis deals with concept development of a cargo management system for private cars. It has been carried out at the master program of industrial design at Jönköping University in collaboration with the design consultancy Dacat located in Gothenburg.

When storing cargo in car trunks a common problem is that the cargo falls over, causing it to break or create disturbance by moving around. Existing solutions are often complicated because they require several steps to secure the cargo and take up much space when not used. Many of the solutions are made as original equipment for specific cars.

The aim of this thesis has been to work around the standards of specific car brands or models in order to find a solution that can be used for different brands. Furthermore, the ambition has been to come up with a solution that does not require any extra steps in the cargo securing process and does not take up space when not used.

The work has been carried out using the Bootcamp Bootleg method for design processes. Following this method, the report describes research in the Empathize stage, moving on to Define, Ideate and finally Prototype.

The result is a concept fulfilling the aims of the project as described earlier and is presented as a full scale prototype.

Master thesis carried out in collaboration with PS Retail, a retail design company from Jönköping, during the spring semester of 2022 as a part of the Industrial Design Master at Jönköping University.

This project describes the process of design, development and construction of a module focused on the bread and bakery department in grocery stores for EveryDay Sweden, a partner of PS Retail.

It consists of the development of a new versatile and contemporary assortment of displays that fit the interior of grocery stores, more specifically, for the bread and bakery department. Some of their approaches are to anticipate how supermarkets will evolve over time and design accordingly. In addition, they want the space to be comfortable for everyone, so some ergonomic factors are taken into account. Finally, their goal is to expand to other European markets, so both aesthetics and function must be considered.

The final result is a module for bread storage and some proposals on how to fit in different environments. It works similar to a drawer, except that when the customer pulls it, the glass is lifted and the bread is exposed. In addition, the proposals represent how this module would look in different shapes and environments, depending on the capacity of the store.

This project aims to discover the needs of a homeless person and apply them to a design process to develop a portable and foldable shelter as well as a storage space for their belongings. To understand the needs semi-structured interviews were conducted, including two homeless people, two NGO workers, and one faculty member of the municipality of Athens.The data from the interviews showed that a homeless person needs to feel the freedom the rest of the people experience, to feel safe both for their physical integrity and the safety of their belongings while finally, they need to be well informed. Using the Bootleg Bootcamp method to apply the findings into the design process it was possible to design a user-friendly shelter and a storage space for homeless people.The results showed that such a product could be feasible as in its core it was designed to be manufacturable. This product could be part of the Corporate Social Responsibility of companies all around the world. These companies could collaborate and deliver such a product to municipalities all around the world.

Experimental design is a practice operating at the limit between craftmanship, art and technology. In collaboration with the studio breadeEscalope (Vienna, Austria) this project oscillates between research and production to study the link between industrial and experimental approach to design. 

Hitherto initiated from an impulse or a problem requiring solution, the action of designing suggest a product or a service to fulfill needs. In industrial design, the creative process follows contextually anchored steps to frame, define, develop and deliver. For the sake of a pragmatic answer, the delivery is centred around the user and its needs, often leading to an opaque finished product. 

Home’s basic, the coat rack was selected to support this study as a concrete product base for trend and consumer behavior analysis. From shared ornamental and functional object placed in the entrance of houses, the coat rack previously “hatstand”, is today an unnoticed domestic object. The final product was hand manufactured with recycled and raw component, allowing transparency on the production process and used material. Stacking up coats on the produced rack create a private space for the user to sit in, questioning the relationship between user and product (ownership, trust, value). Based on architectural concept and design theory, the product aims to bridge creative and technical disciplines to suggest a functional yet questionable product as dialogue starter. 

How sustainable are the objects that surround us every day? What is the story of the product? With those question in head the experimental design thinking studio breadedEscalope based in Vienna (Austria), offers an alternative approach to design. Always starting projects with the production process as a story of formations, offering unique and playful outcome to the act of designing. 

Research into cultural dynamics and trend mechanisms has been used to “deconstruct” theinfluence structure of fashion in a way that can be applied to a hypothetical design strategy.The design strategy revolves around designing products with the intension to indirectlycommunicate an idea or ideas and by taking advantage of a products emotional value, toincrease structural and cognitive embeddedness of underlying ideas.The application of the strategy is the design of a smart product called “Gelo”. Gelo is a ‘smartwall’ concept that uses soft robotic actuators to transform its surface to adapt to changinglight conditions, improve room acoustics, and produce dynamic visual displays.By using HASEL soft robot actuators for movement, emerging technology could be exploredthrough the medium a conceptual consumer product while also allowing interestingfunctionality to be implemented to the Gelo concept. The addition of this functionalityallowed for ‘display like’ properties which are used to explore the idea of smart home devicesas a way of provide an enhanced emotional experienced. 

The following report presents a Master thesis project about a re-design of an ankle foot orthosis using additive manufacturing as the production method, conducted by a student in Spring 2020 as part of the Master’s programme Industrial Design at Jönköping University’s School of Engineering. Ankle foot orthoses are the most prescribed lower extremity orthoses worldwide and are worn in a visually obtrusive way making patients feel stigmatized for their disability. The social stigma makes it emotionally difficult for many users to wear an AFO frequently enough for proper rehabilitation. Despite its significance and wide spread use, its design has not changed for over 50 years. Traditional manufacturing methods are difficult to work with and make customization options very limited. By using digital additive manufacturing methods like 3D Scanning, 3D printing and computer simulations, it is possible to offer personalized looks for AFOs by implementing almost any custom pattern expressed in cut-outs on the AFO surface. That kind of perforation simultaneously solves the problem of bad perspiration and air flow. The freedom of graphical expression in those patterns invite the patient to participate in the design process themselves to create an ankle foot orthosis that is their own. That revolutionary twist on the manufacturing and design process empowers the user to take control over their disability to the furthest degree possible and returns the human right of self-determination and independence to them.

Boats have a rich history, evolving in shape and purpose. From ancient logboats to modern superyachts, their design depends on their intended use. Among personal watercraft, such as yachts and motorboats, there are various types like fishing boats and day cruisers. Runabout boats are popular today for leisure. They are fast, agile, and versatile, originating in the 1920s with wooden bodies. Modern Runabout boats carry 4-8 people, lack a cabin, and are favored by casual boaters. 

One of the latest trends within boating is the usage of hydrofoils, a hydrofoil is a wing-like shape that lifts a boat out of the water, reducing drag on the boat. Flighter is a new company intending on creating a new concept for a hydro foiling boat that is meant for transportation. They want a boat that is agile and has some multifunctional aspects allowing it to be used by a wider user group. 

The following project is a design project focused on the conceptual interior design of Flighters new boat where the goal is to create an interior that fits with Flighters agenda. The concept developed through the project uses a rail system to create modular seating that allows the user to modify the boat to the current needs. There is also a multifunctional sofa in the back allowing for extra storage and seating if needed.

This project was a collaboration with C3 Scandinavian Lifestyle to create an induction percolator. Certain points had to be considered and explored. How can the copper coil be used in the percolator, and how can the new technology be turned off at the specified temperature?The report will begin with a theoretical foundation. This will include the type of study contained in this report. Every step made during the project will be explained in the procedure. The approach and implementation section will discuss how the work was done, as well as what methods were employed to get the outcomes. Last but not least, it concludes with conclusions and debate.

This thesis is a two-part project, where the first part is to find out what a design guide is,what it should contain and make a suggestion for one that fits Röshults design language.A design guide contains information that can help a designer follow a company’s designlanguage when developing a new product.The second part is to look at Röshults assortment for an opening for a new product anduse the guide suggestion to design it.

Office chairs are vital in various work environments, providing comfort during long hours ofwork. Poor ergonomic design can result in musculoskeletal issues, especially due to prolongedsitting. Therefore, the design and construction of office chairs must prioritize ergonomics toaddress these concerns.

The project was conducted in collaboration with Malmstolen, a company specializing inergonomic seating solutions. The objective was to design an armrest for Malmstolen's officechairs, emphasizing functions, aesthetics, and ergonomics.

The design process followed was the Bootcamp Bootleg process in the project. The processbegan with understanding the product, the user, and the market, followed by drawingconclusions and defining the problem. This was done to explore solutions and generate ideasfor a final concept, which would be presented through renderings and prototypes. The selectedmethods for the project laid the foundation for research and understanding the outcome.

The growing demand in the industry towards sustainability and the globalization of manufacturing lead to an industrial climate of constant development and improvements, and automotive interior design is not excluded.

In 2017 the European Union declared that the material used to generate the bright chrome surfaces of car interiors (CR VI) is toxic and carcinogenic.

This implies that Volvo will ban the use of Chrome VI for decorative parts from September 2024. 

Finding a more eco-friendly alternative to replace CR VI not only functionally but also in terms of perceived quality and user experience will be an urgent and decisive action. 

In this project, the parameters of gloss, haze, color temperature, and metallic depth are investigated in order to figure out which elements ensure the perceived quality of chrome surfaces. 

For this purpose, a user study based on different sensory tests and soft metrology was carried out with 48 people, as well as seven samples, five of them more eco-friendly alternatives.

This project aims to introduce a set of tools to assess and guarantee the perception of quality by supporting the development of "chrome-look" surfaces in the automotive interior with new sustainable materials.

Through this study, correlating soft and hard metrology, it is observed what makes a surface perceived as "high-quality" and which of the more eco-friendly alternatives could be the most optimal to replace Chrome VI in Volvo's car interiors.

As urbanization encourages more people to stay indoors for longer periods of time, there is an increased need to reconnect with nature, using design as a tool. The concept of biophilic design aims to do just this, by bringing natural elements into human spaces.

This industrial design project aims to create a product for educational workspaces that incorporates natural elements in a metaphorical way, so as to try and create a positive perception of such workspaces among humans. The project explores the different ways in which biophilia can be implemented in product design, and the factors and aspects that need to be considered in order to do so. 

The project also tests the developed concept using a Virtual Reality setup and a questionnaire, which had 9 respondents. The results from the questionnaire showed that 89% of respondents felt the concept expressed natural elements, and 44% felt ‘Peaceful’ after observing the concept in Virtual Reality. The positive responses from participants indicate that the concept is successful both in incorporating natural elements and in transmitting a positive perception of workspaces where it is used.

Today, far too many products are scrapped due to surface related issues, products with perfect function but with minor surface blemishes. The complaints are often offset by goodwill commitments from suppliers at great cost to them and delivery delays and lead time costs for customers. The reason is that the industry relies on several non-standardized classification systems for surface quality that are based on various combinations of and designations for surface defects, assessed by visual inspections at a defined distance to determine the severity of any detected surface deviations. These similar classification systems provide far too much scope for subjective and non-repeatable assessments causing communication problems between customer and producer at all stages in the supply chain. To challenge this situation, a common toolbox to communicate, describe and define surface quality should be developed, i.e. a standardisation of surface quality assessment including various effects and defects with a jointly established nomenclature and evaluation parameters. This work presents the first step of a research project bringing together 11 suppliers and OEMs along the supply chain, from the delivery of raw aluminium to finished alumina profiles included in consumer products. The final goal of the project is to develop an ‘objective classification of visual requirements’ on alumina profiles towards increased sustainability and decreased material wastage. Presented result is a common terminology with links to the process chain, surface defect geometry and visual appearance aiming at making the communication between producers and buyers of the aluminium profiles clearer and more unambiguous when it comes to specification and requirements of profile surfaces in each of the supply-chain links. Future work will add measurable parameters specifying surface quality.

Large costs and lead-time losses are created by returned aluminum products - to a great extent unnecessarily. Much of the metal product complaints are due to visual surface defects. Today, the aluminum industry relies on several non-standardized classification systems for surface quality assessments which provides far too much scope for subjective and non-repeatable surface estimations. To challenge this situation, a common toolbox to describe and define surface quality in a more objective way needs to be developed. A first step towards such standardization is to speak the same language, thus this study is based on a state-of-the-art survey covering terminology and descriptions of surface defects in literature, and a round-robin assessment collecting terms used by employees at seven companies within the aluminum industry. The literature study showed that most attempts to catalog and categorized various types of defects on commercial aluminum extrusions are based on the origin of defects and how to prevent and/or reduce them, thus the vocabulary is production-oriented and most terms are not useful from the customers' nor the designers' point of view when coming to describe desired surface effect, i.e. perceived surface quality. The round-robin assessment confirmed the large variation of terminology used, and that defects were judged differently also within the same company due to experience and field of work. A common vocabulary is suggested to be based on the relationships between used expressions; from general terms at stages linked to consumers, designers and sale, tracing towards more technical terms the closer the stage where the origin of the defect can be found. This structure, in combination with e.g. manufacturing cost, is expected to guide customers towards more sustainable surface quality choices that, together with more consistent surface assessments along the production chain, is expected to strongly reduce unnecessary scrapping. 

Most people have experienced toothache and know how much it effects the health. It hurts to eat, it ́s hard to sleep and sometimes a small gesture as a smile is avoided because it pains to much. Of course animals have the same issue and feel pain but they can’t tell us how they feel, instead we have to look for signs from their behavior. The recommendation to regularly check the horse’s teeth does minimize the risk of pain. The knowledge within the field of equine dentistry is on the rise and educations and regulations is developing to give the best dental care possible. This has created a need of the right tools adopted to this specific field and this is where a company like Accesia has a chance to be at the forefront of this development. Accesia is a company that have developed tools and educations about the animal dental profession since 2009. Until now the focus has been on smaller animals like cats, dogs and rodents but now they are widening their customer field and develops for this new market, equine dentistry. To get a understanding of this new customers some field studies has been performed and needs that are separate from the previous customer needs has been identified. It ́s not only the size that differs from the dentist working with cats and dogs, it ́s also the working environment and the anatomic conditions that looks completely different.

For this thesis the main goal has been to identify how a unit for the tools used by equine dentists should be structured and what parts that should be included to endure the transportation and environment where it will be used. To gain this information, several interviews were conducted with the main users and the experts working on Accesia. The gathered information where later analyzed, concretized and explored in a product concept.

This report will go through the different stages in the design process that led to a final design concept which were presented with a prototype and posters at a thesis fair organized by Jönköping University.

Office space is changing quickly into a more dynamic environment in which work is no longer bound to place or time. Helped by high-speed networks people are shifting their workplace according to the situation and schedule. In order to keep the pace with this fast-changing scenario more and more objects and furniture pieces had become highly customizable with focus on work efficiency and health. Among these products we can find the electric height adjusting desks or benches that can change your working style from sitting to standing with a push of a button.

 ROL Group AB was started in 1985 and it is still today a family-owned company that has developed and supplied solutions and products that has been used in thousands of offices and retail stores around the world. Part of the group, ROL ERGO represents a lead supplier in custom made electric sit stand desks. 

 The EPI Electric Bench 4 columns 2 stage and EPI Electric Bench 4 columns 3 stage are some of the products in the ROL ERGO line up for which the company would like to undertake a redesign process, in order to create a „ROL recognizable product”.

At the moment the desks don't offer support for connecting to other desks and they are not fitted with any accessories or cable management system. This project aims to present an overall solution to the everchanging office environment, for a more efficient and healthier workplace that can be fitted in the ROL ERGO lineup and serve as models for the next collections.

The purpose of this thesis is to clarify to the reader the problem of misfuelling, which is the insertion of the wrong fuel in an engine, incompatible with the fuel inserted. Additionally, it contains research about the causes of this problem, current solutions in the market and a suggested solution according to the prior research and the findings of this thesis.

Additive manufacturing has seen comprehensive development in recent years with newdevelopment within commercial products. A number of big companies (Adidas, newbalance, specialized etc.) have developed consumer products from additive manufacturedparts. They have used additive manufacturing to increase performance but also to driveinnovation within the company. The report going to study and utilize the benefits anddevelopment of AM to drive innovation and performance of products within sport andleisure. The design brief will then ground in the findings of the report to explore AM within consumer products.

This project is written through Yovinn. A product development focused studio in Gothenburg, Sweden. In addition to their normal design work they offer expertise in additive manufacturing.

The project starts with researching the limitations and benefits of additive manufacturing, and explore ideas how additive manufacturing can be applied to products for sport andleisure.

The research and idea evaluation resulted in development of a facial interface padding forexercise in virtual reality (VR). Improving exercise in VR by making a facial interface with lower isolation of heat, more contact area and easier to clean.

The report will present the approach to taking advantage of additive manufacturing in aproduct development project.