This thesis explores how to design meaningful material experiences through athoughtful and effective integration of soft goods and hard goods. Developed through the design of an infant car seat, the study combines CMF and industrial design within the same process.

Preliminary research identified four key guidelines for this integration: designing the product as a whole, fostering early cross-team communication, managing colors and finishes, and evaluating materials together within their context. These findings were implemented into an Integrated Design and Material Methodology, together with the Double Diamond design process and Material Driven Design process. The implementation of this methodology through the development of the infant car seat highlighted the different realities between soft goods and hard goods, particularly regarding development timelines, material exploration, and their relationship to product structure and manufacturing.

Through material exploration, concept development, and digital visualization, the study demonstrates how integrating soft goods, hard goods, and industrial design from the early stages of the process can create more coherent, expressive, and experientially rich products.