Out of all the projects I have worked on, there are a few that stand out and fill me with a sense of pride for what I have accomplished. These projects have all been centered around sustainability, an area that I am deeply passionate about. I feel that I have gained valuable knowledge and experience through working on these projects and courses.
Here are the projects that I am the proudest of:
This is on of the three products I developed during my graduating internship at Hide-a-Mic. This a lavalier (small microphone) concealer. The goal of this project was to create a new version of Hide-a-Mics current concealers that is able to hold multiple different sizes lavaliers, the current ones only hold one size lavalier. At the end of the project I was able to create 3 concealers that are able to hold 90% of all lavaliers.
This is the product I developed during my internship at Roetz-Bikes. It's a housing for electronical components of the bike with a classification of IPX4. The key of this project was to make it easy to assemble, repairable, cheap and waterproof. This was a challenge because of the many requirments, but it made me think of an out of the box solution. I was able to make a housing that cheked of all of the requirements through rapid prototyping.
This product was developed for an university project. It is a medicine dispenser for elderly homes. The goal was to create a pill dispenser that could dose and hold up to 10 different kinds of pills. This because in elderly homes patients often get the wrong dosage of their prescriptions. At the end of the project we were able to design a product that is fully production ready and mechanically and electronically functional.
As a part of my course assignment, I was tasked with designing eco-friendly packaging for KLM to make air travel more sustainable. I realized that even a tiny reduction in weight can make a significant impact in cutting down carbon emissions. So, I engaged in ideation and brainstormed a solution. I came up with the idea of using The Ocean Cleanup materials for reusable trays, which perfectly aligned with my values of promoting sustainability. To add more functionality, I made the trays rotatable, making them even more versatile and sustainable.
In my second project for the Circular Design course, I created a flower pot using old DVD covers provided by Kringloop West. Out of five proposals, my project was selected, and I was thrilled to have the opportunity to work on this circular project. I developed a unique production technique to transform discarded DVD covers into a functional and sustainable product. This technique not only reduces waste but also provides a new purpose for the material. The process I developed is highly reproducible, allowing for efficient and sustainable manufacturing
