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The Master of Industrial Design program explores design as a vehicle for addressing social, cultural, environmental and other concerns, recognizing that design is not simply a professional service, but rather a way of connecting individual interests and values with a social framework. Students with undergraduate degrees in other fields or with limited design experience are invited to enter the program during Wintersession as a means of preparing to begin the two-year master’s program the following fall.

ID covers a broad range of fields, from product and furniture explorations to design for aerospace and medical applications. Graduate students work independently under the guidance of a faculty advisor and thesis committee, and present their final work verbally, visually and in writing. They also participate in the RISD Graduate Thesis Exhibition , a large-scale public show held annually.

“Graduate candidates in ID don’t necessarily need an undergraduate degree in the field, but they do need strong visual communication skills. For those without an ID background, learning CAD, drawing and model making can be beneficial, and taking a general product design course can provide insight into the design process. Materials-based courses in a medium such as metal, glass, textiles, ceramics or wood also provide a good basis for work in ID.” - Andy Law, Graduate Program Director

Graduate Program Director: Andy Law

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Theses from 2023 2023

Kole , Isaiah Aladejobi

Fungi in Flux | Designing Regenerative Materials and Products with Mycelium , Arvind Bhallamudi

MILITURE , Bingdong Duan

POSTINDUSTRIAL PLAYBOOK++ , Maxwell Fertik

Freedom is a Leaky System: Living Together in the Mess , Calgary Haines-Trautman

Food, Drink, Time, New Year and Cloth , Jian Li

Making That Carries Over , Jae Nam

How to make a hybrid workplace more human? , Ray Sun

Unveiling Pain: Wearables for Objective Pain Measurement , Hanqing Tang

A PRELIMINARY GUIDE TO BUILDING NEW FUTURES IN THE NARRAGANSETT BAY , Maximilian Werner

Knot, Just Craft It , Qingxian Xu

Theses from 2022 2022

Ready made, made ready: everyday objects for everyday emergency , Dara Benno

Memories unboxed: connecting people with stories of our possessions , Megan Tzu-Hsien Chao

To be seen to be heard: embracing social anxiety in the workplace , Jingxuan Chen

Attuning the viewfinder , Ian de Silva

Disoriented: navigating the nuances of communication , Ann Dinh

Sobremesa , Charlie Herbozo-Vidal

Vulva gazing: power and the gendered body , Aaliya Jamal Zaidi

A fleeting landscape: resurrecting the edges of the estuary , Vrinda Mathur

Material Illumination , Lauren Mikaela Glenn

Extended reality interface , Neil Nelson

Breaking | Grounding | Growing: Expanding the Rhode Island gardening reentry programs as a pathway towards stability , Juliana Soltys

We got this... , Julian Wellisz

Sub Sequence : building a participatory infrastructure , Aaron Wright

Theses from 2021 2021

Designing for space; exploring ways of simulating nature and everyday activities in zero-g environment , Sayit Alisan

Psychological well-being through music listening , Majed BouGhanem

Shoes for advanced urban surfaces , Karan Buasakdi

After plastic waste : plastic bottle knitting machine - design for value of recycling plastic , Du Cheng

Katti-Batti : a digital tool for young adolescents to transgress the limitations of gender socialization through empathy & friendship , Chetan Dusane

Beyond conscious: the knowing of self-owned anxiety , WenYu Du

Rebuilt the fading vicinity , Yifan Du

The portal : a tool for uncertain times , Sophie Engel

Inter - : design for fostering action-oriented awareness towards sustainable transition , Elena Danlei Huang

Move in the internet , Jennifer Ziyuan Huang

Living objects , Katie Tzu Hua Huang

The art of microbe maintenance: value and applications in design , Yujin Hwang

Distilling the Narragansett Bay , Parker Ives

Kitsch study and Chinese kitsch market , Jiaqi Ellie Liu

Beacon Public Library: expanding radical civic care for an uncertain future , Katrina Machado

Ars Technica , Bayan Mashrequi

Inside the bubble 2.0 , Sunny Yuqing Ma

Wild things: outdoor toys for nature play , John Mawhorter

Indefinite origin: decentralizing knowledge , Tong-June Moon

No winners: transgender athletes in cycling , Max Pratt

Zoomorphic extended body , Nicholas Tamas

Uncertainty wanted: deconstructing gender gap in parenting mentality , Zimeng Xiang

A family game: tell the stories that shape us , Zhuoyan Xie

Theses from 2020 2020

Sol , John Beck

Repairer's recipe : volume 0 , Joyce Chang

Experience the world: How the ever-present accessibility of hands-on opportunities & play enhance logistical learning , Mary E. Chavez

Ocean state food stories , Charlotte Clement

Beautiful dirt : exploring the American taboo of death through the things we leave behind , Jake Dangstorp

Designed body , Jingwei Deng

Acute , Alex D'Haeseleer

Mimesis : human-centered digital profiling visual identity , Yangyang Ding

Voran Test Lab : An exploration of teaching collaborative problem solving and critical thinking through emergent gameplay , Taber Gifford

inVisible: a guide to understanding & designing for introverts , Ashesh Gohil

Through the labyrinth , Rebeca Gonzalez Morales

+ one : a new companionship , Vivien Mengjiao Han

Lift a life , Vidur Madhav

Night Knights: reminding children that their nighttime fear isn't something they have to face alone , Ji Hyung Moon

Fifty fifty: redefining domesticity , Ziying Qiao

The objects around us. , Rohit Sen

Accessibility to possibilities : discover the unknown unknown worlds , Yutong Shen

Totem: An embodiment of human character and personality in footwear design , Sushant Shivaram

Togather: To gather together , Kyungah Sohn

Surviving in a gregarious world , Shiyang Yao

Ether: a social design , Zihan Zhou

Theses from 2019 2019

Biomatters : future of biology as material source , Tareq Alzawawi

Mindful interactions , Shreyans Bhandari

Unimproved : land observation at the edge of progress , Adam Somers Bowen

Bitter son , Adam Chuong

Pekka : social software to improve in-game dynamics , Yu Mo

Theses from 2018 2018

Autonomous vehicle futures : designing experiences that enable trust and adoption , Jeremy Bass

Foodways for earthlings : recipes and tools for eating in extreme environments , Maggie Coblentz

Curious things , Allison Davis

Idiosyncratic uniform , Erica Efstratoudakis

Really clean no problems at all , Christina Johnston

Letsqube , Biniam Assegid Kebede

For a better normal : fostering the informal sector in post-hurricane Puerto Rico, as a pathway for economic stabilization , Jonathan W. Melendez Davidson

Harmless Studio , David Thomas Pittman

Dispatches from planet nowhere , Aaron Field Simmons

Radically normal : the menstruation issue , Kathryn Smiley

Talking to computers , Jen Spatz

A place for plastics : bioplastics, bacteria and our thoughtless acts , Megan Valanidas

Memory.zip , Yu-Hsing Wu

Theses from 2017 2017

Communicatronics , Adi Azulay

Balance speaker : efficient work and break , Jin Cao

Talistones : a handful of help for homecoming soldiers , Atulya Changanty

Magkasama , Christina Chen

Retooling : experiments in digital apprenticeship , Ryan Ferguson

Body (less) fitness , Dan Gioia

Love view , Wudi Hong

Connections : a new model to customizing everything , Shao-Hsuan Hou

Motivated motivation : a consulting tool to find new platforms for business , Xiaoxio Jin

Embracing traditional Chinese culture through design , Jiaxuan Li

P-Lax : toys for adults, to play & relax , Zhizi Liu

Empowerment of people of all abilities , Kasia Matlak

Jettison all stories : experimenting with our relationship to the physical , Alyssa R. Mayo

Transitions : designing acceptance in a world of change , Hanna McLaughlin

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Industrial Design: Master's Thesis Projects

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Industrial Design Engineering Master Thesis

Here are a few examples of Master Thesis projects made at the Industrial Design Engineering track in the Integrated Product Design program. Together they give a representative image of what the students are able to create at the end of their studies.

Developing an Artificially Intelligent Tool for Grief Recovery

Matilda Landström and Nahal Mustafa

Poster: Developing an Artificially Intelligent Tool for Grief Recovery (pdf 2.3 MB)

Full Master Thesis: Developing an Artificially Intelligent Tool for Grief Recovery (Diva)

Applying Strategic Design to Stand Out in the Cargo Bike Market

Anna Mikkelsen and Moa Wernberg

Poster: Applying Strategic Design to Stand Out in the Cargo Bike Market (pdf 8.4 MB)

Full Master Thesis: Applying Strategic Design to Stand Out in the Cargo Bike Market (Diva)

Service Design for a Sustainable Food Consumption: Bridging Gaps between the Food Source and the Kitchen

Wiktor Bjellebeck and Sebastian Peldius

Poster: Service Design for a Sustainable Food Consumption (pdf 310 kB)

Full Master Thesis: Service Design for a Sustainable Food Consumption (Diva)

Exploring Social Interactions of Headphone Users: Behaviour Studies and Concept Design

Marika Nordenström and Hanna Wallner

Poster: Exploring Social Interactions of Headphone Users (pdf 1.3 MB)

Full Master Thesis: Exploring Social Interactions of Headphone Users (Diva)

Strollers Specifically Designed for a Circular Economy

Kevin Larsson and Simon Alin

Poster: Strollers Specifically Designed for a Circular Economy (pdf 1017 kB)

Full Master Thesis: Strollers Specifically Designed for a Circular Economy (Diva)

Next Generation Expedition Stove: A lead user approach to product development

Frida Rybo and Alfred Söder

Poster: Next Generation Expedition Stove (pdf 2.4 MB)

Full Master Thesis: Next Generation Expedition Stove (Diva)

Designing Internal Sustainable Mobility Solutions for Employees at a Swedish Automotive Industry

Vishal Baid and Irén Seres

Poster: Designing Internal Sustainable Mobility Solutions (pdf 1.2 MB)

Full Master Thesis: Designing Internal Sustainable Mobility Solutions (Diva)

Examine the Boarding System for an Amphibious Electric Vehicle

Martin Enström and Lukas Hedenstedt

Poster: Examine the Boarding System for an Amphibious Electric Vehicle (pdf 1.9 MB)

Full Master Thesis: Examine the Boarding System for an Amphibious Electric Vehicle (Diva)

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The Programme Integrated Product Design

Integrated Product Design (IPD) is a two year graduate programme, focusing on processes and methods for product development in order to create innovative, usable, competitive and sustainable products and services. The programme has two different tracks: Industrial Design Engineering and Innovation Management and Product Development.

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Industrial design: year 4, industrial design thesis.

DES470 INDUSTRIAL DESIGN THESIS is a year-long capstone project providing students with the opportunity to develop a specific focus within design. ​In the fourth year of the BDes program, studio courses take two distinct paths to applying acquired knowledge: personal and professional. In the first semester, students conduct extensive research and identify a self-generated complex design problem. Students perform a thorough design investigation through a personal lens, gaining an understanding of the variety of areas of practice within the discipline. They produce professional quality functional and/or aesthetic prototypes of the final design and are guided to present their ideas effectively through verbal and visual arguments. Students document their design process for professional portfolio, collectively evaluate the success of their final projects, and exhibit thesis results in the Year End Show.

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Animal waste

Anti-globalization movement

Apparatus for the blind

Appearance (Philosophy)

Application design

Application software

Art - study and teaching

Art and society

Art and technology

Artificial intelligence

Artificial legs

Artists' materials - effect of light on

Arts and youth

Asian Americans

Automatic speech recognition

Autonomous vehicles

Avatars (Virtual reality)

Bamboo furniture

Bicycle commuting

Bicycles  see also  Cycling

Biodegradable plastics

Bird attracting

Business communication

Cell phones

Chair design

Child psychology

Children and the environment

Children - nutrition

Children of gay parents

Children with visual disabilities

Children's clothing

Chinese art

Chinese diaspora

Circadian rhythms

Commercial products

Commodification

Communication

Communication devices for people with disabilities

Communication in design

Communication in medicine

Community-supported agriculture

Computational learning theory

Computer software

Consumer behavior

Consumer education

Consumer goods

Consumer protection

Consumption

Conversation

Cooperative societies

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-

Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)

Creative ability

Creative activities and seat work

Data mining

Data protection

Daylighting

Decision making

Decoration and ornament

Delivery of goods

Design - human factors

Design - methodology

Design - moral and ethical aspects

Design - psychological aspects

Design - research

Design - social aspects

Digital electronics

Digital preservation

Dinners and dining

Disability awareness

Discourse analysis, narrative

Disruptive technologies

Diving suits

Domestic space

Early childhood education

Educational toys

Electric bicycles

Electric vehicles

Electronic apparatus and appliances

Electronic waste

Electronics

Emergencies

Emergency vehicles

Energy conservation

Environmental education

Environmental policy

Ethnic identity

Experimental automobiles

Facial expression

Fashion design

Fear of death

Filipino Americans

Flexible manufacturing systems

Food allergy in children

Food supply

Football helmets

Form (Aesthetics)

Furniture design

Future life

Gardens/gardening

Gender identity

Generation Y

Generative programming (Computer science)

Globalization

Graphical user interfaces

Green products

Health and fitness

Health facilities

Human-animal relationships

Human beings - effect of environment on

Human behavior

Human-computer interaction

Human ecology

Human engineering

Human locomotion

Human-machine systems

Human mechanics

Hydroponics

Identification

Imaginary places

Implements, utensils, etc.

Incubators (Pediatrics)

Industrial design - environmental aspects

Industrial design - psychological aspects

Industrial design - social aspects

Information display systems

Information networks

Infrastructure

Interactive multimedia

Intergenerational communication

Interior decoration

International space station

Internet addiction

Interpersonal communication

Interpersonal relations

Labor mobility

Landscape assessment

License agreements

Living alone

Local foods

Long-distance relationships

Long-term care facilities

Low-income consumers

Manufacturing

Marine ecology

Mass customization

Mass production

Material culture

Materials - philosophy

Materials - research

Materials - study and teaching

Medical care

Medical innovations

Medical personnel - caregiver relationships

Medicine/medical

Medicine and art

Medicine - data processing

Menstruation

Mental health

Microbiology

Mind and body

Mobile apps

Mobile communication systems

Motor ability

Movement (Philosophy)

Music - health aspects

Musical instruments

Narragansett Bay (R.I.)

Nature (Aesthetics)

Nature - effect of human beings on

Nature - psychological aspects

Neuroergonomics

New products

New York City

Object (Aesthetics)

Object (Philosophy)

Older people

Online social networks

Organic wastes - recycling

Organizational effectiveness

Parasympathetic nervous system

Pedestrians

People with disabilities

Perceptual motor processes

Performance art

Personal belongings

Personal finance

Personal space

Personality

Personnel management

Pet industry

Petroleum industry

Photography

Physical fitness

Play - Design

Play environments

Play (Philosophy)

Problem solving

Produce trade

Product design

Product engineering

Product life cycle

Product management

Programming languages

Psycholinguistics

Public buildings

Public health

Public lands

Public libraries

Public spaces

Puerto Rico

Queer theory

Recycled products

Reflection (Philosophy)

Refuse and refuse disposal

Self-help devices for people with disabilities

Senses and sensation

Sentimentalism

Sepulchral monuments

Sex differences (Psychology)

Sex discrimination

Shared virtual environments

Skin cancer - prevention

Slip casting

Small business

Smartphones

Social skills

Social interaction

Social media

Social responsibility of business

Solar energy

Souvenirs (Keepsakes)

Space (Architecture)

Space flight

Special libraries

Splints (Surgery)

Sustainable agriculture

Sustainable design

Sustainable development

System design

Tacit knowledge

Tarot cards

Technological innovations

Technology assessment

Terminal care

Three-dimensional printing

Transgender athletes

Transgender people

Transit stations

Transitional objects (Psychology)

Transportation

Triage (Medicine)

Ubiquitous computing

Urban agriculture

Urban animals

Urban ecology (Sociology)

Urban transportation

User-centered system design

User interfaces (Computer systems)

Video games

Virtual reality

Visual communication

Visual perception

Waiting (Philosophy)

Waste (Economics)

Waste products

Water resources development

Web browsing

Women employees

Work and family

Work clothes

Written communication

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Edi thesis projects, put your human-centered design skills to work..

With your thesis project, you’ll dive deeply into what you’re passionate about. EDI students apply the methods they have learned in the EDI program to a topic of their choosing on an extended timeline. The project spans the third and fourth quarters of the EDI program, culminating in a thesis presentation and fair. Along the way, you’ll work with industry mentors and meet weekly to discuss your thesis progress.

Past Thesis Projects

2023 Projects

Learn more about what each student from the Class of 2023 produced for their Thesis.

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2022 Projects

Learn about the array of Thesis projects pursued and created by the EDI Class of 2022.

2020 Projects

Go behind-the-scenes and learn about each Thesis project created by students from the Class of 2020.

2019 Projects

Take a look at each of the Thesis projects researched and created by EDI students from the Class of 2019.

2018 Projects

Thesis projects from the Class of 2018 included an interactive music production device for use by music therapists in group therapy, and a proton therapy couch top system for cancer patients.

2017 Projects

Thesis projects from the Class of 2017 included a Bluetooth accessory for bike couriers, a tool to detect button battery ingestions in children, and a re-imagined strainer/stopper system.

2016 Projects

Student projects spanned multiple areas of design, including a hands-free baking assistant, a game to foster creativity and problem-solving, and a new approach to prevent musician injury.

2015 Projects

Inspired by the theme “Dimensions,” student projects include an energy-harvesting trekking pole, a customizable work surface, and protective tools for the kitchen.

2014 Projects

Inspired by students’ own perspectives on human-centered design, projects include a power tool system for beginners, a new method to free up counter space, and a way to manage 3-D printing waste.

2013 Projects

Student projects include a tool to facilitate communication in disaster situations, a way to protect your computer in public, and a game to improve networking skills.

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Architectural Thesis :20 Thesis topics related to Industrial architecture

Since the industrial revolution, the growth of factories and mass manufacturing ushered in a modern age in industrial architecture. Industrial architecture is difficult to master since it necessitates a detailed knowledge of industrial processes to construct effectively. Sustainable architecture principles must therefore be understood and incorporated into the building’s overall design. So here are 20 architectural thesis topics related to industrial architecture that can make a difference in your architectural perspective.

1. Is Deconstructive Architecture Helpful? | Industrial Architecture

We’ve seen how deconstructivism has developed into an architectural style that is based solely on a new method of architecture and techniques. Are these genuinely useful for architectural solutions rather than merely cosmetic reasons?

2. How Did Brutalism And Contemporary Architectures Lead The World To Be?

We know that these architectural styles developed during the industrialization era, but how did they want us to live? These architectural styles are accompanied by others.

3. What Are The Current Trends In Parametric Architecture? | Industrial Architecture

This style of architecture, which is the most common, has taken architectural visualization to a new level by using new materials, techniques, and other innovations . What will this development lead to, and how will it affect or incorporate future living?

4. How Will Traditional Manufacturing Structures Be Made More Environmentally Sustainable And Energy-Efficient?

Environmental friendliness can be accomplished by the use of environmentally sustainable construction materials, which can help to regulate temperature to some degree. Materials, along with climate-sensitive architecture, play an important role in achieving energy efficiency . In the case of commercial facilities, green energy sources could be used to produce electricity, as well as waste management plants.

5. The Evolution Of Industrial Architecture 

An examination of the different types of industrial structures that have existed over time and how they have influenced the economy and our society.

6. Detailed Analysis On The Dockland Building, Hamburg, Germany

The Dockland office block, which stands at one end of Edgar-Engelhard-Kai, a street quay between the Norderelbe, the northern arm of the Elbe River, and the Fischereihafen, the fishing trade harbor, acts as a gateway to the city of Hamburg . The ‘bow’ of this ship-like structure juts out freely for 40 meters, providing a dramatic contrast to the adjacent ferry terminals ‘stern.’ 

An examination of the different features of the Dockland Building that distinguish it from other industrial structures.

7. What Role Does Industrial Architecture Play In Promoting A Safe Environment?

Understanding the effect of companies on the world and how architecture can improve it is the goal of this study.

8. Method To Design Kinetic Planar Surfaces with Mathematical Tessellation Techniques | Industrial Architecture

The need for adaptation arose as a result of the dramatic shift of practices in urban society in the twentieth century and was a necessary precondition for the rise of the principle of motion or kinetic in architecture. Kinetic architecture is a divisive interdisciplinary discipline that incorporates architecture and mechanisms analysis.

9. Bio-Inspired Design Of A Kinetic Node For Adaptive Structure  

Architectural planning should no longer be limited to today’s needs, but should instead understand the building environment ‘s life cycle and future requirements. The design process should take into account adapting to changing circumstances, which may include improvements in building use, environmental considerations, or even sociological demands.

10. Waterfront Development Beach Convention and Exhibition Center | Industrial Architecture

The Waterfront is more than just a neighborhood; it’s a blank canvas for immersive encounters and creative possibilities. Valorization of waterfronts for economic growth of water settlements, Moretti M. (2000), International 6. 

This project would be interesting to those interested in architecture, aesthetics , riverfront construction, and public spaces in a neighborhood. Professorial Associate, this study aims to figure out how to make the waterfront landscape more appealing to people. Creation of the city’s waterfront Many city center waterfronts are part of the maritime setting. Also, regional development scenarios and forecasts of a ‘Golden… It all boils down to vision.

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The Bachelor of Industrial Design program is now part of the Faculty of Media & Creative Arts. Find our new thesis show on Humber Current.

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Thesis show 2021 bachelor of industrial design, may 27th, 7pm - 8:30pm, about the show.

A year was spent inside their boxes; innovating, creating, and learning. We are proud to present the capstone thesis projects of this year’s graduating students. Given the severe restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, they found new ways to thrive. They learned new skills and techniques. Ultimately, they re-imagined new ways of working. We celebrate the culmination of four years of dedication and commitment to design excellence.

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Reimagine the ways in which we work. Innovation came from thinking "INSIDE THE BOX".

THESIS PROJECTS

Cameron Barber

Forge - Debris Recycling Station

Commercial, Industrial & Professional

Vagaboard - Enhancing Micromobility

Mobility & Transportation

Kristie Bulbrook

F(lower) - Improving Gardening Experience for Arthritis

Recreation & Sports​

Stephen Bykowy

HORIZON - Enhanced Sleeper Semi-Truck

Megan Cheung

PENTA - Inclusive Active Play

Benjamin Chew

Salus - Physical & Mental Health Enhancing Smart Chair

Medical, Health & Safety

Logan Dohar

NURISH - Modular Foodbank Supply Vehicle

Luca Domenis

LIFELINE - Earthquake Search & Rescue Solution

Thomas Edmonds

Float - Arthritic Braces for Rehabilitation

Timothy Entin

MONTARO - MSD Solution for Construction Equipment

Emilie Fung

MERA - Mobile Health Care Facilities for Post Flood Disasters

Moriah Gonidis

pakk - Evolving the Camping Experience

Asa - Prosthetic Accessibility for Vietnam

Incia Khalid

Cocoon - Adaptive and Sensory Friendly Clothing For Children With ASD

Cristian Loria

ArootZ - Sustainable Tree Planting System

Juan Carlos Manago

DELFIN - Underwater Scooter for the Physically Challenged

Mackenzie O'Mahony

Raptor - Enhancing Rural Winter Transportation

Philip Orellana

I.C.A. - Intelligent Compression Apparatus

Robert Joshua (RJ) Piccioni

SERAPHYM - Sustainable EMS Vehicle for Harsh Winter Environments

Sinead Summerfield

Kensho - Alternative Life Departure

Adriane Spence

Wāv - Modular Tank System for Water Scarcity

Bradley Staite

Neo Ink - Re-imagining the Tattoo Workstation

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25 inspiring examples of industrial design

These ingenious examples of industrial design all combine aesthetic appeal with creative problem-solving.

Whether it's a mobile phone, a vacuum cleaner or a chair, the very best examples of industrial design seamlessly blend form and function to make products truly desirable.

As its name implies, this discipline is about all balancing creative, conceptual, freeform thinking with the practical, industrial constraints of actually getting something made, which requires knowledge of production processes, materials and technology.

Over the years, some designers' mastery of this crucial balance has elevated them to iconic status - and we've featured some of the fruits of their labour here. We all know how product design by the likes of Jonathan Ive, James Dyson or Charles Eames look and work. Chances are you already own one, or at least want one.

But we've also included some great industrial designs that you may not already have seen - some of which are on the market, while some are still at a concept stage. So whether you're a consumer hungry for the latest stylish gadget to kit out your apartment, or a designer yourself looking for inspiration, read on...

01. Mini Cooper

The Mini is a design classic that came about because of restrictions in fuel supply during the 1950s caused by the Suez crisis. Designer Alec Issigonis was tasked with designing a car that was more frugal than the large cars of the day, aiming to compete with increasingly popular German bubble cars like the original VW Beetle - itself a design classic. The original design became a true British icon, influencing a generation of car designers, and was revolutionary at the time. Its distinctively diminutive contours remain hugely popular today.

02. Coke Contour Bottle

Instantly recognisable, the Coca-Cola contour bottle is a masterpiece in industrial design that dates back to 1915 when the Coca-Cola Company asked its bottle suppliers to design a new bottle that would be distinctive and instantly recognisable - even in the dark. Designer Earl R. Dean took up the challenge, and following instructions issued by his boss, aimed to come up with a design based on the ingredients of the drink. Unable to find any reference images for either the coca leaf, or the Kola nut, Dean instead used an image of a cocoa pod from his encyclopedia as inspiration, leading to the iconic ribbed bottle shape we know and love today.

03. Piaggio Vespa Scooter

The classic Vespa scooter design is associated heavily with the Italian design aesthetic, but it was actually heavily influenced by pre-World-War-II Cushman scooters made in the US and shipped to Italy by the Allies to act as field transport for paratroopers and marines during the war. It wasn't until Paggio involved aeronautical engineer Corradino D'Ascanio that the now familiar scooter shape, missing the central supporting spar and allowing the rider to step through the bike to get on and off.

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04. Hasselblad 500C Camera

During World War II the Swedish government tasked Victor Hasselblad with designing a camera that mirrored a German aerial surveillance camera recovered from a downed plane. This camera was refined over the following years, eventually spawning the iconic 500C in the late 1950s. Such was the popularity of the camera, it became the anchor product for the Hasselblad company for the next four decades, and was used by NASA during the Apollo missions to the moon.

05. Alessi Juicy Salif

Designed by Phillipe Starck in 1990, the Juicy Salif is rightly counted amongst the icons of industrial design and has been exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The citrus squeezer is cast in aluminium which is then polished, the design based on the shape of a squid and according to an account from the founder of Alessi was originally sketched out by Starck on a napkin while eating squid with lemon squeezed over it. It's a perfect example of how the most abstract associations can inspire iconic design.

06. Edge of Belgravia Knife

How often does a knife get included in the D&AD Annual? UK designer Christian Bird created a perfectly balanced industrial design that weighs up a sleek ceramic blade that never needs sharpening with an angular, soft touch handle. A work of art as well as a precision cutting tool, each knife is available in a limited edition run of 999.

07. Rocking Wheel Chair

German industrial designer and concept artist's Mathias Koehler's fresh, bold take on the staple favourite of knitting grandmothers the world over curls round into a sleek, circular shape, enabling a fluid rocking motion that also powers a reading light at the top. It remains at a concept stage.

08. Dyson cyclone vacuum

A classic example of totally rethinking the way a staple household product functions. In the 1970s, James Dyson was inspired by an industrial cyclone system in a sawmill to develop a bagless vacuum cleaner - and famously made over 5,000 prototypes in a workshop behind his house before perfecting the DC01. Many different models of this classic industrial design have been developed since, including a handheld version.

09. Bergmönch bike

Hurtling down steep, rocky terrain on a mountain bike is a powerful adrenaline rush, but reaching the summit in the first place can be a slow, painful slog. For a mountaineer, however, the ascent is the best bit, while the downward leg is a killer on the knees. This lets you do both, by transforming a bike into a backpack to let you carry it easily.

10. Cipher drinking glass

Serbian designer Damjan Stanković has put fresh twists on everything from a tea infuser to a spaghetti fork, but this quirky take on a drinking glass is particularly inspired. When empty, it's covered in a seemingly random mosaic, but when filled with coloured liquid (milk, orange juice or cola, for instance) the squares join up to spell the name of the drink.

11. Eames Lounge Chair

A unrivalled 1950s classic, Charles and Ray Eames' lounge chair and ottoman combo was the couple's first attempt at high-end furniture. Fashioned from moulded plywood and leather, it was distinctive among luxury counterparts for being very comfortable as well as stylish. Constantly in production since its launch, the classic industrial design forms part of the permanent collection at MoMA in New York.

12. Plumen 001 light bulb

Samuel Wilkinson's stylish approach to a humble lightbulb scooped a coveted D&AD Black Pencil award last year. Fluorescent glass tubes twist around each other in an organic yet harmonious way, giving the bulb a different silhouette depending on where you stand. The aesthetic appeal of this brilliant industrial design is counterbalanced by the fact it uses 80% less energy than an incandescent bulb.

13. iPod/iPhone/iPad

Three indisputably game-changing product lines by arguably the world's most iconic and celebrated industrial designer, Sir Jonathan Ive - all of which could easily have made the list on their own. It all started back in 2001 with the original iPod; the first iPhone was released in 2007; the iPad followed three years later; and finally the iPad Mini in 2012.

Despite squeezing all of its iOS devices into one entry, Cupertino's finest still made the list twice. Spearheading the reinvention of Apple in the late '90s, the all-in-one, brightly-coloured translucent computer made its rivals' beige boxes look crushingly ordinary. Since then, its evolution has seen it grow more sleek, slim, and minimalist, but no less iconic.

15. Rising Table

Based on a similar concept to his Rising Chair, Robert Van Embricqs' Rising Table uses a single piece of wood as a starting point to transform into a stylish piece of furniture. Challenging the notion of a table having to be a flat surface and four separate legs, it opts for an organic latticework of beams that are beautiful and functional in equal measure.

16. Curl Lamp

Designed by London-based industrial designer Sebastian Bergne, this beautifully simple table lamp concept was launched at Interieur 2012 in Belgium. It uses adjustable LED lighting to cycle between cool and warm white light, while the curved design encourages users to place the lamp in different positions.

17. 22 Hybrid Tube Amplifier

Another masterclass in minimalism, Koichi Futatsumata's inspired industrial design questions the overly complex design of traditional valve amplifiers, instead balancing two beautifully simple amplifier tubes on the top with two large stylish dials on the front, all packaged up in a sleek metal outer shell - and was nominated for a D&AD Award in 2011.

18. KitchenAid stand mixer

Pioneered in 1914 for industrial use on US Navy battleships, the KitchenAid stand mixer first entered homes in 1918, but it was in the 1930s that Egmont Arens' patented silhouette - relatively unchanged ever since - turned the product into an icon of American industrial design, which is exhibited in San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art.

19. Moody Aquarium Sink

Okay, so it may not be the most practical addition to the average home - setting you back a tidy $4,500 - but this indulgent take on the humble wash basin is a bit of fun, and questions why we should accept plain porcelain. Sold, fittingly, through a company called Opulent Items, it enables you to keep fish in your bathroom, should you wish to.

20. Ladder (concept)

Just 20mm thick, this experimental concept for a domestic ladder innovates on the rotational moulding process to create a lightweight, super-strong product that's both stylish and functional. This imaginative industrial design is a joint venture between Andrea Gross Gaiani, Alessio Monzani, Kerman Gomez and Martina Fagiani, who studied together in Milan.

21. Tip Ton chair

Another brutally simple, plastic-moulded concept, this time for a chair, Barber Osgerby's Tip Ton lets you switch between two different seating postures: relaxed, or forward-leaning. Its unique shape means that when you rock forward, the chair stays in place on its uniquely shaped 'skids'. This industrial design is also lightweight, durable and stackable, and won a D&AD Yellow Pencil.

22. Anglepoise lamp

This classic piece of industrial design was originally conceived in 1932 by George Carwardine, a car designer who was working on vehicle suspension systems at the time. It was his work in this field that inspired the versatile four-spring mechanism that defines the Anglepoise lamp, which was developed primarily for working environments such as workshops and surgeries, but a simpler three-spring version soon made it into homes too.

23. LO Mindport

Dubbed "the workspace of the future" by its creators Lista Office, Mindport was designed by multi-award-winning creative team Carmen and Urs Greutmann. Built primarily from steel, this industrial design is about functionality and versatility, creating screened zones for ad-hoc meetings while keeping an open-plan feel.

24. Maglite

Introduced in 1979 with krypton or xenon bulbs and variable-width beams, many Maglites have become collectable items thanks to their limited-run special editions and custom paint schemes. They now use LED bulbs, and thanks to their power and durability are the flashlight of choice for many police forces. Until recently, this included the LAPD - until their double-use as a baton became controversial.

25. Blow radiator

Another example of a relatively nondescript household item given a radical conceptual overhaul by an imaginative industrial designer, Jean-Marie Massaud's sculptural radiator for Cordivari draws inspiration from the ocean waves - and is available in both horizontal and vertical orientations.

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Interdisciplinary projects are a key element of both our Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes. Cooperative projects offer a unique opportunity to bring together students’ visionary ideas and the expert knowledge of successful industrial partners. Students are supported by experienced lecturers from the field of industrial design. Recently, for example, cooperative projects were successfully completed with companies such as Leica, BMW, Bang & Olufsen, Philips, Kärcher, Bosch, Audi, Borealis, Porsche Design, KTM and Volkswagen.

Atlas / Cargo Bike

Foodsystem / Food storage

Orbi / Navigation

Cargo Bike / Lightweight Cargo Bike

Hammerhead / Concept Car

C.Lab / Wooden Ski

The Line / Seating Furniture

Tip / Razor

BrickBike / Modular Kids Bike

Stamp / Drinking Glas

Storage / Food Storage

Urban Helmet / Bicycle Helmet

Battery + Community / Energy storage

Korb+ / Work Basket

Airlift / Working Platform

Raeda / Shuttle

Future Facade / Arbeitsbühne

Okuro / Transport Systems

Motorcycle / Electric Mobility Concept

E-Rallye / Husqvarna Bike

Adapt / Autonomous Driving

Stoma Underwear / Hygiene Articles

Tenus / Measuring Device

Oxymo / Drinking Glas

Flowover Shot / Drinking Glas

Med: Workwear / Exoskeleton

Sober / Alcohol Checks

Tiny Nomad / Primary School Furniture

Aura / Streetlight

Ladder-Wagon / Goods Transport

Offgrid-Power / Solar Batteries

Pot and Lid / Cooking

TP-Rover / Camper

Camping / Nature experience

Airship / Airship

Bivouac / Autonomous Bivouac

E3 / Sightseeing Bus

MOVA / City and nature

NOMAD / E-Trike

ATOMIC ONE / Ski Liner

ATOMIC ONE / Trail Running Shoe

ATOMIC SNOW SHADES / Ski Goggles

Bendt / Door Handle

ATOMIC PERSONAL / Ski Lift

SWAROVSKI SWITCH / Binoculars

SWAROVSKI DIVE / Onto Aquatic Life

SWAROVSKI AXIS / Binoculars

SWAROVSKI HEAR / Bird Watching

SWAROVSKI 4YOU / Binoculars

SWAROVSKI RAPTOR / Binoculars

SWAROVSKI DL / Optical System

ATOMIC / Pop – Up Tour

ATOMIC AXIS 02 / Ski Boot

ATOMIC E9 / Solid wood ski

ATOMIC PATCHES / Kids Ski

ATOMIC SUMMER / Summer Skiing

ATOMIC VISION / Headlamp

KADAM / Leg Prosthesis for Alpine Sports

Beyond / Functional jewelry

1402 / Eyeglass cleaning

STIMUTE / Everyday break

SmartClip / Augmented Reality

MAHSTETIC / Hearing aid

HOLZFEDER / Compostable diaper

JOHN / Turntable

FOREST BLOCKS / Playing freely

SLOOM / Sleep analysis system

SKI BOOT / Ski boot

MINIMALIST / Classic

MINI HOP / Floating capsule

MINI PERFORMER / Two-seater

MINI Spaceman / Three-seater

MANKYU / Coping with stress

NE:YO / Personal Assistant

SENSORY / Human-Machine Interface

AWE / Nature at home

ORA / Meditation

MICRO CAMPING / Camping vehicle

WEAVR / Mixed Reality Headset

AVICRONE / Drone

Hukke+Pakk / container platform

VX1/ Data Glasses

EMOCEAN / Sailing Yacht

RUFUS / Stirring Device

ARCSTAR / Floating Floes

Wacker Neuson EZ Rescue / Operating unit

Wacker Neuson Adapt-R / Controller

Wacker Neuson SR1e / Surveying robot

Wacker Neuson Pungi / Controller

Wacker Neuson XChair / Simulator

Wacker Neuson reBuggy / 3D scanner

Wacker Neuson Levels / Control elements

Wacker Neuson Remote Digging / Excavator control

Cercle / Bike touring experience

Woom Carrier / Carrying system

Woom Pocket-Rocket / Rocket propulsion

Woom Bag / Bicycle school bag

Woom Flügge / Drive experience

Woom Kicks / Cycling Shoe

Bicycle Rack Lock / Bicycle Lock

Woom Trike / Three-wheeler

Urban Vehicle / Stadtfahrzeug

CHAIR 251 / Office Chair

HALØ / light therapy concept

Gravel / Football boot

Argo / photovoltaics

Ajuda / Immunotherapy

Clearing / Office furniture

Canyon Connected Gravity / E-Bike

Buggy Bag / Pram

Cerebrum / bank branch

Raum Recyceln / bank branch

Puzzle Bank / bank branch

Raiffeisen Office / bank branch

Raisidence / bank branch

Syn:fon / Loud Speaker

Pumpkin seed tool / Mill

Pirona / Pendant light

Oska / Light

Styria Stool / Stool

Dräger Alcotone / Measuring Device

Dräger Iris / Access Control System

Dräger Mate / Alcohol Consumption Control

Gaggenau Biosphere / Climate Cabinet

Gaggenau Neptune / Cleaner

Gaggenau Box / Cooking Experience

Gaggenau Kitchen / Storage system

Gaggenau Sphere / Extractor Hood

Gaggenau Hotspot / Cooker

Gaggenau Print Series One / Food-Design

Fabric / Light motor vehicle L7E

Drone Car / Light motor vehicle L7E

Moment. / Compakt Camera

Seedcup / Coffee to Go Cup

Homy / Breathe with Ease

Core / Urban Mining Service

Cooking without kitchen / Mobile kitchen

Volkswagen Hybrid Sailing / Autonomous travel vehicle

Oasis / Floating platform

Fitness at Home / Strength Training Device

Sustainable Dental Routines / Dental Cleaning

Furniture and e-commerce / Shelving system

KTM Urban Pelican / Bicycle With Bags

KTM Shell / Adaptive Rain Jacket

CONTEMPLATIVE CABIN / Mini Architecture

SALTAMONTES / Outdoor Hunting

SENSE.AID / Outdoor Hunting

Prana / Sensual Meditation Through Breathing

DESIGNING TRUST / Autonomous Vehicle

KTM Urban Sprint / Bicycle

KTM CYC / Hands-free cycling

KTM BOX. / Bicycle Kit

KTM Koena / Running wheel for children

ZND / Audio-based Product Family

UPLUS / Office System

CRAVT / Audio Sytem

B.SUITE / Hive Winner State Prize 2019

SOLMATE / Mini Photovoltaic Plant Nomination State Prize 2019

SOLMATE 2 / Photovoltaic System

SAM / In-ear Headphones

LYKKA / Avalanche Safety Equipment

ZZ3 / Street Football Boot

IVY / Sun protection system

WoodC.A.R. MAN COMMUTER BUS / Research Project

CLARITY / Winner of the SIEMENS Home Appliances Design Award 2018

FLAMINGO / Walking Aid

BAUFRITZ FUSION / Room Divider

VAUDE ORBIT / Sport With Child

SANCTUM / Transport System For Donor Hearts

UMBRA / Lamp

GETEMED VIA / Measuring Device For Babies

NORTE / Sailplane

FRADDY / Delivery Vehicle

EGRA 2034 / Autonomous Machine

VESTA / Kitchen Concept

KISKA VISION FUTURE SAILING / Catamaran

NEOPLAN A24-7 AERO / Bus concept

MAN OMNI / Bus concept

SUNBEAM AMBIANCE / Yacht

SUNBEAM JUICE / Yacht

HUG-BIKE / Carving Cargo-tricycle

XTIE / Elbow Protector

SIROCCO / Safety Helmet

ASZKET / E-Roadster

Fein EBS300 / Hacksaw

PRINTTEX / Mobile Wall Printer

T-TIME / Perfect Cup of Tea

WOKCHOP / Kitchen Appliances

BMW X BASE / Autonomous Driving

SCHAEFFLER BALANCE / Muscled-Powered Micromobile

SCHAEFFLER DELIVERY / Cargo Bike

BMW AUTOMATED DRIVING 2030

KTM DELTA / Motorbike Concept

KTM ION / Motorbike Concept

SMART FOR ME CONCEPT / Smart

BMW SAILEFFICIENT / Hydrofoil Sailing Boat

VW EXTENDER - Food Transporter

PARTICIPY / Toy for people suffering from dementia

T-ONE / VW Transporters

RBC 100 / Emergency Facility

INOID / Skihelm

STRETCHER / Rescue Stretchers

HONEYBADGER / Equipment For Emergency Responders

COOPER CLUBSPORT / Two-seated Sports Car

sFLEX / Angle Grinder

NÅLINTU / Sewing Machine

CONI / Schredder

KTM CREATIVE KIT / Motorbike Concept

S’TORM / Wind Vehicle

AIR / Humidifier

CEVIN / Vacuum Cleaner

VW SCOUT / Reconnaissance Vehicle

QUBIC 3 / Trash Collection Vehicle

NOAH / Emergency Housing

UCON.SYNC / Urban Traffic

WREX / Wrecking Robot

JACK 150 / Work Aid

IRO / Compact Excavator

HOME HERO SIP / Vacuum-Cleaner

HOME HEROS - HUSH

GROUND EFFECT / Aircraft

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WHEELCHAIR / Wheelchair Concept

MAGLEV / Magnetic Levitation Train

ILE / Floating Sauna

MODULAR SYSTEM / Hospital Room

AEGIS / Protektor For Riding

SOL / Slicing Machine

AUDI CITY CIRCLE / Segway

GRID / Roadster Concept

MIRO / Customized KTM Bicycle

MOW / Wood Trimmer

AUDI BEIK / Bicycle With Frame Steering

AUDI FUSE / Car and Bicycle

METABO K2 / hammer drill

KTM AX / Four-wheel Vehicle Concept

AUDI Loop Concept / Aircraft

AUDI RS / Electronically Scooter

FREE 4 / Wheelchair

NEMO / Maritime Distress Rescue Vehicles

ABSTRAKT / Mobile Shower Units

FIREBULL / A Robot Fire Extinguisher

MUSCLECAR / Go-Kart

FOX / Fire Extinguisher

VEGGIE FRIEND / Greenhouse

WOLFRAM / Post Bicycle

RAD_LADER / Express-Bus For Cyclists

G-RACE / Concept Helmet

MAGIC MOUNTAIN / Micro House

GIO / Robot For People With Impaired Vision

BOOMER / Shaver

SKIN ONE / Electric Shaver

LIVING STUFF / 3D-Printer For Houses

CREEF / Floating Garbage Collector

URBAN FASHION DEVICE / Shoe System

ESSENZ / Kitchen Concept

R.E.D. / Autonomous system for tunnel fires

VISTA EUROPE TRAIN / Rail Bus

Leisure Airship

BODYROCK / Interactive Instrument

ZO.ON / Mobile Energy Station

RICO / Mobility Aid For Children

M.S.U. CONTAINER / operation room

3D DESKTOP DIGITIZER / 3-D Scanner

SCHLOSSBERGBAHN GRAZ / Design Competition

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Stone, R. Brian. "Design Education, New Media, and Distance Learning: An Interactive Multimedia Program in Design History." The Ohio State University, 1999. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1392987581.

Fallan, Kjetil. "Modern Transformed : The domestication of industrial design culture in Norway, ca. 1940-1970." Doctoral thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Architecture and Fine Art, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-1687.

The doctoral thesis sets out to describe and analyse how the mid-twentieth century Norwegian design community domesticated ideologies partly inherited from the traditional applied art movement (brukskunstbevegelsen), partly imported from various international currents of the so-called “modern movement”, in their co-construction of industrial design culture. The empirical studies follow two paths/levels; the ideology/propaganda debated in and mediated through the design magazine Bonytt, and the strategies/materiality/products developed by the ceramics/earthenware/porcelain manufacturer Figgjo. As such, the thesis is a cultural history of industrial design, where design (as) culture is seen as a sort of dialectic or discourse between ideology and practice. This often uneasy relation between ideology and practice is the leitmotif of the study. The concept of domestication, along with other theoretical frameworks and methodological tools appropriated from STS, becomes valuable when studying this process by following the actors in their construction, negotiation and mediation of these ideologies as played out in their main debate forum, the design magazine Bonytt. However, the domestication of industrial design culture in Norway does not end with the writings of campaigning designers, enthusiastic journalists, ardent academics and organization men. The mediations between ideology and practice is also traced in a domestication perspective. As such, the manufacturing industry - here represented by the ceramic tableware manufacturer Figgjo - represents a second site of domestication, where the ideologies undergo new negotiations and transformations in meeting other users, requirements and circumstances.

Ozcetin, Seda. "The Role And Significance Of Design Exhibitions In The History Of Industrial Design In Turkey: 1989-2008." Master's thesis, METU, 2008. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12610298/index.pdf.

Schwartz, Danielle. "From turnstile to transmitter : John Vassos, industrial designer, 1927-1941." Thesis, McGill University, 2005. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=85957.

Marfella, Claudia. "Art, industrial design, science and popular culture : modernism and cross-disciplinarity in Italy and Great Britain, 1948-1963." Thesis, Kingston University, 2015. http://eprints.kingston.ac.uk/33746/.

Connellan, Kathleen. "New craft in a Western Cape design identity." Thesis, Cape Technikon, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1309.

Cassell, Susanna D. "Historic site marker identity program for the National Register of Historic Places of Rochester, New York /." Online version of thesis, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/11511.

Laski, Gary. "Le design : Théorie esthétique de l'histoire industrielle." Phd thesis, Université Paris-Est, 2011. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00713124.

Lessa, Gerson de Azevedo. "Os Plásticos: Panorama Histórico de Materiais e Design." Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2008. http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=1454.

Du, Plessis Tara. "The Capital Park Steam and Railway History Museum: Implementing a Holistic Methodology for Contextual Museum Architectural Design - The Rovos Rail Estate." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78348.

Azevedo, Carolina Noury da Silva. "O design de Victor Burton." Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2014. http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=6740.

Vaz, Fabiana Marques Jeremias Leite. "Filosofia, educação e design = o descompasso politico entre a historica identidade estranhada e a possibilidade de uma formação emancipatoria." [s.n.], 2009. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/251644.

Melhuish, Elizabeth Clare. "Inhabiting the Image : architecture and social identity in the post-industrial city." Thesis, Bucks New University, 2007. http://bucks.collections.crest.ac.uk/10112/.

BINDER, MELINDA LORR. "ADAPTIVE REUSE AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN: A HOLISTIC APPROACH FOR ABANDONED INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1053607193.

Neves, Alexandre Esteves. "Monteiro Lobato: editor gráfico (1918-1925)." Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2013. http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=4579.

Spell, Sabine. "Japanese automobile lobbying in Brussels : the role of the Japanese motor car industry in EU policy networks." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2390.

Rennie, Paul. "An investigation into the design, production and display contexts of industrial safety posters produced by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents during WW2 and a catalogue of posters." Thesis, University of the Arts London, 2005. http://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/5661/.

Cresto, Lindsay Jemima. "A re-significação da relação entre design e tecnologia na obra dos Irmãos Campana." Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, 2009. http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/handle/1/174.

Andolfatto-Ruebrecht, Christiane. "Le dessin technique en Alsace et en Lorraine : influences germaniques et italiennes de 1861 à 1975." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012STRAG036.

Jacqueline, Tugman. "The Revitalization of Pump House Park: An Adaptive Reuse of an Historic Industrial Landmark." VCU Scholars Compass, 2012. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2793.

Lee, Sophia. "Reprogramming historic industrial area as urban catalyst: a design strategy for Hanyang steel works in Wuhancity." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2008. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B41651376.

Dinis, Manuela Gonçalves. "Design de comunicação e cultura desportiva." Master's thesis, Universidade de Lisboa. Faculdade de Arquitetura, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/10764.

Ivanov, Gunnela. "Vackrare vardagsvara – design för alla? : Gregor Paulsson och Svenska Slöjdföreningen 1915–1925." Doctoral thesis, Umeå University, Historical Studies, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-275.

This thesis is structured in six chapters. Chapter I contains an introduction and includes purpose, theory, method, and concepts. The main purpose, as depicted by the title, is to examine the roots of Swedish ideology concerning what today is generally named design, as embodied in the concept of more beautiful or better things for everyday life (in Swedish: ”vackrare vardagsvara”).

Chapter II contains a background and includes philosophical ideas and aesthetic movements in Europe which have influenced the Swedish Society of Arts and Crafts (in Swedish ”Svenska Slöjdföreningen”, abbreviated SSF) which was later renamed the Swedish Society of Crafts and Design (in Swedish: ”Föreningen Svensk Form”). It considers these activities: the Arts and Crafts movement in England, the Swedish national romantic movement, Deutscher Werkbund in Germany, and Swedish moulders of public opinion and new ideas, like Ellen Key, Carl Larsson and Gregor Paulsson.

Chapter III is an ideological biography of Gregor Paulsson. The chapter deals with biographical data and ideological development, and the social aesthetical texts which were important in his activity in the National Museum and as director of The Swedish Society of Arts and Crafts. Gregor Paulsson is considered mainly in his role as social aesthetical propagandist and museologist.

Chapter IV concerns the early history and activities of the Swedish Society of Arts and Crafts seen as an introduction to the Baltic Exhibition 1914, and the subsequent schism which eventually led to its reorganization and a new ideological orientation. Its activities were directed towards increased cooperation between artists and industry, and a special department was established as an employment office for companies and designers under the management of the textile artist Elsa Gullberg. This chapter also includes a brief portrait of key persons in the Society.

Chapter V is a study in several sections of the articles for everyday use seen in industrial practice, with Gustavsberg’s china factory and Orrefors’ glassworks as two separate historical studies. The 1917 Home Exhibition is surveyed as an example of the educational ambitions in the development of people’s taste. The focus of the chapter, however, is the international industrial art exhibition in Paris 1925, Exposition International des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, and the debate about it in the Swedish and French press.

Chapter VI consists of a concluding discussion with a final epilogue. It contains suggested questions for future research including relations between design and ethics.

Lee, Sophia. "Reprogramming historic industrial area as urban catalyst a design strategy for Hanyang steel works in Wuhan city /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2008. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B41651376.

Webb, Jane Alexandra. "An analysis of the Select Committee on Arts and Manufactures of 1835-6 : anatomy, Benthamism and design." Thesis, University of Wolverhampton, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2436/89095.

Begum, Taslima. "A postcolonial critique of industrial design : a critical evaluation of the relationship of culture and hegemony to design practice and education since the late 20th century." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/3410.

Fiely, Megan Elisabeth. "“Within a Framework of Limitations”: Marianne Strengell’s Work as an Educator, Weaver, and Designer." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1143405799.

Santos, Alessandro Valerio dos. "Pioneiros do design brasileiro no projeto de automóveis." Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2012. http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=4017.

Vieira, Thaís Letícia Pinto. "Imprinta, uma gráfica para designers." Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2008. http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=1351.

Demirdag, Serap. "Harmonisation In European Union On Industrial Property Rights Protection Procedures: Effects On Turkey Within The Framework Of Customs Union." Master's thesis, METU, 2004. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12604962/index.pdf.

Li, Shuyi. "Between human and urban : the opportunities of industrial heritage in Shanghai." Thesis, Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018UBFCA011.

Souza, Rodrigo Mendes de. "O olho e a mão: Walter Gropius." Universidade de São Paulo, 2014. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/16/16133/tde-16102014-164444/.

Serviant-Fine, Thibaut. "Une approche rationnelle de la chimiothérapie : histoire des antimétabolites (1935-1955)." Thesis, Lyon, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016LYSE1271/document.

Knapp, Petra C. "The Architecture of Education: Public Schools in Akron, 1890-1920." Connect to resource online, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1252415666.

Wang, Yu Hsin, and n/a. "Learning from the past, providing for our future : an exploration of traditional Paiwanese craft as inspiration for contemporary ceramics." Swinburne University of Technology, 2006. http://adt.lib.swin.edu.au./public/adt-VSWT20070205.101252.

Sullivan, Martha Lynn Luttrell. "Industrial Design: Tableware." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35838.

Leblanc, Claire. "Des arts décoratifs aux arts industriels: contribution à la genèse de l'Art Nouveau en Belgique, 1830-1893." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/211045.

Moshari, Mitra. "Ethnography and Industrial Design." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41633.

Payne, Phillip Gene. "Modernity Lost: Ironton, Ohio, In Industrial and Post-Industrial America." The Ohio State University, 1994. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1392657460.

Sisman, Osman. "Ethics For Industrial Design: An Ethico-political Critique Of Sustainability In Industrial Design." Master's thesis, METU, 2005. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12606800/index.pdf.

Saurus, Chauncey Anderson. "Co-design processes in industrial design education." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/44743.

Lavoisy, Olivier. "La matière et l'action : le graphisme technique comme instrument de la coordination industrielle dans le domaine de la mécanique depuis 3 siècles." Grenoble 2, 2000. http://www.theses.fr/2000GRE21057.

Solomons, Stanley Nicholls. "Conceptual models in industrial design." Thesis, De Montfort University, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/4144.

Timney, Todd F. "Design History Matters: Visualizing Graphic Design History Through New Media." VCU Scholars Compass, 2007. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd_retro/38.

Gray, Corey Patrick. "Industrial modernization and the American Civil War." Thesis, The Florida State University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1600045.

What explains why and how America fought the civil war? This thesis argues that industrial modernization can be a useful analytical tool for understanding the causes of the American Civil War. The argument is developed by analyzing the social, political, and military events of the era through the lens of industrialization. This study will show that the American Industrial Revolution lay at the core of the social, political, and military events that shaped this great conflict. Understanding the causes of human events is as critical as understanding their effects. By grasping the root causes of the war, we can better understand how and why it was fought. This analysis of American society, American politics, and the country's military establishment will provide the rich context needed to apprehend the reasons for the American Civil war beyond the dichotomy of slavery and economics.

Keil, Maria. "Zur Lage der Kranken: Die Untersuchung des Bettes." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/18610.

Lau, King-hong. "Urban gallery for design." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25956607.

Slater, Graham. "Foreign Policy Evaluation and the Utility of Intervention." FIU Digital Commons, 2017. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3217.

Self, James Andrew. "The use of design tools in industrial design practice." Thesis, Kingston University, 2011. http://eprints.kingston.ac.uk/22367/.

Tural, Senem. "Sustainability And Industrial Design Education: The Case Of The Department Of Industrial Design At Metu, Turkey." Master's thesis, METU, 2009. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12611050/index.pdf.