Print Email Facebook Twitter Product Attachment Title Product Attachment Author Mugge, R. Contributor Schoormans, J.P.L. (promotor) Faculty Industrial Design Engineering Date 2007-04-03 Abstract The topic of this doctoral research is the concept of product attachment for ordinary consumer durables. Product attachment is defined as the strength of the emotional bond a consumer experiences with a specific product. Specifically, the research investigated how this bond develops over time and the relationship between product attachment and product lifetime. In addition, we studied which determinants may affect the strength of the emotional bond with products and uncovered the role of the product and its design for bringing about these determinants of product attachment. Based on this knowledge, several design strategies are proposed that designers may use for stimulating the degree of attachment to a product. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:0a7cef79-cb04-4344-abb1-cff24e3c3a78 ISBN 978-90-9021672-0 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type doctoral thesis Rights (c) 2007 R. Mugge Files PDF dep_mugge_20070403.pdf 16.93 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:0a7cef79-cb04-4344-abb1-cff24e3c3a78/datastream/OBJ/view