Selecting materials in product design

Selecting materials in product design

Van Kesteren, I.E.H.

De Bruijn, J.C.M. (promotor)
Stappers, P.J. (promotor)
Kandachar, P.V. (promotor)

Industrial Design Engineering

2008-01-07

This thesis exists of several studies and design steps that resulted in a new material selection technique for user-centred design, which is supported by tools. The tools use examples of materials in products and stimulate the discussions about the user-interaction aspects of those materials desired in a new product. The sensorial properties of these materials are an important set of vocabulary in the discussions. These act as a mediator between the user-product interaction and the physical material properties.

materials selection
product design
user-product interaction
techniques and tools

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doctoral thesis

(c) 2008 I.E.H. van Kesteren