Designing for Alternative (Sustainable) Bathing Practices

Designing for Alternative (Sustainable) Bathing Practices

Karakat, H.

Kuijer, L. (mentor)
De Fijter, E. (mentor)
Molenbroek, J. (mentor)

Industrial Design Engineering

Design Engineering

2009-09-29

Today, showering is the most common bathing practice in Europe. It has the highest water consumption in a household (around 100 litres, for 8min shower). Unlike technological developments to improve eco-efficiency of existing products, this project introduces alternative ways (alternative to showering) of bathing that are less resource intensive as compared to the shower. Introducing such practices means to introduce a “New Bathing Culture”. Two rituals coined as SCRUB and SPLASH were developed for this new culture in a new context of the bathroom. Development of the rituals meant developing the products and interaction with them. The project was done for LIVING LAB and Sealskin.

bathroom
sustainability
bathing practice
culture
showering
innovative
practice oriented

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Campus only

Student theses

master thesis

(c) 2009 Karakat, H.