Industrial Design TU/e

IDEa Alumni Spotlight 🏆

Last Friday, during the biannual Demo Day, Industrial Design’s alumni association debuted a new initiative: the IDEa alumni spotlight. Several students projects got nominated for the award. But Edelweiss Juliea took home the throphy with her Micro Intervention Mart. 🥳

During this design research project, she explored how Design Fiction and Design Activism can empower Dutch Asians to address experiences of micro aggressions. Although the general definition of micro aggressions remains relatively broad, in this study, racial micro aggressions are defined as everyday comments or actions that can cause harm based on a person’s race and present an opportunity for response. 💬

While individuals cope with racism in different ways, research has shown that active coping strategies and seeking social support are healthy approaches that positively influence both the mental and physical well-being of people experiencing racism. This project focuses on empowering Dutch Asians who experience micro aggressions by presenting fictional tools to address them, demonstrating how small actions can have a significant impact on an individual’s experience. 📈

We want to congratulate .j once more for her wonderful work and thank for organizing the IDEa Spotlight! 🙏

✨ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲?
Industrial Design student Jens Vervoort is doing just that! 💡

His installation focuses on cleaning staff, but that’s only part of the story. In his broader master’s project, Jens explores how design can highlight many overlooked groups who keep the university running every day. 🧹🤝

Why? Because recognition matters, and Jens shows how design can create it. 🔍
His approach is creative and socially impactful. 👏

His installation on the ground floor of Atlas is gone again, but you can find him on the Industrial Design Demo Day, this Friday December 12th.🗓️

👉 Read the full story on TU/e Cursor or check out Asito’s article on the project. You know where to find them.😉



📷: Jelmer Bontje

Hi! I’m Sophia Martens and before the summer I completed my FBP (Final Bachelor Project) within the Health & Inclusive Design squad.🧑‍⚕️ My project focused on enhancing self-reliance among people with dementia. I collaborated with Het Klooster in Waalre, where I learned that many residents struggle with understanding their daily schedule.📆 Not knowing what comes next often causes stress and increases their dependence on caregivers for reassurance.😰 To address this, I developed Activi, a clock designed to gently guide residents through their day.🕐 Activi uses light to indicate the time and clearly displays the current activity taking place in the care home.💡 Five minutes before any activity starts, it plays a soft, activity-specific sound to help residents anticipate what is coming in a calm and comforting way.🔉 With this simple yet effective product, I aim to support residents in becoming more independent while easing the workload and emotional burden on caregivers.💪

Did you also do a cool Final Bachelor Project? Send us a dm and you might be the next one featured on our page! 📩

📸 Industrial Design Demo Day 2025 is coming!
On December 12 in TU/e’s main building Atlas, Industrial Design students bring their ideas to life. From interactive prototypes to inspiring pitches – you can experience it all!
📅 December 12, 2025
📍 TU/e Industrial Design, Atlas Building
✨ Meet the makers
✨ Experience the designs
✨ Get inspired
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Master graduation ceremonies 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓

Last week, many master students officially received their diplomas! 📃
Throughout the day, various ceremonies took place where students received their diplomas and got a personal speech from their graduation mentor.🎤 To leave their mark on the university, literally, graduates also got to engrave their name in the glass on Alumni Avenue, the walkway from Metaforum to Matrix. ✍

Hi!
My name is Jules 🙋🏼‍♀
This semester, I’m studying Collaborative and Industrial Design at Aalto University in Finland as part of my M2.1 exchange. Ever since walking across Aalto’s exhibitions at DDW, I’ve been curious about studying design there.🇫🇮

Being here has taught me many hands-on skills due to the wide range of workshops. The Aalto approach to design, with creativity and critical thinking so intertwined, has taught me a new perspective on design. It had inspired me to try out more multidisciplinary approaches to my design process!👷🏼‍♀️

Outside of class, I’ve been trying new things, from weekend hikes in the forest to enduring the sauna and cold dips in the sea. The culture here is to be very connected with your surroundings, and the balance between nature and daily life is amazing!🏞️

This experience has been both grounding and inspiring, and I’m really grateful to be learning from such a unique design culture.😊

Master Open Day - 15 Nov 🗓️

November 15th it will be time for the Master Open Day. The best moment to visit our campus and learn more about the master program, through tours, presentations and the info market. Talk to our students and staff and find your whether the master Industrial Design is the right fit for you! 🔎

Team IGNITE at GLOW 🌟

Student Team IGNITE is a multidisciplinary team that focuses on the theme of light. The team consists of almost 50 members from TU/e, Fontys, Avans, and the Design Academy and includes 17 Industrial Design students!😍

For the upcoming 20th anniversary of the GLOW festival, team IGNITE will be presenting project Perception. The students will be building the installation on site from November 3 - 6 and the GLOW festival will take place from 8 to 15 November. You can find the installation at Anne Frankplantsoen.💡

Check out for more information and behind the scenes content 😉

2nd place for Kiki Meiland🥈

Last week, during the Manifestations Young Talent award ceremony, Kiki Meiland, an Industrial Design Master student, was awarded second place.🤩 Her project, Spread the Bread, was described as an analog Snapchat that builds on the historic relevance of bread in the Dutch resistance during WWII.🍞
Congratulations to her for this achievement! 🎉