Innovation Research and Design
Hanne
Viehmann
Projects ↓
Sustainability Thinking
The focus of this conceptual project is on developing a systematic thinking to approach sustainable opportunities in product design. The outcome is a visualisation / map of the diverse influences of a product on the planet, cultures, the user and its product development.
# Sytems Thinking #Design Methodology #Sustainability Thinking # Feedback Diagram
A Journey To Sustainability Thinking
The publication illustrates a participatory approach that involves various expertise to develop a global understanding of innovation. The booklet is a comprehensive report of the design project How Sustainable Is Bhar. The sustainability mindset evolved while working on the Indian, disposable tea cup made from terracotta. The conclusion of this journey are varying challenges for designers of all disciplines.
# Publication # Research Report # Design Challenges
Sustainable Bhar
The outcome of this design project is an inclusive design approach to consolidate an intentionally sustainable but incomplete attempt at preventing plastic waste in India. The focus lies on a development of a sustainability strategy for the disposable tea cup made from terracotta.
# Sustainability Strategy # Circular Economy # Recyclability # Reusability # Material Experiments # Product Design
How Sustainable Is Bhar ?
The sustainability research project evaluates an unsustainable deal between “no plastic” and “zero waste", made by the Indian minister Piyush Gobal in 2019. He has attempted to avoid large masses of plastic tea cups and chosen to replace those with traditional disposable cups made from terracotta and called Bhar.
# Ethnographic Research # Product and Material Evaluation
Palm Leather Shoe
The focus of this design project is the development of recycling opportunity for the waste material palm bark in Southeast Asia. Experiments showed that the bark can change to a soft and leather-like material. The innovative material is exemplified in a wooden shoe which is inspired by the traditions from Indonesia.
# Ethnographic Research # Material Experiments # Recyclability # Product Design
Weaving with Grass and Bamboo
The ethnographic research investigated the traditional weaving techniques from the Philippines and Indonesia.
# Ethnographic Research
Product and Communication Design
Studio HVN, freelance business.
# Cultural Research # Design Research # Product Strategy # Product Design # Communication Design
