Routinen: Alltagsprodukte, die nachhaltiges Handeln intuitiv machen.
Die Studierenden entwickelten Alltagsprodukte, die nachhaltige
Verhaltensweisen nahtlos in tägliche Routinen integrieren und sie
somit intuitiv nutzbar machen.
Der Designprozess begann mit der Analyse des persönlichen Umfelds, um Potenziale für nachhaltige Interventionen zu erkennen. Aus diesen Beobachtungen leiteten die Studierenden zentrale Fragestellungen ab, die der Startpunkt für die Konzeptentwicklung waren. Ziel war es, zu erforschen, wie Gestaltung alltägliche Handlungen beeinflussen kann, um nachhaltiges Verhalten durch subtile, aber wirksame Designinterventionen zu fördern. Durch die kritische Auseinandersetzung mit der
Verbindung zwischen Produkten und Gewohnheiten entstanden Lösungen, die einfache Verhaltensänderungen hin zu nachhaltigem Handeln unterstützen.
Das Ergebnis sind Alltagsprodukte, die Routinen des täglichen Lebens auf subtile, aber wirkungsvolle Weise beeinflussen – sie lenken Handlungen, werden Teil gewohnter Abläufe und fügen sich nahtlos in das tägliche Leben ein. Indem sie diese enge Verbindung nutzen, zeigen die Projekte, wie Nachhaltigkeit zu einem selbstverständlichen Bestandteil des Alltags werden kann.
Durch sorgfältige Materialwahl, Gebrauchstauglichkeit und funktionale Innovationen entstanden Produktlösungen, die nicht nur praktische
Bedürfnisse erfüllen, sondern auch langfristig nachhaltige Gewohnheiten fördern.
Englisch:
Routines – Designing Everyday Products for Sustainable Habits –
The students designed everyday products that seamlessly integrate sustainable behaviors into daily routines, making them intuitive and effortless.
The design process began with finding inspiration in personal environments, allowing students to identify opportunities for intervention. From these initial observations, the team formulated central questions that led to design concepts. The goal was to explore how design can shape and influence daily actions, fostering sustainability through subtle yet effective interventions. By critically examining the relationship between products and habits, the designs encourage behavioral shifts toward sustainable actions without requiring conscious effort.
The results are everyday products that influence routines in subtle but powerful ways—guiding actions, embedding themselves into familiar patterns, and seamlessly integrating into daily environments. By leveraging this connection, the projects demonstrate how design can make sustainability an inherent part of daily life.
Through thoughtful material choices, usability considerations, and functional innovation, the students developed product solutions that not only fulfill practical needs but also encourage long-term sustainable habits.
How might we create a personal environment that offers comfort in outdoor settings?
In response to this question, our group developed an outdoor light that combines safety lighting with atmospheric lighting. The light aims to define personal space, provide orientation, and create a welcoming atmosphere, enhancing comfort and the overall quality of outdoor experiences. This project was developed as part of the Product Design course “Conditions.”
The initial sketches focused on the form and how the light can be comfortably worn on the body. We explored proportions, attachment possibilities, and the integration of curves to ensure the product feels natural while carrying and using it outdoors.
This exploded view reveals the structure and key components of our outdoor light, showing how functionality and design are integrated within a compact form.
The following images show the power button and battery indicator of our outdoor light. By long-pressing the button, the light turns on and displays the battery status. Short presses allow the brightness to be adjusted in three steps, while another long press turns the light off.
The following renderings demonstrate the two light modes of our outdoor light. In safety mode, the light provides clear, direct illumination to support orientation and visibility in outdoor environments. For ambient mode, the same light source is used, but a lampshade stored inside the housing can be taken out and inflated, creating a soft, voluminous shape that diffuses the light to produce a warm, comfortable atmosphere. This approach allows the product to switch seamlessly between functional safety lighting and an inviting ambient light, using one light source
The final image shows how the product was presented in the exhibition. The looks-like model displays the lamp on a 1:1 mannequin, while the works-like model on the table demonstrates the functioning light as well as the inflatable lampshade.