SampleExplorer.com

Project Management

The first stages of new product developments are in need of fast broad material research is essential to give the design process a first physical foundation. 2006 we decided to provide a tool for this need. We developed and produced a lean multi media (samples, print and online) information setup just for the purpose to enable creative material evaluation discussions.

In a first step we developed the SampleExplorer. A web portal which provides a fast easy access to design and material related information across the Bayer MaterialScience portfolio. Further modules like a physical Bayer MaterialScience SampleBox and print brochures were produced as limited editions. Part of the team were Jan Schroeder in the beginning (now “minds and makers”, first concept evaluation), GoldenPlanet (concept and product design), solo TM (screen and print design), myself (full project management) and several stakeholder sides (stearing). Have a look on SampleExplorer.com

The results got honored with an if Award 2010 and a nomination for the German design award 2012.

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Communicator 2020

Tutor

Together with Nina Winterstein we worked on a concept about communication products of the future. Nina Winerstein went through nearly all stages of future scenario development and merged her insights with future material roadmaps. As a result besides to a large future scenario study she developed several mock ups to let you experience the benefits of a possible future solution. Have a look on the video from the TV format 10vor10 which also shows her mock ups called JANUS as it can change its face and its character into two directions. We had nothing to do with the NOKIA dream you can see first though. I had the honor to work together with Nina Winterstein on this project as her process tutor and her stressful counterpart. I love the result. It is two steps away from today and technical feasible in the future. The mock-ups even if the are quite simple let you feel the huge consequence generated by litle deformations and are pointing into the same direction like the MIT concepts. _________________________________________________________________________________

ViscoCarpet

Project Manager

Based on polyurethane foams and a special textile fabric Bayer MaterialScience has developed a carpet which feels like a forest floor. The new floor covering´s viscoelastic properties not only offer a high level of comfort, but also reduce the strain on joints and limbs. This opens up potential applications for sports, the workplace and physiotherapy – at supermarket checkouts or in gyms, for instance – in addition to those in the home and commercial and public buildings. Kymo GmbH will produce and market the carpet under the trade name PURE MOSS. (taken from a Bayer press release) We started 2006 working on this idea together with Mr. Klünter a German interior designer. He is a very creative person I highly recommend to meet him one day. It took us several trials to define the right mixture between textile and polyurethane layers. If you do it right you have a magic feeling. Very comfortable. During our journey we met KYMO carpets which brought the project on a higher level. This is also a great team of young inspiring people. Today they produce this product under license. I wish them great success. Patent number: EP20080017612 _________________________________________________________________________________

Future Living 2030 – Scenario Update

Team member

The FutureBizz Network is an open innovation network where we work on far future topics together with several other companies. One project was to lift our base scenario study from 2020 to a 2030 perspective. Because of my previous “Communicator 2020″ and other activities I contributed in the field ICT future development by scouting and analysing all kinds of available data related to this topic. _________________________________________________________________________________

VisionWorks Award 2007 – “people in motion”

Process Creation and Project Management

Based on Bayer MaterialScience – New Business – Creative Center’s future scenario study “Future Living 2020″ we organized a cross design school award. The design agency Frackenpohl Poulheim supported us as a consultancy for organizational steps as well as creating all needed layout work.  Beyond the theme “people in motion” we provided a large information set like briefing papers and our scenario study . The focus was to enable the students to ideate on as much profound data as possible. Five schools participated, 90 first ideas were generated and 28 Mock-Ups were delivered for the final jury session. Jury members: Constantin Grcic, Prof. Lutz Fuegener, Nicola Stattmann, Thomas Edelmann, Mateo Kries, Monika Brandt and Michael Golz. The Award Ceremony took place at K’2007 plastics fair in Düsseldorf.

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EXTRACT®- LED Tweezers

Engineering & Project Management

Based on a concept by Sunil Arora, Bayer MaterialScience gave the task to develop a material representation show piece that should be produced in small to middle quantity. The design and construction was mainly done together with the design agency marktunddesign. Besides to the project management, further steps like FE simulation, sourcing, technology prototyping and assembly was done by me and together with my friends in my flat. Until the end of my diploma 1000 tweezers were manufactured. Further on one patent was filed and I achieved my employment as an Innovation Manager in the Creative Center at Bayer MaterialScience. The distributor “moree” won the “Promotional Gift AWARD 2008″ with a further developed version of EXTRACT-Tweezers. Patent Number: DE102005049446A1 _________________________________________________________________________________

Jetzt geht’s rund – reinventing the wheel

Explorative short term project at KISD

Besides to Sparow’s spoke-less wheels, all wheels seem to look and to work the same. In parallel to a long-term project our project team was asked to explore in a wide approach which principles could be used to achieve translational movement with a rotatory principle. Our sub-team concept is based on the idea using ball motors as direct drives seen on the web-page at the University in Aachen. A few months later the movie I-Robot same idea was visualized. Based on this concept we designed and animated a height adjustable future vehicle called Grasshopper. _________________________________________________________________________________

Future Automotive Headlamps – Philips

Two semester long term student-project at KISD

Philips Automotive lighting gave us the task to envision near future automotive headlamp concepts based on actual technology trends like Xenon and LED. After several selection processes three concepts were selected. Each team in the project-group had the task to realise a full running mock-up. The mock ups were shown at the ISAL – Automotive Lighting Conference 2004 and at further shows around the world. Basic Idea of the first concept was to decrease size a much as possible in contrast to allowing even more lighting functions. The physical mock-up concept was inspired by the movie TRON and the idea to generate a design language out of the typical circuit board routing style.

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Design PUR -AJAS

Semester project at KISD

AJAS is a middle-sized polyurethane processing company. They produce for the automotive industry mainly. Mr. Ajas gave us the task to develop ideas for producible new products. Each team member created three ideas and the group decided which of the three should be further developed. After a second decision phase joint teams of two to three members were generated and the concepts were further condensed. Together with Guido Heins I designed and constructed an arm chair with a second relax position. The adjustment process shall be realized by only shifting your weight. _________________________________________________________________________________