Bachelor Assignment

Research is done on the influence on the design process of products from the perspective of the property-to-use-movement. Ultimately, a case study has been carried out, establishing a global service and design for a suitcase. Aspects that are influenced by the fact that the design goes from property-to-use, and that should be reconsidered when designing a product as a service, are: Change in design approach, modularity and adaptability, personal affinity and identity, hygiene and maintenance, privacy sensitivity, user convenience and financial advantage and the fact that the design for the service and the design of the product have a big influence on one another. Consciously dealing with these aspects, can hopefully serve as support for designers at D’Andrea and Evers Design when they’ll come into contact with designing a product intended for a user service.