Assignment:
To design a single-branch safety stirrup for the Compositi Performance range.

Objectives:
To create a safety stirrup that allows the foot to be released from the stirrup during a fall thanks to a flexible branch, with jump jockeys as the main target.
Also, to design a stirrup with excellent ergonomics including, amongst other things, a shock-absorbing sole.

Constraints:
To avoid any distortion to the single-branch stirrup by integrating a stainless-steel structure, thus enabling a lifetime guarantee.

Materials:
Polymer (plastic injection) on a metal structure. Flexible branch made of shape memory elastomer.

Strengths:
– Safety in case of a fall
– General ergonomics
– Sturdiness of the product

Client:
Compositi is an innovative Belgian equestrian accessory brand, which meets the needs of horse and rider throughout their lifetime. This product was created in collaboration with Cides.

Assignment: To design and produce a rocking chair for the design publishing brand Liparus.

Objectives: To achieve the best balance between structural strength and a light / transparent appearance, alongside an effortless rocking motion achieved with as little movement as possible.

Constraints: To ensure that a child cannot overturn the chair and therefore to work with quite a low centre of gravity.

Materials: Epoxy resin over a metal structure

Strengths: – Simple and ergonomic – Sleek shape – Safety

Client: Liparus is both a Belgian design publishing workshop and a creative studio with a poetic and authentic approach. The workshop produces quality pieces overcoming technical challenges, while upholding simple and fundamental values.

Assignment:
To study and design a radionuclide generator (nuclear medicine) to diagnose cancer patients.

Objectives:
A simple and innovative design that delivers improved ergonomics for users, minimises the risk of error and contamination, and reduces the production time for these sensitive products.

Constraints:
Shock resistance (various drop tests), study of the interior parts (weight distribution), installation in sterile environments etc.

Materials:
Injection plastique, tôleries inox, …

Strengths:
– Simplicité et ergonomie.
– Forme simple.
– Eléments composant la coque en matière plastique offrant une grand solidité.

Client:
IRE : The Institute for Radioelements (IRE) is a world-renowned company focused on the development and marketing of innovative products and services for the health of people and the environment.

Assignment:
To design a universal clip called COLEO that offers optimal protection of the saddle around the cantle, and therefore increases its lifespan.

Objectives:
To create a simple protective device for the riding saddle cantle.

Constraints:
To fit any type of saddle due to its ergonomic design and the flexibility of the materials used.
Equipped with an inner elastomer layer for better grip and leather protection.

Materials:
Plastic injection moulding

Strengths:
– Simplicity and ergonomic fit
– Simple shape
– Dual use: resting (transport, storage) and working

Client:
Compositi is a company that is active in the design, production and marketing of horse-riding accessories, all while maintaining a consistent approach – innovation and design dedicated to the rider and their horse.

 

Assignment:
To study and manufacture a case to hold a printed circuit board for use in a medical setting.

Objectives:
Transparency and medical hygiene

Constraints:
– Use of materials that are impenetrable to magnetic fields and are 100% waterproof

– Small batch production (300 pieces/year)

Materials:
Vacuum-cast epoxy resin

Strengths:
– LEDs (light-emitting diodes) embedded within the product
– Impermeability (dust and liquid)
– Sturdiness

Client:
Mexys (Belgium) specialises in the design and production of products related to medical informatics..

Assignment:
Creative research into fun doormats for the UTOPIA range.

Objectives:
To develop fun doormats to fit within the Utopia range. The Twin has a fun, minimalistic design. To study the anti-slip base made of recycled rubber.

Constraints:
To study alternative heights (PE grass and rubber base) to guarantee maximum efficiency (cleaning the sole of the shoe).

Materials:
PE (polyethylene) and rubber (recycled tyres)

Strengths:
– Non-slip due to the rubber base
– Fun
– Reduced size
– Inclusion of the AstroTurf logo
– Choice of colours (Apple Green etc.)

Client:
Solutia AstroTurf (USA – Belgium) produces, among other things, practical doormats for a wide variety of uses.

Assignment:
Body design for alligator shears

Objectives:
Safety and ergonomics

Constraints:
Heavy, dangerous machine, strict safety standards

Materials:
Composites

Strengths:
– Emergency stop in case of impact or unusual movement
– Reduced vibration
– Very light cover
– Visibility of the work being carried out
– Ergonomic control panel
– Reduced production cost

Client:
Lefort (Belgium), the world’s leading manufacturer of mobile shears

Assignment:
To design and produce cinema-style seats for the “Our Dynamic Earth” centre in Scotland.

Priority:
Ergonomics, built-in speakers and voting buttons, backrest tilt for ceiling projection.

Constraints:
Optimisation of floor area, and seat and backrest angle, seats mounted on several mobile platforms.

Materials:
Steel structure, PU foam, vinyl upholstery etc.

Strengths:
– Aesthetic and original
– Sturdy product
– …

Client:
Alterface (Belgium), a company specializing in interactive, innovative and natural multimedia systems that are fun and educational for museums, science-based attractions and theme parks.

Assignment:
To design an innovative and unusual overall shape for a ballpoint pen with a general shape that relates directly to the ergonomics of the product.

Objectives:
To create a pen with a simple, refined shape, a shape based on a twist for the index finger.

Constraints:
Ergonomic for right- and left-handed people

Materials:
Polished steel

Strengths:
– Ergonomic for all users
– Simple shape
– Different finishes (gloss/matt)

Client:
Plastoria (Belgium) is a world leader in the market for high-end designer business gifts. PLASTORIA has a world-exclusive portfolio of five internationally renowned brands.

Assignment:
To create a visual identity to be applied to the Areva group industrial spaces and machines for the Jeumont site in France.

Objectives:
To homogenise the visual aspect of the different zones in order to make them more consistent with the Areva group (‘family feel‘) through the use of colour, shape, flow, ergonomics and signage.

Constraints:
Adaptable visual identity for use on buildings and machines, compliance with safety standards, compliance with the existing corporate identity, improvement of general ergonomics (e.g., flow) and existing machines (e.g., lapping machines).

Strengths:
– Strong, recognizable identity
– Adaptable industrial appearance
– Explanatory signage for visitors
– Improved general ergonomics (building spaces/flow and machinery)
– …

Client:
AREVA, a French industrial group specialising in the nuclear sector, new technologies and electrical connectors.