User Interface

I’m a translater between humans & machines

I’ve collaborated on TFT UI projects alongside the internal UI team, overseeing the integration of industrial design with the digital world. This involved managing workflows, exploring various user interaction possibilities, and incorporating user test results into the iterative design process.

Non- Digital User Interfaces

Haptic buttons may seem ‘old school’ on a machine, but they remain one of the simplest and most effective user interfaces. They offer clear, straightforward controls that make operating the machine intuitive, as they are familiar and widely understood. This ensures that most users can operate the device effectively without requiring extensive instructions.

I firmly believe that a key aspect of user experience is considering not just my own preferences, but also how the majority of users prefer to interact with the machine.

Digital User Interfaces

As an industrial designer, crafting user interfaces is about making experiences intuitive and seamless. Simplicity is key, with clean layouts and clear cues that guide the user effortlessly. The goal is to create an interface that enhances the product and feels natural to use.

TFT

Designing digital screens needs attention to touch interactions (which are modern yet come with certain drawbacks), resolution, and a clear understanding of workflows (what happens when you click ‘here’).

I believe it’s crucial to make UI elements intuitive and easy to interact with, not just for the end user, but also for the team working on the project.

Workflows

I love to maintain an overview of the entire project and ensure a very clear workflow. I think it’s paramount to stick to certain principles when considering “what happens when you click here.”

User friendly, simple, easy intuitive, not overloaded

Lets zoom out and stop beeing experts. Lets be the user and operate the appliance from the eyes of the customer/ end consumer

Oven Knobs & Handle

Project for Thermador Ovens (US Market)

A quick two-week exploration. I’ve included it here because I liked the pace of the project and how quickly we arrived at our first prototypes through testing with people in the office as reference.

Classic design thinking approach:

  • Empathize: researched our users’ needs. With existingcustomer feedback on todays appliances.
  • Define: stated our users’ needs and problems: 1.size matters 2. haptics matter
  • Ideate: challenged assumptions and created ideas: see drafts below
  • Prototype: created solutions with simple modelmaking (given the timeframe of + – 2 weeks )
  • Test: trieed our solutions with people from the office.

Haptics

The main focus was to combine the user’s need for knob precision, weight, and pleasant haptics. The rifling helped shape the main impression while also providing functionality and superb haptic feedback.

Final KNOB & Bar Handle

Explorations Handle:

Height Adjustable LED Lamp for Nimbus

This lamp focuses on simplicity and functionality. Adjusting the height is as easy as lifting the front, with no screws or tools required. It holds itself up through its own weight, inside a metal core to guarantee stiffness and to bring the light as far onto the workspace as possible. The long lamp would need to compensate for leverage with a big and heavy base. Therefore, to save on materials and costs, I decided to opt for a ceiling clamp pole.

Beverage cooler

whats cooler than beeing cool?

A beverage cooler Project for the Brand Thermador

I Worked on this Bavarage cooler as part of my stay in the California Design Office in 2019

Top shelf: Wine presenter

bottom: flexibility

Designed in 2019 in California together with the local team

Dishwashers

Since 2015 I´m mainly working on Dishwasher Innovations for the Brand Bosch.

Here are some of the projects from the past years:

I never imagined a dishwasher could be so interesting.

Everyone styling the next Audis and Porsches, but I fell in love with Dishwashers

handling complexity.

There is a Dishwasher.

multiplied by the 3 buildtypes: fullyintegrated, integrated, solo. multiplied by 4 Value classes, multiplied by the special assortments, multiplied by the colour variations and finally the country specific printing.

Tabletop for China

A tabletop dishwasher is a compact appliance designed for small kitchens or limited spaces, offering convenience and efficiency in dishwashing. Unlike traditional dishwashers, it sits atop a countertop, saving valuable floor space. In the Chinese market, compactness, energy efficiency, and ease of use are key requirements, aligning with the growing trend towards smaller living spaces and eco-conscious consumption.

IF Award Link

Aquarelle

while im on vaccation i like to take out my aquarelle utensils and take the time to capture the scene around me. Its similar to taking a picture but the scene is memorized in my brain much more intensivly since i have to look at my scene for half an hour or an hour.