Maarten van den Berg
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About
I love product design because I enjoy
creating beautiful and useful products as well as improving the world. Especially circular economy allows me to radically rethink every product and see opportunities to face the challenges of tomorrow such as growing waste streams and increasing resource scarcity.
I’ve worked on a diverse range of projects from the fuzzy front-end to embodiment, from very abstract to very hands-on. I love creating things in all ways of doing so, be it sketching, CAD, rendering, prototyping, photography, videos or webdesign. I can appreciate good designed products, from the shape to how it's made on the inside and how it answers the business and users needs.
I’ve worked on a diverse range of projects from the fuzzy front-end to embodiment, from very abstract to very hands-on. I love creating things in all ways of doing so, be it sketching, CAD, rendering, prototyping, photography, videos or webdesign. I can appreciate good designed products, from the shape to how it's made on the inside and how it answers the business and users needs.
Experience
Philips Lighting
11/2013 - 7/2014
Master’s graduation project
At Philips I developed design guidelines and tools for a circular economy. As a case study I applied those to in a luminaire for the Philips Lighting B2B portfolio. I focused on the inner two circles of the Circular Economy framework where the highest value is retained. In this project I got a thorough understanding of the circular economy framework and the opportunities and limitations for businesses.VanBerlo
03/2013 - 07/2013
Internship
VanBerlo is one of Europe’s leading agencies in the area of strategy, design and implementation. I did a wide range of activities, mainly consisting of CAD work, prototyping (3d printing, foam modeling, woodworking), photography and sketching. I learned how to make full size representative foam models based on CAD models which resulted in two 1:1 foam models used for client meetings.Maars Partitioning Systems B.V.
09/2012 - 02/2013
Joint Master Project
Maars is the world market leader in partitioning walls. For the Joint Master Project with a team of six people we developed an innovative partitioning solution for flex working offices. In this project I did several interviews with architects to understand the market and worked on concept development, visualisation, embodiment and prototyping.ESA
03/2012 - 06/2013
Advanced Embodiment Design
The European Space Agency is working on an exoskeleton robotic arm with haptic feedback. To bring this product a step closer to a final product, with a team of six people, we were in charge of designing a cover for the X-Arm II. In the concept phase we identified the main challenges and developed three concepts for the casing. In the next phase I was responsible for the embodiment of the casing surrounding the forearm and for exploring and testing 3d print possibilities.ABB
09/2011 - 02/2012
Advanced Concept Design
ABB offers a total solution of fast chargers for electric vehicles. For exploring the main target of lease drivers I developed a new service/product concept for highway and en-route chargers. The concept puts the focus on the user by improving the user experience by easier discoverability, improved feedback by sound and light, a roof for a dry spot and lighting in the dark and a personalised interface. I made a 1:1 model from cardboard to test visibility on the street and experience of standing next to it.Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering. Delft University of Technology
Several activities
Faculty student council
09/2011 - 08/2012
Studievereniging i.d
09/2010 - 06/2011
Studievereniging i.d
09/2009 - 06/2010
Owee Delft
2011 & 2012
Owee Courant photographer
The Owee is the introduction week for all new students of the Delft University of Technology. For the Owee courant, the daily published newspaper for all students, I photographed all events on several locations during the day and night. During the night I selected and edited photos to finish a new edition with the team of 5 other students to meet the deadline of the publisher.Albert Heijn
2006 - 2015
Vakkenvuller & caissière
Education
Delft University of Technology
09/2011 - 07/2014
Master of Science (MSc) , Integrated Product Design
Sustainability electives:Strategic & Sustainable Design
Sustainable Design Strategies for Product Development
Product Service Systems
Energy society and sustainability
Delft University of Technology
2007 - 2011
Bachelor of Science (BSc) , Industrial Design Engineering
Atheneum College Hageveld
2001 - 2007
Atheneum (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Dutch, English)
Speaking & writing
Talk at Dutch Design Week. Designing for a circular world, organised by Circle Economy. 2014
Guestblog for Circle Economy, 2014
Talk at Dutch Design Week. Paper on circular product design for PLATE conference, July 2015
Guestblog for Circle Economy, 2014
Talk at Dutch Design Week. Paper on circular product design for PLATE conference, July 2015
Skills
- Product Development: concept design, CAD (surface modeling), prototyping
- Circular Economy & Sustainability
- Visualization
- Photography
Software
Adobe Creative SuiteSolidworks
Blender
Keyshot
Corel Painter
Ultimaker
