The document describes several of Jan Van Loo's industrial design projects from 2006. The Shopping Bag project aimed to design a bag that helps students shop easily. The Lamp I project used the heat from a lamp to power a rotating sculpture, creating moving shadow patterns while also ventilating air. The document provides overviews of several other projects and outlines Jan Van Loo's education and skills in industrial design.

1. PORTFOLIO
Material
Industry
Method
User
Look
Technology Prototype
Creativity
JAN VAN LOO

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS ,
Preface
Myself
Shopping bag
Lamp I
Praline
PU-foam
Pro-carton
Stairstick
Barrier
Lamp II
Betafence
Glassiled
Insect-robot
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3. PREFACE , The skills of an Industrial Designer...
... are the perfect mixture between the polyvalent engineering skills and the specific design skills.
With these skills they design the products of the future. Each project trained some of these skills.
The design methodology is the central part of the design-skills. Designers use many methods to
METHOD develop a product from an idea.
Industrial Designers are trained to use different creativity techniques to find new product- and
CREATIVE process-ideas.
An Industrial Designer is still an engineer. The knowledge of technology is essential to develop
TECHNOLOGY producible.
The choice and use of materials and production techniques is not only a matter of physical
MATERIAL characteristics but also the emotional and sensitive aspects can make a difference.
Prototyping is an essential part of the design process. With prototypes it is possible to
PROTOTYPE communicate and validate product-ideas in a more realistic context.
The relation between user and product, the context of use, is part of the necessary information to
USER make a user-centered-design.
The skill to define the correct look of a product makes the Industrial Designer an unique engineer
LOOK using sketches, renders andCADtools.
To compete with the market, the Industrial Designer has to know and use the the most recent
INDUSTRY production processes, materials, etc.
These skills were extensively trained during a four-year study at the University of West-
Method Creativity Technology Material
Flanders (Belgium).
Prototype User Look Industry
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4. MYSELF , , 1988
NAME:
Education
Van Loo 2000-2006: IndustrialScience, EDUGO campusGlorieux [TSO]
2006-2010: Master Industrial Design,University of West-Flanders
FIRST NAME:
Jan
Experiences
Student onWork Placement atAGC Flatglass Europe (Glaverbel)
SEX:
Male
Hobbies:
PLACE OF BIRTH:
Music: Tenor saxophone
Waregem BeingActive:Scouts, Hiking, Kano, ...
Designing: Prototyping and Ecologic design
DATE OF BIRTH:
22 April 1988 Software:
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint | Mathematica | SolidWorks |
NATIONALITY: Autodesk Inventor, Alias, Autocad (mechanical) | PTC
Belgian Pro/Engineer, Pro/mechanica |CorelCorelDraw, PhotoPaint.
ADDRESS:
Drieselstraat 31
9041 Ghent
Skills:
The level of the developed skills are visualised below with bars.
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5. SHOPPING BAG , 2006
Design a product that helps
students while shopping.
First of all the user puts the
goods in the bag while walking
in the shop
Then the servant easily lays
down the bag at one side,
opens the zippers and scans
the goods while moving it
from the one to the other side.
After scanning just close the
zippers again to use it again as
a bag.
Afterwards, while moving or
(un)loading the bag, it is easy
to hang the bag wherever you
want.
Method Creativity Technology Material Prototype User Look Industry JAN VAN LOO
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6. LAMP I , 2006
This lampshade uses the heat
emitted from the lamp to
make the sculpture rotating.
This creates a beautiful
moving shadow pattern on
the front pannel and on the
wall behind.
The rotor also causes a good
air ventilation without the use
of an exra power supply. This
allows the designer to choose
for less and light materials.
This prototype is made from
carton.
Method Creativity Technology Material
, Prototype User Look Industry JAN VAN LOO

7. FUNCTIONAL PRALINE 2006
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The assignment was to design
a chocolate product spending
a lot of attention to the
functionality and look.
The concept we created was
to have a easu to use, cold,
luxury chocolate fondue.This
product is ideal for special
events and walking dinners.
We produced a hollow bar
that can be easily filled with
different tastes of fruit
pudding.
Method Creativity Technology Material Prototype User Look Industry
, MANU VOLLENS
JAN VAN LOO

8. PU-FOAM , 2007
Searching a new market,
generating new ideas and
designing applications to use
the waste produced during the
production of PU-foam. This
assignment was in col-
laboration with Recticel.
The concept uses the waste as
a filling for curtains. These
curtains can better isolate
windows at night.
It should encourage people to
install a full extra insulation
package.
'This project was elected by
Recticel as one of the top three
projects.
Method Creativity Technology Material Prototype User Look Industry SVEA THIENPONDT
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JAN VAN LOO

9. PRO-CARTON , 2007
This product is the result of a
contest of the company
PRO-Carton. The assignment
was to make a cardboard
package for food.
Within this context a package
for wine was designed. It can
be fold open to raise the wine
bag. In this position it is easy
to hold your glass under the
tap.
The wine package can easily
be produced of 1 piece of
carton and some standard
folding processes.
The result was nominated for
the price in alcoholic drinks.
Method Creativity Technology Material Prototype User Look Industry
, JAN VAN LOO

10. STAIRSTICK , 2008
The StairStick was develloped
as a redesign of a stairlift.
D u r i n g a s m a l l m a r ke t
research normal stairlifts
seemed to be expensive and
unpractical because they only
focus on one stair.
The StairStick helps older
people to climb every stair. It’s
basicly a walking stick but
there is a difference when
climbing a stair.Then a part of
the grip slides down. This part
is half a step high. Now the
user only has to raise his leg
half a step.
This small step can help a
majority of elderly people,
who struggle with stairs.
Method Creativity Technology Material
, Prototype User Look Industry JAN VAN LOO

11. SMART
, 2008
During a design theme week
about cars we designed this
new trunk concept for Smart.
We deleted the trunk lid. This
saves a lot of materials,
production processes and
costs of small cars like the
Smart. Making it an even more
ecologic car.
Method Creativity
, Technology Material Prototype User Look Industry JAN VAN LOO

12. BARRIER , 2008
For this project the goal was to
design a non-electric powered
low cost barrier for cars
Here it was very important to
make a design allowing an
easy and cheap assembly.
Using as much as possible
standard available parts.
The system works with little
plates who can’t turn down
without using the handle
(=paying).
Method Creativity Technology Material Prototype User Look Industry MANU VOLLENS
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JAN VAN LOO

13. LAMP II , 2008
This ecological lamp is a
variation on a normal manual
wind-up lamp..
Because most of the time
when people use a flashlight
at home (cellar, attic, ...) they
need there hands.
With design of LAMP II it
becomes easy to put it down
wherever you want. The light
can shine in all possible
directions thanks to the
special shaped feet.
Method Creativity Technology Material
, Prototype User Look Industry JAN VAN LOO

14. BETAFENCE , 2008
The project was in
cooperation with Betafence.
They make metal fences and
wanted to introduce a new
consumer product, using
these fences.
Therefore we started
designing a new material
using the strengths of the
fences. We invented a light
weight soft structure with
foam.The fence was used as a
die to create a structured
foam. The metal wires inside
made it possible to shape it in
many ways.
With this material we
developed a changeable 3D
carpet for children.
Method Creativity Technology Material
, Prototype User Look Industry JAN LEYSSENS
JAN VAN LOO

15. GLASSILED , 2008
Glassiled is a company that
has the knowledge to produce
led’s integrated in glass.
They asked us to develop
new products using this
technology.
The final product uses the
principle of total internal
reflection inside the glass.
This light, captured inside the
glass, reflects on the text
written with a fibreglass
composite so the text itself
starts to light.
Method Creativity Technology Material
, Prototype User Look Industry JAN VAN LOO

16. INSECT-ROBOT , 2008
Designing and drawing a robot
inspired by an insect. The
robot was drawn on A0 paper
by hand using materials as
pencils, markers and chalk.
Method Creativity Technology Material Prototype User Look Industry JAN VAN LOO
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17. EMOTIONAL DESIGN , 200ç
Emodesign is an under-
estimated factor in the
industrial design sector.
Customers don’t buy the most
technical high-end products.
They decide their purchase
largely by emotions.
To understand the aspects of
emodesign we wrote a manual
with a lot of examples and
scientific information about
emotions, sences, perception,
...
It is a basic guide for product
and interface designers.
Method Creativity Technology Material Prototype User Look Industry THOMAS DHAENENS
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ISABELLE WATERPLAS
JAN VAN LOO

18. NEWDOOR , 200ç
For the James Dyson Award
we designed a new concept
to open and close a door.
People often have problems
while handling doors. The
most ergonomic movement
is to push a door. This counts
for opening the door but also
for closing. So we designed a
door that could easily be
opened and closed by
pushing. Another advantage
of the newdoor is that it takes
less space when opened.
We made a 1:1 prototype and
tested it in real life. For a
small movie about the
functioning, check youtube.
(search for “Newdoor User
Interaction“)
Method Creativity Technology Material Prototype User Look Industry
, THOMAS DHAENENS
MANU VOLLENS
SANDER DUMONT
JAN VAN LOO

19. MATERION , 200ç
At Howest they have a special
location to store, test and
compare materials.
The goal was to set the
foundations to make it an
interactive classroom. The
entire group of about 30
students worked as one team.
Dries and I were responsible
for the interior arrangement
and flow. Among others we
designed a table that can be
used in many compositions
alone or in group.
Method Creativity Technology Material
, Prototype User Look Industry DRIES COUTIGNY
JAN VAN LOO

20. TELEVIC , 200ç
< PART1
The first part was an intensive
program with an inter-
disciplinary team of students
from all over Europe.The goal
was to make a modular
conference unit, integrating
the newest technologies.
PART2 >
Jan De Paepe and I had to
further develop the design of
this project. The most
important deliverable was a
morphologic overview of
alternatives for the specific
functions of a conference
system. With this overview it
became possible to choose
thousands of combinations.
Accounting the latest trends,
5 concepts were developed.
Method Creativity Technology Material Prototype User
, Look Industry DRIES ROLLEZ
LAURI HARJU
SOREYA MOKHTARI
JAN DE PAEPE
JAN VAN LOO

21. PETELLA , 200ç
This project was all about
design for sustainability. Our
team was very motivated to
design a system to provide
cheap (free) drinkable water
that can make the difference
for a lot of people living in
slums inTegucigalpa.
The most challenging factor is
the complexity of the
environment taking into
account gangs, habbits,
religion, weather, ...
The system basically tries to
filter rainwater using sunlight.
It is a cheap product which can
be locally produced and
installed.
Method Creativity Technology Material
, Prototype User Look Industry MANU VOLLENS
LP VANCRAEYNEST
JAN VAN LOO

22. THERMOSTAT , 200ç
The assignment was to design
a thermostat. We had to make
a first draft of the electic
diagram, think about the
interfaces and feedback.
But the main accent was to
choose and integrate the right
electrical components.
We unified the thermostat
with an electric powered
h e a t e r. T h i s i s a g r e a t
advantage for heating small
rooms, such as bathrooms. A
well regulated and regulatable
heating system is more
comfortable for the users and
for the environment. We
choose all the electric parts for
a minimal energy con-
sumption.
Method Creativity Technology Material Prototype User Look Industry JAN LEYSSENS
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JAN VAN LOO