This document summarizes a master's thesis that provides a step-by-step guide for incorporating environmental aspects into the furniture design process. The guide outlines 7 steps for a sustainable design strategy: 1) Understanding the product's use context, 2) Overviewing environmental impacts, 3) Creating an environmental profile, 4) Mapping stakeholders, 5) Selecting materials and processes, 6) Developing an environmental concept, and 7) Establishing an environmental strategy. The thesis aims to help designers implement sustainability practices from the early design stages through a clear process. It also presents a pilot project applying the proposed systematic approach.

1. Any waste of
effort isn’t
part of my
design!

2. Handtlers
2013
Hand hygiene in health care, re-
search, conceptual design, pro-
totyping. Project made in coop-
eration with
North Estonia Medical Centre.

3. Why Hand Hygiene?

4. Concepts
Ball Concept
Designed around the action:
Natural hand position
Right distance
Functional necessity
Device would consist of
Spray nozzle and pump
Mesh
Pump and trigger
Reservoir
Concepts
Toaster Concept
A black box solution
Input dirty hands
Output clean hands
Device would consist of
Hand compartment
Spray nozzles and tubing
Reservoir
Sensor/trigger
Handtlers
A New Approach to Hand Hygiene
Utilizing people’s natural
hand positions and
movements, the Handtlers
device seeks to find a
unique, easy and relaxed
way to effectively disinfect
germ-ridden hands.

5. Parts and
Assembly
Prototyping

6. Paseo
2012
Conceptual design of Personal
Training Equipment.
Reallifeandrealuserproblems,
finding possibilities for sustain-
able business ideas.

7. Paseo is a home training equip-
ment that mimics stepping in a
natural way.
Paseo is part of a new business
model that also engages people
who are not willing to exercise in
gym by renting different equip-
ment and guiding training via ser-
vice system.
Paseo

8. ZP Physiology
Why run barefoot?
- use leg muscels more efficiently
- don’t limit proprioception sense
(gives information about body position and movement)
- traines also foot valve muscels witch are can weaken
when using heal supporting footware
Needed movement
- put foot down front/middle part first
- unstable foot placement for training proprioception
sense and balance
Muscles intended to train
- m. peroneus longus
- m. tibialis posterior
- m. triceps surae
Barefoot vs shoes
Before contact the
foot is in a more
natural, relaxed
position
The runner lands on
the forefoot and
adjusts the impact
instincively because of
increased sensitivity to
the surface
Before the contact
the foot is pointed
upward
Cushioned shoe
encourage the
runner to land heel-
firsts
Force distribution

10. Klips
2013
In cooperation with Radius
Fixings OÜ developing
Tension rod system.

11. KLIPS is a smart and
easy tool to use for room
deviders.
It can be widely used for
outdoor and indoor fix-
ing.
The deceive is suitable
for different types of
material as: heavy tex-
tile, panels, glass.
Klips

12. Office plan

13. Application:
interior decorating
office/room dividers
indoor and outdoor applications

14. Master Thesis
2014
Environmental aspects in the
furniture design process.
Step- by- step Guide.

15. Environmental aspects in the furniture design process.
Step- by- step Guide
Master Thesis by Iuliia Vorobiova
Supervisor: Ruth-Helene Melioranski
Co-supervisor: Miriam Kozemjakin da Silva
The idea to create this guide came from a need to have a clear understanding of what
sustainability is and how it is possible to apply this practice in design, involving sus-
tainable design strategy at the early stages of a product’s development process.
Contacts:
Iuliia Vorobiova
iuliia.vorobiova@gmail.com
+372 58015100
Part 1
What is sustainable design
strategy?
“Prevention is better than
cure!”
Abstract
Part 3
Theory in practice
Pilot Project
Part 2
Step by step systematic
approach.
Concrete
Solution
Less material
Less transport
Less energy
Reusability
Durability
Less toxic
Step 1: Use in a context
Step 3: Environmental
profile
Step 4: Stakeholder network
Step 5: Materials & Processes
selection
Step 6: Environmental
concept
Step 7: Environmental
strategy
Step 2: An overview of the
environmental impacts
Waste prevention at the
conceptual stage