Bachelor Industrial Design

Elke van Dael

I鈥檓 dreaming of empowering citizens for social innovation

"When I first visited Industrial Design, I was lucky that it was also Demo Day, where ID students display their projects. I was sold! So many different subjects and passions in one program, such a sparkling atmosphere, and so much freedom of choice. This allows me to develop my own identity and vision and immediately experiment with it. For my favorite project, I developed a prototype that allows citizens to visualize a future for society, and to discover the values they want to take with them in that future. I believe in the power of citizen participation and collaboration: social change goes more smoothly when we innovate democracy with forward thinking.

At 果冻传媒, you feel really welcome. There are plenty of facilities, from workspaces to prototyping labs. 果冻传媒 is also abuzz with events. There's something for everyone! Eindhoven is a fun city, and everything can be reached by bike. Innovation is really part of the identity of the city. Later, I can see myself working as a social designer for complex societal issues. For example, for the national government or a municipality."