Dipl.-Ing. Michael Zinn

Product development for the purpose of humanitarian aid, especially furniture based on corrugated cardboard.

Concept and product development with associated market and user research. As our aproach to make caravanning more sustainable, we developed a modular interior system for motor homes.

The AidBoards Table is a mobile operating table for disaster relief based on corrugated cardboard, which is reduced to the essential functions, can be produced in a time and cost efficient manner, and is quickly ready for use thanks to a simple plug-in mechanism.

Grafik-, Produkt-, und Industriedesign als Freelancer im studentischen Designbüro

I've been working for batimet on several graphic and layout design jobs as well as CAD models and CAD drawings for their manufacturers.

During my internship at CLAAS Industrial Design I was working on a research project concerning user experience on agricultural machinery. Therefore I analysed several CLAAS vehicles and interviewed users to gain knowledge about their needs. According to those information I showed possibilities to improve the overall design in order to improve the UX.

During my semester abroad I chose to improve my business knowledge by taking classes in Marketing, Management and Business Economics as well as learning the Hungarian language.

In order to graduate as an industrial designer, we start with basic mechanical engineering for the first 4 semesters. After that we gain all the necessary design knowledge and work short- and long term projects together with tech companies as well as studying further engineering subjects.