IDE Research Labs

Applied Labs

The Applied Labs bring research at Industrial Design Engineering one step further by evaluating in a more realistic setting.

Foundational Labs

The Foundational Labs contain all our facilities for the testing of materials, parts and products.

Model Making and Machine Lab (PMB)

The PMB is intended for manufacturing work pieces and models.

Physical and Ergonomics Lab

The physical factors of human-product-interactions in an usage dependent environment.

Product Evaluatie Laboratorium (PEL)

PEL offers services and facilities for carrying out consumer research.

Knowledge and Intelligence Design

KInD focuses on the relationship between science and practice of design, and digital technology that fuels intelligent products, services, and systems.

Aviation

Looking into the contribution of each of the participants in the chain to design the best possible journey.

Center of Design for Agile Manufacturing

Offering access to cutting edge technology in digitalization, digital manufacturing, human machine collaboration and design automation.

Connected Everyday Lab

Research on how to facilitate thoughtful design in a complex world where people, objects and technology are increasingly connected.

DINED

A free available set of anthropometric data in a format that is optimized for use in product design.

eHealth Lab

Our knowledge and skills on human-centered design are important in ehealth. We aim to understand and design how ehealth can be useful and relevant for all stakeholders.

Emerging Materials Lab

Materials research constantly evolves to offer novel, superior materials as better alternatives to convention.

Expertise Centre E-ticketing in Public Transport (X-CEPT)

Researchers and graduation students envision design solutions to increase usability of electronic ticketing for public transport.

HCD-StudioLab

HCD-StudioLab is a design research community. Our work is experience-centered and design-driven.

Perceptual Intelligence Lab

The study of human perception and the ecological properties of the physical world.

Delft Design Labs (DDL) are an initiative of the TU Delft Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering (IDE). DDL provide platforms for the integration of science, design, and innovation. With cross-disciplinary research and design explorations, Labs create state-of-the-art thematic knowledge with particular relevance to society. They function as creative hotspots that support and promote collaborations between researchers, students, and societal partners.

Theme-Based Knowledge Development

Delft Design Labs support a theme-based integration of knowledge development and design innovation. Themes include cardiology care, the circular economy, food and eating behaviour, play, and many more. Each Lab operates as a flexible consortium consisting of researchers, students, PhD candidates, and a wide variety of societal partners that share an interest in its thematic knowledge domain. Each Delft Design Lab is managed by a Lab Leader, who is a principle investigator at the TU Delft. The Lab’s missions and research agendas are formulated in collaboration with Lab partners.