Dr. ir. P.M.A. Desmet (Pieter)

Associate Professor Design Aesthetics
Industrial Design

Biography

I am Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial Design Engineering, in the Section Design Aesthetics chaired by prof. Hekkert. My background is in industrial design, and in 2002 I published my PhD thesis titled ‘designing emotions.’ Since then, I’ve continued my study of emotions in the human-product relationship. My main interest in understanding why and how consumer products evoke emotion, and in the development of tools and methods that facilitate emotion-driven design. I am general IDE PhD representative, and board member of the International Design & Emotion Society.

Education

• 2002: Doctoral degree, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, TU Delft.
• 1996: Master of Science degree, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, TU Delft.

Experience

• Sep 2008 - present: Associate Professor, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, TU Delft.
• Jul - Aug 2007: Guest Assistant Professor, Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.
• Jan 2005 – Jul 2007: Guest researcher and research advisor, Air France – KLM.
• Feb - Jun 2007: Guest Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University of Technology.
• Feb - Jun 2004: Guest researcher and research advisor, Procter & Gamble Research.
• Jul ‘02 - Aug ‘08: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, TU Delft.

Specialisation / field of research

Conceptual design; design for emotion; measuring emotion

Lectures and/or coaches students on:

• ID4250 Project Exploring Interactions; Coordinator and tutor
• IO2030 Strategic Product Innovation; expert coach
• IO2010 PO3 Fuzzy Front End; expert coach
• IO1040 Design and Experience; lecturer
• ID4210 Product Understanding, Usage, and Experience; lecturer
• ID5481 Multisensory Design; tutor
• Chair & supervisor MSc graduation projects
• Supervisor PhD projects
• PhD course coordinator

Publications

Click here for an overview of my publications.