Student project

Below the Surface

Designer
Lucía Valverde Canales
Education
Master
Subject area
Industrial Design
Focus area
Design for Planet
Year
2026
Collaboration partners
Vejle Kommune
Background
Industrial Design as a Communication Tool

Below the Surface

This project explores the role of industrial design as a nonverbal communication tool with the goal of engaging citizens in environmental issues. The research process combines desk research, fieldwork, participatory design activities, expert interviews, and comparative case studies across different countries. The end result is an installation divided into three different stations along Tirsbæk Strand. The purpose of this installation is to show the environmental state of Vejle Fjord through the senses instead of through written language.