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Marlou Monincx
Industrial Designer
Desiging for
healthcare can
make a difference.
Projects
Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)
2019 - 2022
Master projects
Bachelor projects
Product Design, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA)
2013 - 2018
About me
I am Marlou Monincx a 30-year-old Industrial Designer. I gratuaded in 2022 at the Eindhoven University of Technology with a master in Industrial Design and graduated in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in Product Design at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.
Both as a person and designer I would describe myself as a creative and helping person. I am eager to learn, hardworking, and have a critical eye during the design process. I am interested in medical design and like to work out all elements in detail to create a meaningful solution.
2013 - 2018
During my Product Design bachelor, I often missed a real purpose and wanted to go in a direction beyond traditional product design. I developed a particular interest in healthcare-based problems. Therefore I challenged myself with a minor Healthcare Technology at the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences and a graduation internship at Philips Healthcare. These experiences affected me as a designer and gave me the excitement to study further in the area of medical design. Especially to increase my confidence and competence to eventually work as a medical designer.
2019 - 2022
I started the Industrial Design master to expand my knowledge in medical design, especially in the areas user & society and technology and realization. During the master I choose the electives that were related to medical design where possible. Especially the 5 electives of the track Medisgn at the Delft University of Technology and the master project about the artifical womb have contributed to increase my knowledge in medical design.
Papers
Hoveling, T., Nijdam, A. S., Monincx, M., Faludi, J., & Bakker, C. (2024). Circular economy for medical devices: Barriers, opportunities and best practices from a design perspective. Resources Conservation and Recycling, 208, 107719. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107719
Van Haren, J. S., Delbressine, F. L. M., Monincx, M., Hoveling, T., Meijer, N., Bangaru, C., Sterk, J., Van Der Woude, D. A. A., Oei, S. G., & Van Der Hout-Van Der Jagt, M. B. (2024). From intra- to extra-uterine: early phase design of a transfer to extra-uterine life support through medical simulation. Frontiers in Medical Technology, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmedt.2024.1371447
Van Haren, J. S., Van Der Hout-Van Der Jagt, M. B., Meijer, N., Monincx, M., Delbressine, F. L. M., Griffith, X. L. G., & Oei, S. G. (2023). Simulation-based development: shaping clinical procedures for extra-uterine life support technology. Advances in Simulation, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41077-023-00267-y
Patents
Vision & Identity
PERSONAL IDENTITY
As a medical designer, I am always curious to solve a problem with an innovative, functional, and meaningful solution that improves the current situation. To divine the problem I look for clumsiness, wishes, and inefficiencies. I am interested in user experience design since it incorporates factors such as usability, experience, needs, values, empathy, environment, and behavior. During the design process, I follow a user-centered approach and challenge myself to have a deep understanding of user needs and each step of the workflow. I keep involving the user and continuously reflect on their needs since I believe that medical products can hardly be made without understanding the user, their situation, and workflow.
I have an open mindset and like to design by doing. I use my sketching, visualization, and prototyping skills to analyze the different angles of the problem without thinking of
limitations at the first ideation. During iterations, I like to quickly develop low-fidelity prototypes to translate the idea into a tangible product to check the functionality, get a better feeling, and insight of the design. These physical prototypes provide new inspiration to define product requirements and refine the design to create a meaningful and tangible solution.
“My goal is to create a functional and innovative product with a purpose that fulfills the user needs and make a positive change in the current situation and experience of the user.”
VISION
design for the medical field
I think a designer has the capability to change a situation and can create a life improvement. I prefer to focus on a specific procedure that requires an innovative medical device or tool that involves some kind of technology and will be used by a healthcare professional.
I believe that meaningful design can positively affect how people live their life. During a design process I challenge myself to make the procedure more efficient and safe, and the usability more pleasant and easy. As a designer, I aim to create a positive change and experience for the user. Especially these changes in the medical field can literally save the life of a patient and can make the workflow of healthcare professionals more efficient.