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Severin HackspielIndustrial design and interfacesResearch on futures and sustainabilityWuppertal

Reparaturrekord NRW
IF.20261001.REPAReparaturrekord NRW2026
IF.20261001.REPAReparaturrekord NRWA website for a world record attempt in repairs across North Rhine-Westphalia: log a repair in two minutes, get it checked, watch the count go up on a big screen.Year2026ContextCampaign website, Circular Week 2026OutcomeLive site and LED counter, campaign runs until 30 October 2026View →
transform.NRW
IF.20260923.TNRWtransform.NRW2026
IF.20260923.TNRWtransform.NRWA platform that gathers good practices for a social and ecological transformation, with a collection, a map, an SDG model and a method kit.Year2026ContextResearch projectOutcomeLive platform, ongoingView →
Learning by Detour
ED.20260717.SBAGLearning by Detour2026
ED.20260717.SBAGLearning by DetourA podcast club that set out to learn by doing one real project from start to finish, and worked its way from problem to problem: to printed holders, to software written with AI, and back to the microphone.Year2026ContextPodcast club at a comprehensive school, school year 2025/26OutcomeOne mounted measuring station, a home automation extension, a TV dashboard and a podcastView →
Domowoi
IF.20251108.DOMODomowoi2025
IF.20251108.DOMODomowoiA friendly house spirit that keeps an eye on your home and tells you what to do about it.Year2025ContextPersonal projectOutcomeReleased, free to installView →
Dieter
IF.20250417.DTERDieter2025
IF.20250417.DTERDieterA Home Assistant theme in the spirit of Dieter Rams, in a light and a dark version.Year2025ContextPersonal projectOutcomeReleased, free to installView →
MetallKIDD
RS.20240606.MKDDMetallKIDD2024
RS.20240606.MKDDMetallKIDDA spreadsheet tool for estimating how much metal AI will need, from the compute behind a single use down to the servers it runs on.Year2024ContextResearch projectOutcomeOpen estimation tool, version 0View →
CMD Mobility Stations
VS.20240305.CMDACMD Mobility Stations2024
VS.20240305.CMDACMD Mobility StationsAnimations for Connected Mobility Düsseldorf, showing mobility stations across the city.Year2024ContextClient workOutcomeSix animated filmsView →
Mauke — Coole Party
VS.20220617.MAUKMauke — Coole Party2022
VS.20220617.MAUKMauke — Coole PartyVisuals for the Mauke, played live on party nights.Year2022ContextPersonal projectOutcomeLive visuals, series endedView →
Strategic Mapping
VS.20210730.SMAPStrategic Mapping2021
VS.20210730.SMAPStrategic MappingA visual method for mapping decisions onto goal and no-go areas, developed as a master's thesis and later sketched out as the video-call app howee.do.Year2021ContextMaster's ThesisOutcomeMethod, printable worksheet, interface conceptView →
Solids.Work Soap Dish
ID.20200514.SOLDSolids.Work Soap Dish2020
ID.20200514.SOLDSolids.Work Soap DishA soap dish in UV-cured acrylic, made with Philipp Czampiel in a small batch.Year2020ContextPersonal projectOutcomeSmall batchView →
New Work – New Language
IF.20200228.NWNLNew Work – New Language2020
IF.20200228.NWNLNew Work – New LanguageA study turning the mouse cursor into a channel for non-verbal communication in remote work, with eight design principles and a handful of prototype tools.Year2020ContextMaster's research projectOutcomeStudy, eight design principlesView →
MANU Spotting Scope
ID.20190206.MANUMANU Spotting Scope2019
ID.20190206.MANUMANU Spotting ScopeA spotting scope for birdwatching with built-in species ID and a companion app. Bachelor's thesis in industrial design.Year2019ContextBachelor's thesisOutcomePainted model, app conceptView →
Braun Travel Trimmer
ID.20160803.BRNTBraun Travel Trimmer2016
ID.20160803.BRNTBraun Travel TrimmerA travel trimmer, designed in the fifth semester as a Braun-funded student project, together with the Braun design team.Year2016ContextStudent project, funded by BraunOutcomeDesign conceptView →
All at once
TX.20261004.TUESFictionA Tuesday in Abundance### 1 No alarm, and awake anyway. Selva lay there a moment longer and worked out when that had last happened. She came to roughly a year and decided to count it as a win. Today, getting up early was even worth it. After four months on the waiting list she finally had an appointment with Nour, and since money got you nowhere with Nour, she was cooking. Five courses, her own idea, one she regretted about every two week2026-10-04
Reparaturrekord NRW
IF.20261001.REPAReparaturrekord NRW2026
transform.NRW
IF.20260923.TNRWtransform.NRW2026
Learning by Detour
ED.20260717.SBAGLearning by Detour2026
Domowoi
IF.20251108.DOMODomowoi2025
Dieter
IF.20250417.DTERDieter2025
BL.20250326.PHILBlogUsers in Design PhilosophiesDesigners often ask themselves: how did this ever happen? Was it just idiots at work, or what was going on?2025-03-26BL.20241112.HANDBlogHand of Design2024-11-12
MetallKIDD
RS.20240606.MKDDMetallKIDD2024
CMD Mobility Stations
VS.20240305.CMDACMD Mobility Stations2024
TX.20230921.SLOWFictionThe Slowliness of BeingSunshine. A beautiful thing I remember from the day I got it. I had my doubts about it. The people who got it were different afterwards. But they all said it is the best and weirdest thing they ever did. None wanted to go back. It sounded too good to be true. A mind faster than everything you can imagine because your mind was too slow to imagine it. I had to stay away from it at first. I knew myself, but also, I had 2023-09-21
Mauke — Coole Party
VS.20220617.MAUKMauke — Coole Party2022
Strategic Mapping
VS.20210730.SMAPStrategic Mapping2021
Solids.Work Soap Dish
ID.20200514.SOLDSolids.Work Soap Dish2020
New Work – New Language
IF.20200228.NWNLNew Work – New Language2020
MANU Spotting Scope
ID.20190206.MANUMANU Spotting Scope2019
Braun Travel Trimmer
ID.20160803.BRNTBraun Travel Trimmer2016