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Tim van der Heide

Hi, I'm Tim

I give products superpowers.

Design technologist with international experience at product studios in the Netherlands and China. I work where hardware, software, and interaction design overlap.

At places like frog Design and Lappset, I find the right technology for a problem, build something that proves it, and get the team excited in the process.

International experience Cross-domain tech scouting Hardware & software Shanghai · Groningen

Selected work

Projects I've worked on

Interactive playground system

Interactive playground system

Lappset · 2022-Present

Luna

Luna

Lappset · 2022

BMW China mobility vision

BMW China mobility vision

frog Design · 2020

Hiuni smart telescope

Hiuni smart telescope

Beach Creative · 2016-2019

Experience

Where I've worked

Lappset Interactive

Design technologist

Mar 2022 – present Goor 🇳🇱

frog Design

Design technologist

Apr 2019 – Aug 2020 Shanghai 🇨🇳

Beach Creative

Product design engineer

May 2016 – Apr 2019 Shanghai 🇨🇳

Education

MSc Industrial Design
Eindhoven University of Technology
2013 – 2015
BSc Industrial Design
University of Twente
2008 – 2012

Skills

Product & interaction

Interaction design Concept development Physical computing

Technology strategy

Feasibility assessment Technology scouting AI adoption

Engineering

System architecture Hardware prototyping Parametric CAD

When I'm not designing

Smart home FPV drones 3D printing CNC woodworking Twin dad My dog

Let's work together

I'm always open to discussing new opportunities and ideas.