What if a shower provides convenient and reliable protection against waterborne pathogens such as Legionella?
How to prevent a common route of getting infection by inhalation of airborne droplets containing bacteria? The aerosols posing this risk are generated at outlet points of hot water installations.
The new Shower Deluxe of Pentair is providing a solution for this problem. It has a contemporary look and feel, fulfilling the need for a perfect shower experience in hospitality and healthcare facilities.

With LEDs the existing product architectures around light lines are being challenged. The technology is suitable for a long desired need of architects to create undisruptive lines of light. In more cost effective applications another requirement is taking into account, knowing as maintenance. For this particular purpose a connection principle was invented taking cost into consideration as well. An idea was filed and the patent got published under the publication number WO 2014108774 A1. Enjoy reading.

To maintain an overview of results and to keep innovation in all Ricks’ work this website is initiated. It should even function on a mobile or tablet perfectly. Starting with a brief history of Rick. Enjoy reading.

To complete the product range of SmartForm it is extended to suspended versions as well . After introducing the recessed versions with the latest lighting technology a new iconic shape was generated. These luminaires can be mounted suspended or surface mounted. It was a challenging but fantastic journey to experience how both design and functional aspects are put together. Some info can be found here.

It’s official. Rick will move by the end of December this year to the far east of the globe. From 16 million people in a country to 25 million people in a city. Looking forward to it. The target is to become recognized as a contributor in lighting globally.

To conquer the Asian market European designs are localized. The Four beauties are now becoming available for the Asian market as well. It complies with local standards and meets local customer expectations. In practice, keep beauty for lower costs. And it’s coming with LEDs.

Introduced on most international retail and lighting fairs… Philips SceneOn. Ambiance in a retail space by the click of a button. More product details can be found here.

After Rick graduated at the Saxion University he studied Industrial Design Engineering at the University of Twente. More specifically he followed the track management of product development.
While ideas are generated spontaneously, Rick was interested in how these ideas turn into businesses. By creating a design on one hand followed by the creation of business on the other hand. This is what he experienced in real live during his master assignment.
As a result a drinking cup for people with spasm was created. On the other hand a business plan was written. Finally, a tool was generated for designers to support the creation of design and business. The speech introduction can be found here.