Monika Hestad

Monika Hestad
Born	8 March 1977 (1977-03-08) (age 34) Ulsteinvik, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Education	Philosophiæ doctor in Industrial design
Alma mater	Oslo School of Architecture and Design
Occupation	Industrial designer

Monika Hestad (born 8 March 1977) is a Norwegian industrial designer and researcher.

Hestad was educated at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design and received a Master of Industrial Design degree (sivilindustridesigner) in 2002.^[1] She was awarded a doctorate (Ph.D.) from the same institution in 2008.^[2] Hestad has practiced as an industrial designer and consultant since 2001.^[3][4]

Hestad's research has examined the interaction between industrial design and brand building. These fields have in the past been the domain of industrial designers and marketing professionals respectively, and the interaction between them has been limited. Through her doctoral research and several articles Hestad developed models to illustrate the role of the product's form in the strengthening of a brand. The research has primarily been directed at the strategic level within theory and practice, and looked at what implications the brand context has for industrial designers' treatment of form. She has nevertheless also made findings that are relevant to industrial designers and companies on a tactical level.^[5][6][7] As part of her doctoral research Hestad also investigated how end user involvement in all stages of a product life cycle changes the assumptions of the design process.^[8]

From 2002 to 2003 Hestad was part of a commission appointed by the Norwegian Government (Council of State) to suggest a new Higher Education Act^[9] for Norway. The commission, headed by Anders Chr. Stray Ryssdal, produced Official Norwegian Report NOU 2003:25^[10] which led to the Parliament passing a new comprehensive Higher Education Act in 2005.^[11]

Bibliography

• Hestad, Monika (2008) (in Norwegian) (PDF). Den kommersielle formen : merkevarekonteksten som utfordring for industridesignernes behandling av form. Oslo: Oslo School of Architecture and Design. ISBN 978-82-547-0217-8. http://www.aho.no/Global/Dokumenter/Forskning/Avhandlinger/081203_MonikaHestad_webversjon.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-18. 

References

1. ^ "Oversikt over tidligere studenter ved AHO IDE eller IFID" (in Norwegian). Oslo School of Architecture and Design. 2007. http://www.aho.no/Global/Dokumenter/Studier/Tidligere%20studenter/tidligerestud_IDE.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-21. 
2. ^ "Disputas: Monika Hestad" (in Norwegian). Oslo School of Architecture and Design. 2008-11-26. http://www.aho.no/no/AHO/Aktuelt/Kalender/2008/Disputas-Monika-Hestad. Retrieved 2009-05-29. 
3. ^ Hestad, Monika. "Monika Hestad Design". http://www.monikahestad.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-05-29. 
4. ^ Elvebu, Kirsti Helen (2008-12-15). "Monika Hestad disputerer ved AHO" (in Norwegian). Vikebladet Vestposten. http://www.vikebladet.no/article/20081215/NYHETER/92181168. Retrieved 2009-06-21. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ Hestad, Monika (2008) (in Norwegian) (PDF). Den kommersielle formen : merkevarekonteksten som utfordring for industridesignernes behandling av form. Oslo: Oslo School of Architecture and Design. ISBN 978-82-547-0217-8. http://www.aho.no/Global/Dokumenter/Forskning/Avhandlinger/081203_MonikaHestad_webversjon.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-18. 
6. ^ Hestad, Monika (April 2008). "Approaching different design choices in the process of branding products" (PDF). Design Thinking: New Challenges for Designers, Managers and Organizations, Essec Business School, Paris. http://www.dmi.org/dmi/html/conference/academic08/papers/Hestad/Hestad%20Monika.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-21. 
7. ^ Hestad, Monika (Dec 2006). "Pure shape - To realise intended meaning in practise". Design and semantics of form and movement (DeSForm), Northumbria University. 
8. ^ Hestad, Monika (2009). "Changing assumption for the design process: New roles of the active end user" (pdf). FORMakademisk (Oslo) 2 (2): 16–25. ISSN 1890-9515. http://www.formakademisk.org/index.php/formakademisk/article/view/49/29. Retrieved 2010-01-08. 
9. ^ "LOV 2005-04-01 nr 15: Lov om universiteter og høyskoler (universitets- og høyskoleloven)" (in Norwegian). 2005-04-01. http://www.lovdata.no/all/hl-20050401-015.html. Retrieved 2009-06-21. 
10. ^ Ryssdal, Anders C.S., ed (2003-09-23) (in Norwegian) (PDF). NOU 2003:25 "Ny lov om universiteter og høyskoler : utredning fra et utvalg oppnevnt ved kongelig resolusjon 6. desember 2002. Oslo: Royal Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research. ISBN 82-583-0732-0. http://www.regjeringen.no/Rpub/NOU/20032003/025/PDFS/NOU200320030025000DDDPDFS.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-18. 
11. ^ Ryssdal, Anders C. S. (2003-10-01). "Universitetene bør få sin uavhengighet" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. http://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kronikker/article637797.ece. Retrieved 2009-06-21. 

External links

• Monika Hestad's blog
• List of publications by Monika Hestad in BIBSYS (Norway)

Persondata
Name	Hestad, Monika
Alternative names
Short description	Norwegian industrial designer and researcher
Date of birth	8 March 1977
Place of birth	Ulsteinvik, Norway
Date of death
Place of death