Nature Conservation Collaboration.
For my master’s thesis in Industrial Design Engineering, I collaborated with Naturskyddsföreningen to address the decline of the House Martin in Sweden. The species is losing natural nesting sites, and climate changes have made suitable clay increasingly hard to find. To help support their recovery, I developed the simple and accessible TetraHolk - a nesting box made entirely from empty milk cartons.
The project combined ecological research, prototyping, and user engagement to create a solution that is both effective and easy to adopt. Today, the design is part of Naturskyddsföreningen’s campaign encouraging people to help House Martins return and thrive in Sweden.
Nature Conservation Collaboration.
To support the species, I explored how something as simple as an empty milk carton could be turned into a nest-friendly shape that offers the birds a stable surface to build on. The material is light, easy to work with, and makes it possible to create quick, accessible nests that mimic the shelter their mud nests normally provide.
Since House Martins are highly site-faithful and return to the same locations each year, providing a dependable spot they can actually build on increases the chance they’ll stay and raise chicks successfully.
Nests that can be built by anyone using materials they already have at home - making nature conservation truly accessible for everyone.
Nature Conservation Collaboration.
To support the species, I explored how something as simple as an empty milk carton could be turned into a nest-friendly shape that offers the birds a stable surface to build on. The material is light, easy to work with, and makes it possible to create quick, accessible nests that mimic the shelter their mud nests normally provide.
Since House Martins are highly site-faithful and return to the same locations each year, providing a dependable spot they can actually build on increases the chance they’ll stay and raise chicks successfully.
