Case Study: Dyson Trade-In Campaign

Design and build a user-friendly, end-to-end trade-in experience — for both Dyson customers and internal service agents — that integrated with Alchemy's existing systems and supported Dyson's sustainability goals, delivered within an 8-week MVP timeline.

RoleProduct Designer & EngineerEngagementcontractSectorCircular Tech, B2C

Driving Sustainability Through Innovation and Collaboration

Alchemy Global Solutions, a leader in circular technology, partnered with Dyson to expand beyond phones and tablets into home appliances — offering customers a seamless way to recycle old vacuum cleaners when buying new Dyson products.

Problem & Discovery

Kicked off with workshops across marketing, operations, and customer service to define project goals, technical constraints, and success metrics. Mapped the key user journeys to align Dyson's sustainability goals with the digital experience, working directly with engineers, product owners, and customer service leads to shape the service design approach.

Service Ecosystem / Mapping

Visualized the end-to-end journey from campaign awareness through trade-in submission and validation. Built a service blueprint defining frontstage (customer-facing) and backstage (operational) touchpoints, and documented how customer support, logistics, and finance teams would handle trade-ins, payments, and exceptions.

Trade in process map
Trade in draft service blueprint

Key Iterations & Decisions

Designed a multilingual customer-facing website (including German localization) with step-by-step guidance and FAQs, and contributed to the build in React, Redux Toolkit, Styled Components, and Formik — centered on a multi-step trade-in form capturing serial number, proof of purchase, and product photos.

Integrated Zendesk to automate customer touchpoints — submission, approval, and payment notifications — cutting support queries by ensuring timely status updates. Built an internal back-office web app for customer service agents to verify serial numbers and proof of purchase, with approvals/rejections linked directly to Zendesk-triggered emails.

Delivered against a tight 8-week MVP deadline, iterating through changing requirements without slipping the timeline.

Customer facing website
Customer facing website
Landing page
Landing page
Form steps - mobile view
Form steps - mobile view
Email templates
Email templates
Back office app - order detail
Back office app - order detail
Back office app - order list view
Back office app - order list view
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Full deliverables list

the 6 keyArtifacts above, plus: performance dashboard for real-time campaign tracking

Tools & tech

Figma, React, Redux, Styled Components, Formik, Zendesk

17%
Conversion rate, exceeding initial targets
4x
Expected trade-ins, reinforcing Dyson's sustainability efforts
Scalable
Design system ensuring brand consistency and future adaptability

Final Impact

This project reinforced the value of service design thinking in complex digital environments. Integrating stakeholder collaboration, process mapping, and user-centric design delivered a solution that was both operationally efficient and customer-friendly — underscoring the importance of cross-functional teamwork, agile iteration, and strategic decision-making in impactful digital services.

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My recent achievements

  • Launched 10+ products with measurable business results.

  • Created a service blueprint, to reimagine employee hiring in financial services.

  • Contributed to a 46% revenue increase via personalized A/B testing.

  • Boosted conversions by 31% for Dyson’s Trade-In service.

  • Built a multi-brand design system with 30+ components and 360+ variants.

  • Reduced customer service calls by 35% with a self-service redesign.

About

I’m a Product and Service Designer passionate about crafting innovative, user-centered solutions. I collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to create impactful products and services that drive measurable success at scale.