Substance: sustainable design through positive user/object relationships.
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Adrian Hubbell Boggs (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Robert Charest
Abstract: The work of contemporary designers has increasingly come under scrutiny for its
apparent disconnect with affairs of the greater human condition and status. This
disconnect is evidenced in the design and development of products and materials that
endanger the natural resources on which we depend, as well as the intentionally short
lifespan of these products in the name of profit generation. Given the history of product
design and its intended purpose of commodity, design scholars have suggested that a
massive change within the practice and vision of design must occur in order to prevent
the continued misuse of resources, and to reverse the apparent lack of connection
between users and objects which has inevitably led to excessive disposal and waste. This
thesis is an exploration of design process and material re-use, and examines the capacity
of the designer to experiment with and embed within a product the physical, emotional
and philosophical attributes that might strengthen the user/object connection. Given the
timeframe of the exploration, a method for verifying the successful implementation of
these traits was not developed. However, the opportunity to experiment with and consider
these traits has led to the development of a prototype of sustainable furnishings, which
has provided valuable feedback for future work.
Substance: sustainable design through positive user/object relationships.
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- Language: English
- Date: 2009
- Keywords
- Design, Sustainability, User/object relationship
- Subjects
- Industrial design $x Environmental aspects.
- Sustainable design.
- Interior architecture.