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This open access book offers a host of theoretical knowledge at the basis of new EM&Ts (namely, Interactive Connected Smart Materials, Wearables (ICS), Nanomaterials, Advanced Growing Materials, and Experimental Wood-Based Materials), as communicated through the unique design teaching method developed within the context of the European Project DATEMATS, a result of the creative workshops held by the four higher education institutions that were partners in the project, stressing the pros and cons of the method and offering ideas for further development and improvement. The modern age requires its own innovations in regards to both social and industrial progress, innovations made possible by E...
The world around us is changing. We are constantly faced with challenges related to the environment, technology and inequality. How can design and design research help in addressing these issues? With the help of design, companies and organisations can tackle complex challenges that lie ahead, thereby also facilitating change. This book offers inspiring examples and practical tools for taking the first steps of change in our rapidly transforming operating environment. The content also introduces opportunities that design research can offer, as well as prompting new insights for change work in the reader’s own organisation. Join us in taking a step towards change! The book’s authors include 30 professors, teachers and researchers at Aalto University.
A new, empathic approach to design research, drawn from the informed experiences of a leading design research program in Finland. Design, Empathy, Interpretation tells the story of empathic design, a design research program at Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland, that has developed an interpretive approach to design over the past twenty years. As one of the leaders of the Helsinki group, Ilpo Koskinen draws on his own experiences to offer readers a general intellectual and professional history of design research, and argues for what he calls an interpretive approach. Design, Empathy, Interpretation shows how the group has created connections all across the globe, and how a seemingly soft a...
Maailma ympärillämme muuttuu. Kohtaamme jatkuvasti yhä kasvavia globaaleja haasteita ympäristöön, teknologiaan ja eriarvoisuuteen liittyen. Miten muotoilu ja muotoilututkimus voivat auttaa näissä ongelmissa? Muotoilun avulla yrityksen ja organisaatiot voivat taklata monimutkaisia edessä olevia haasteita ja samalla vauhdittaa muutosta. Kirja tarjoaa innostavia esimerkkejä ja käytännön työkaluja ensimmäisiin muutoksen askeliin vauhdikkaasti muuttuvassa toimintaympäristössämme. Sisältö avaa myös maailmaa muotoilututkimuksen tuomiin mahdollisuuksiin ja tarjoaa uusia oivalluksia oman organisaation muutostyöhön. Ota kanssamme askel kohti muutosta!
Reintroducing Materials for Sustainable Design provides instrumental theory and practical guidance to bring materials back into a central role in the design process and education. To create designs that are sustainable and respond to current environmental, economic and cultural concerns, practitioners and educators require a clear framework for materials use in design and product manufacturing. While much has been written about sustainable design over the last two decades, outlining systems of sustainability and product criteria, to design for material circularity requires a detailed understanding of the physical matter that constitutes products. Designers must not just know of materials but...
This new edition of the market-leading textbook by Paul Burns offers an unrivalled holistic introduction to the field of entrepreneurship and valuable guidance for budding entrepreneurs looking to launch their own small business. Drawing on his decades of academic and entrepreneurial experience, the author takes you on a journey through the business life-cycle, from the early stages of start-up, through progressive growth, to the confident strides of a mature business. Combining cutting-edge theory with fresh global examples and lessons from real-life business practice, this accessible and explorative textbook will encourage you to develop the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the chal...
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Kyläkoulun opettajapariskunnan tyttären muistelmat liikkuvat kylän taitavista naisista, jotka sodanjälkeisessä tavarapulassa elvyttivät pellavan ja villan käsittelyn omavaraistaidot, eteenpäin opiskeluun Helsingissä ja ensimmäiseen työpaikkaan Marimekossa. Sitten ovat vuorossa tuotteliaat yrittäjävuodet painokankaiden freelancer-suunnittelijana koti- ja ulkomaisille tekstiilitehtaille. Tämän ammattikunnan työstä ja arkipäivästä tämä kirja kertoo monipuolisesti ja seikkoja, joista ei ole aikaisemmin juurikaan kirjoitettu. Suunnittelun ohessa alkoi opetustyö. Se muuttui vähitellen täysiaikaiseksi ja nimitys Taideteollisen korkeakoulun (TaiK) painokangassuunnittelun leh...
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