O mobiliário português de produção em série do terceiro quartel do século XX (1951-1974)
- Name
- Graça Pedroso
- Year
- 2012
- Institution
- Lisbon School of Architecture Universidade de Lisboa
- Supervisors
- João Paulo Martins, Jorge Spencer
- Discipline
- Product Design
- Scope
- Design History
- Taxonomy
- Phenomenology
- Type
- Theoretical
- Language
- Portuguese
- Wordcount / Pagecount
- 131,950 / 377
- Joint supervision
- No
Portuguese series production furniture from the third quarter of the 20th century.
Research Process (6 methods)
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Technical drawings, illustrations, technical documentation of Portuguese furniture.
CAD drawing of selected examplars
Inventory of selected exemplars
Seats with back support
Object support pieces
| # | Name of Method | Research Phase | Research Approach | Researcher Role | Object of Study / Participants | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Literature review | Exploratory | Qualitative | x | x | x |
| 2 | Document analysis | Generative | Qualitative | x | Technical drawings, illustrations, technical documentation of Portuguese furniture. | unspecified |
| 3 | Artefact analysis | Generative | Qualitative | Design process | CAD drawing of selected examplars | 69 |
| 4 | Document analysis | Generative | Qualitative | x | Inventory of selected exemplars | 69 |
| 5 | Artefact analysis | Generative | Qualitative | x | Seats with back support | 12 |
| 6 | Artefact analysis | Generative | Qualitative | x | Object support pieces | 13 |
Knowledge Transfer & Exchange
Knowledge Exchange (PhD Process): Produced without exchange
| IK&T | Academia | Design Practice | Society |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context | Yes | No | No |
| Vision | No | No | No |
| Means | No | No | No |
Recommendations (8)
Build a national inventory and identification program for Portuguese serial furniture (1951–1974), including pieces not captured in this study, to strengthen preservation and public recognition of its patrimonial value.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Medium → Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- Medium
Produce a detailed, chronologically organized history of Portuguese serial furniture that reconstructs creative, productive, and commercial solutions, using this thesis as a foundation rather than a final history.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Exploratory
- Feasibility:
- Medium
Refine and standardize a taxonomy and nomenclature for modern furniture pieces and components so that research, curation, teaching, and production can describe objects consistently across cases.
- Scope:
- Meso → Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Medium
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- Medium
Systematically monitor social change and segment demand so producers can anticipate emerging furniture needs and align product strategy with specific user groups rather than react late to market change.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Medium
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- High
Shift from excessive product diversification for the internal market toward specialization in exportable furniture families, with stronger optimization of production, quality, and price.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Medium → Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- Medium
Use large public and private commissions as design laboratories, then translate validated solutions into marketable product lines for broader diffusion.
- Scope:
- Meso → Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Medium
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- Medium
Develop domestic furniture systems with stronger user interface, adaptability, phased acquisition, and associable/evolutive functions rather than static one-time objects.
- Scope:
- Meso
- Time Horizon:
- Medium
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- Medium
Preserve and study the work trajectories of the period’s furniture creators and use the objects they designed as core teaching and research resources for the future of Portuguese furniture design.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Medium → Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- Medium