Contributos para uma metodologia de design sustentável aplicada à indústria do mobiliário.
O caso Português
- Name
- José Vicente
- Year
- 2012
- Institution
- Lisbon School of Architecture Universidade de Lisboa
- Supervisors
- Fernando Moreira da Silva, Rui Frazão
- Discipline
- Product Design
- Scope
- Sustainability
- Taxonomy
- Praxiology
- Type
- Theoretical
- Language
- Portuguese
- Wordcount / Pagecount
- 120,681 / 227
- Joint supervision
- No
Contributions to a sustainable design methodology applied to the furniture industry in Portugal
Research Process (9 methods)
x
Eco-design and sustainable design experts
Home-furniture portuguese companies
Furniture sector experts
Sustainable design for furniture (SDF) toolkit
Design professionals
Design professionals
Master design students
Master design students
| # | Name of Method | Research Phase | Research Approach | Researcher Role | Object of Study / Participants | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Literature review | Exploratory | Qualitative | x | x | x |
| 2 | Interview | Generative | Qualitative | x | Eco-design and sustainable design experts | 10 |
| 3 | Questionnaire | Generative | Qualitative | x | Home-furniture portuguese companies | 66 |
| 4 | Workshop | Generative | Qualitative | Participatory | Furniture sector experts | 6 |
| 5 | Tool development | Generative | x | x | Sustainable design for furniture (SDF) toolkit | 1 |
| 6 | Questionnaire | Evaluative | Qualitative | Observational | Design professionals | 7 |
| 7 | Tool testing | Evaluative | Qualitative | Observational | Design professionals | 7 |
| 8 | Tool testing | Evaluative | Qualitative | Participatory | Master design students | 16 |
| 9 | Questionnaire | Evaluative | Qualitative | Observational | Master design students | 16 |
Knowledge Transfer & Exchange
Knowledge Exchange (PhD Process): Exchange with community representatives
| IK&T | Academia | Design Practice | Society |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context | No | No | No |
| Vision | No | No | No |
| Means | Partially | Partially | No |
Recommendations (8)
Develop additional sustainable-design tools and information that address the diverse social, environmental, ethical, and economic aspects of sustainability while remaining simple enough for designers to use effectively.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- Medium
Develop a digital online version of the SDf Toolkit that enables participatory use by multiple team members and allows dynamic corrections and re-evaluations during product development.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Medium
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- Medium
Complement the toolkit with a simple, honest, and transparent way of communicating product evaluations and sustainability attributes to companies and other stakeholders.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Medium
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- High
Further develop social criteria for sustainable design, especially those inspired by international standards and capable of being influenced by design activity in specific product contexts.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Exploratory
- Feasibility:
- Medium
Strengthen designers’ technical capacity and critical mass while also reinforcing the pedagogical use of sustainable-design tools in education, especially early in professional formation, and develop case studies to support implementation in companies.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Medium → Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- High
Deepen knowledge about the social impacts of the furniture sector and its products so that design can incorporate this information simply and effectively into new product development.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Exploratory
- Feasibility:
- Medium
Apply similarly focused sustainable-design approaches to other sectors, beginning with related sectors such as office furniture, in order to test whether sector-specific focus improves operational capacity.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- Medium
Adopt a stronger consumer-focused approach by studying consumer awareness, emotional and psychological factors, purchasing and use behavior, and clearer communication tools that support more informed sustainable choices.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Exploratory
- Feasibility:
- Medium