Vista Alegre, transpor a forma e prolongar o uso.
- Name
- Rita Filipe
- Year
- 2016
- Institution
- Lisbon School of Architecture Universidade de Lisboa
- Supervisors
- Fernando Moreira da Silva, Eduardo Afonso Dias
- Discipline
- Product Design
- Scope
- Ceramics
- Taxonomy
- Praxiology/Phenomenology
- Type
- Theoretical/Practical
- Language
- Portuguese
- Wordcount / Pagecount
- 123,900 / 413
- Joint supervision
- No
Project experiences and study of the history and production context of the Vista Alegre porcelain factory
Research Process (8 methods)
x
Assets of the ceramics factory Vista Alegre
Assets of the ceramics studyrooms of V&A museum
Assets of the Manufacture Nationale Sévres
Ceramic context
Ceramic pieces
Ceramic pieces prototype
Group of experts
| # | Name of Method | Research Phase | Research Approach | Researcher Role | Object of Study / Participants | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Literature review | Exploratory | Qualitative | x | x | x |
| 2 | Artefact analysis | Exploratory | Qualitative | x | Assets of the ceramics factory Vista Alegre | Unspecified |
| 3 | Artefact analysis | Exploratory | Qualitative | x | Assets of the ceramics studyrooms of V&A museum | Unspecified |
| 4 | Artefact analysis | Exploratory | Qualitative | x | Assets of the Manufacture Nationale Sévres | Unspecified |
| 5 | Contextual laboratory | Generative | Qualitative | Design process | Ceramic context | Unspecified |
| 6 | Design project | Generative | Qualitative | Design process | Ceramic pieces | Unspecified |
| 7 | Prototyping | Generative | Qualitative | Participatory | Ceramic pieces prototype | Unspecified |
| 8 | Expert panel | Evaluative | Qualitative | x | Group of experts | 14 |
Knowledge Transfer & Exchange
Knowledge Exchange (PhD Process): Exchange with community
| IK&T | Academia | Design Practice | Society |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context | Yes | No | No |
| Vision | No | No | No |
| Means | No | No | No |
Recommendations (4)
Experiment with additional porcelain techniques that were identified but not tested during the thesis, especially fine transparent Limoges-type porcelain.
- Scope:
- Meso
- Time Horizon:
- Medium
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- Medium
Investigate the feasibility of cut-out and basket-like porcelain forms that increase transparency, potentially using more advanced techniques adapted to contemporary industrial production.
- Scope:
- Meso → Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Medium
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- Medium
Apply the thesis' theoretical-practical approach to other traditional industrial and artisanal realities that urgently need to be recovered and translated into contemporary production.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- Medium
Study the productive and economic balance of companies that combine excellent artisanal production with highly advanced industrial production, including the role of the machine in freeing workers for higher-value manual work.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Exploratory
- Feasibility:
- Low-Medium