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Materiais autóctenes e técnicas experimentais

Design com origem e valor

Name
Aline Souza
Year
2018
Institution
Lisbon School of Architecture Universidade de Lisboa
Supervisors
Rita Almendra, Lia Krucken
Discipline
Product Design
Scope
Local production
Taxonomy
Praxiology
Type
Theoretical
Language
Portuguese
Wordcount / Pagecount
74,200 / 212
Joint supervision
No

The relation of materials with design for the promotion of local products and their origins.

Research Process (15 methods)

1. Literature review N = x
Exploratory Qualitative

x

2. Questionnaire N = 60
Exploratory Qualitative

22 to 50 year olds sample

3. Interview N = 1
Generative Qualitative

Designer of PELCOR company

4. Observation N = 1
Generative Qualitative Observational

Cork based product manufacturer

5. Interview N = 1
Generative Qualitative

Craftsperson of jewelry company CAPIM

6. Document analysis N = 1
Generative Qualitative

Jewelry company CAPIM

7. Interview N = 1
Generative Qualitative

Emmanuel Bubled Design company

8. Observation N = 1
Generative Qualitative Observational

Emmanuel Bubled Design company

9. Questionnaire N = unspecified
Generative Qualitative

Sample of potential users

10. Questionnaire N = unspecified
Generative Qualitative

Sample of potential users

11. Document analysis N = 29
Generative Qualitative

Undergraduate, Master's, and PhD design courses

12. Tool development N = 1
Generative Qualitative

MAITE toolkit

13. Tool testing N = unspecified
Generative Qualitative

Undergraduate design students

14. Tool testing N = 12
Generative Qualitative

Undergraduate design students

15. Expert panel N = 23
Evaluative Qualitative

Group of experts

Knowledge Transfer & Exchange

Knowledge Exchange (PhD Process): Exchange with Academia

IK&T Academia Design Practice Society
Context No No No
Vision Yes Yes No
Means No No No

Recommendations (6)

R493 Evaluation, Monitoring & Impact Process & Organization Priority: High

Carry out a practical evaluation of the model’s postgraduate P&D block, since the current empirical testing focused mainly on the MAiTE Toolkit’s process block.

Scope:
Meso
Time Horizon:
Medium
Evidence Strength:
Indicative
Feasibility:
High
R494 Methodological Artifact, System & Service Design Priority: Medium-High

Conduct deeper sector-specific and product-niche studies with the MAiTE approach, instead of relying only on broad cross-sector territorial-promotion exercises.

Scope:
Meso → Macro
Time Horizon:
Medium
Evidence Strength:
Exploratory → Indicative
Feasibility:
Medium
R495 Dissemination & Knowledge Mobilization Policy & Standards Priority: High

Map and document local materials and know-how systematically so as to preserve material culture and support future design projects.

Scope:
Macro
Time Horizon:
Long
Evidence Strength:
Indicative
Feasibility:
Medium
R496 Artifact, System & Service Design Dissemination & Knowledge Mobilization Priority: High

Develop a digital and online version of the MAiTE Toolkit to improve interaction, usability, and dissemination, especially across Portuguese-speaking countries.

Scope:
Macro
Time Horizon:
Medium
Evidence Strength:
Indicative
Feasibility:
High
R497 Participation, Equity & Ethics Methodological Priority: Medium-High

Deepen the study of co-creation within material-driven design for territorial promotion, since this dimension was included but not fully developed in the current model.

Scope:
Meso
Time Horizon:
Medium
Evidence Strength:
Exploratory
Feasibility:
Medium
R498 Theoretical & Conceptual Evaluation, Monitoring & Impact Priority: Medium

Reflect on and evaluate the model in the Portuguese context, and potentially in other Lusophone contexts, beyond the Brazilian setting in which it was designed and tested.

Scope:
Macro
Time Horizon:
Medium → Long
Evidence Strength:
Exploratory → Indicative
Feasibility:
Medium