Conference Proceedings by Elvin Karana
The 1st International Symposium for Design Education Researchers took place in Paris, France on 1... more The 1st International Symposium for Design Education Researchers took place in Paris, France on 18–19 May 2011. The Symposium was held under the auspices of the CUMULUS, the International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media and the Design Research Society's Design Pedagogy Special Interest Group. The event was hosted by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry. We would like to thank to Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry proving their magnificent building to host this important event.
One of the aims of the symposium was to develop and to establish relationships between CUMULUS and DRS Design Pedagogy Special Interest Group. The idea was to bring members from these two societies and strengthen the capacity to enhance the quality of design education through examining how innovation in education is informed by and is informing design research.
In order to do this the symposium convenors invited a diverse mix of speakers to explore the symposium's theme. Initially, the invited speakers submitted brief proposals. Then they submitted full papers which were critically double blind reviewed by members of the International Scientific Review Committee. The revised submitted papers form these symposium proceedings.
The authors of these articles come from different disciplinary backgrounds and different countries, including the Netherlands, the UK, France, Switzerland, Finland, and Italy. The outcome is a symposium that tackles diverse design education issues from a variety of perspectives, both disciplinary and institutional.
CUMULUS Association and DRS Design Pedagogy Special Interest Group coming together signals the increased importance of re-examining design education in these changing times. There are further plans for these two associations to work together. For example, CUMULUS Association and DRS Design Pedagogy Special Interest Group are planning to organise a joint international conference in 2013. The more immediate plan is to produce a Special Issue of ‘Collection’, a research journal on the theme of ‘Informing Design Education by Research’ from selected papers presented at the symposium. Another set of papers will be selected for an edited book on the theme of ‘Researching Design Education’.
We would like to thank to number of people and organisations who have been helpful in organising the symposium and preparing this set of proceedings. These include Christian Guellerin President of Cumulus and Michael Tovey the conveyor of DRS PedSIG; Jacques Leroux from the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry and his colleagues and team who kindly provided the venue and made the symposium delegates welcome; the team from CUMULUS Association Eija Salmi and Justyna Maciak based at Aalto University, Geneviève Sengissen and Pascale Labé and their team based at L'École de Design Nantes Atlantique who provided the logistics; Anne Schoonbrodt and Alessandro Biamonti for organising the poster session; Deborah Wickham from L'École Parsons à Paris who encourage her students to produce artwork proposals for this proceedings, Samantha Schulman and Tanya Benet whose design proposals were adopted and every member of the International Scientific Review Committee who provided their time and expertise during the review process.
This was a truly international team effort by symposium committee whose members from DRS and CUMULUS Association were dispersed across European universities. These included Aalto University, L'École de Design Nantes Atlantique, Coventry University, L'École Parsons à Paris; Northumbria University and Politecnico di Milano.
Symposium Convenors on behalf of the Organising Committee
Erik Bohemia
Brigitte Borja de Mozota
Luisa Collina
Copyright © 2011 each paper in this symposium proceedings is the property of the author(s). Permission is granted to reproduce copies of these works for purposes relevant to the above symposium, provided that the author(s), source and copyright notice are included on each copy. For other uses, including extended quotation, please contact the author(s).
Conference Presentations by Elvin Karana
How do we converse with materials and other beings to co-design equitably? In this conversation, ... more How do we converse with materials and other beings to co-design equitably? In this conversation, we aimed to host an event that acted as a catalyst to reanimate our mutual relationships with materials. It sought to identify fresh tactics for designing and 'con-structing' objects. We offered for consideration two 'materials-as-co-performers' of design practice, that operate as team members together with humans. Through activities such as sonic fictional design and performative design, this conversation explored a more-than-human approach to making. During this event, emphasis was placed on listening to materials and considering their intimate performative relationship to us. Questions for discussion were: In what ways can we listen to materials? How do materials inform the hand and mind? How can we co-perform with materials? With this conversation, we sought to start a debate where we begin to map out a nascent material vocabulary relevant to co-making in the Anthropocene. The format of a conversation (rather than an address or lecture) was particularly appropriate for co-producing new understanding and for formulating equitable relationships amongst human and non-human beings.
Papers by Elvin Karana
Sustainability, 2017
The use of materials derived from waste is one of the prominent ways to contribute to sustainable... more The use of materials derived from waste is one of the prominent ways to contribute to sustainable product design. However, there is a stark gap in literature concerning how people appraise such materials. In this paper, we present our initial attempts to understand the aesthetic appreciation of materials, in particular those derived from discarded raw materials, i.e., revived materials. Two studies were conducted for which we took the aesthetic principle unity-in-variety as the departure point. In the first study, we explored material appraisals by testing whether different visual and tactile qualities interrelate with each other in a similar or contradictory way. Based on these findings, two revived materials were modified and our main assumptions were further explored in Study 2. We outline our findings and show that the aesthetic appreciation of a material can be influenced by the (in)congruity between visual and tactile qualities of the material.
International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2015
An important body of research has developed in recent years, explaining ways in which product mat... more An important body of research has developed in recent years, explaining ways in which product materials influence user experiences. A priority now is to ensure that the research findings are adopted within an educational context to deliver contemporary curricula for students studying the subject of materials and design. This paper reports on an international initiative to develop 'materials experience' as a formal subject of study, complementary to traditional technical and engineering approaches to materials and design education. General learning objectives for materials experience are established, followed by specific attention to three kinds of experience that arise during user-materialproduct interaction: gratification of senses, conveyance of meanings, and elicitation of emotions. For each of these kinds of experience, a specially devised active learning exercise is explained in detail. In combination, these exercises are argued to deliver a good foundation for student appreciation and action on designing for material experiences in product design. The paper concludes with recommendations for how to responsibly redress the imbalance that exists in materials and design education, by transitioning from a culture of 'imparting knowledge about materials' to a culture of 'generating experience with materials'.
Materials & Design, 2015
Materials & Design, 2016
Emerging material experiences into a body of work concerned with 'designerly' ways of using mater... more Emerging material experiences into a body of work concerned with 'designerly' ways of using materials to positively affect user experiences. A fascinating and complicating issue is that material experiences are not absolute. Using one material across multiple applications will result in a multitude of user experiences. Conversely, realizing one application through a variety of different materials will result in a different set of diverse experiences. Designers clearly have opportunity to effect desirable experiences through materials, though operationally this is far from straightforward. It implies that a designer's vocabulary and understanding of material properties should include both engineering (numerical/encoded) and experiential (sensorial/descriptive) perspectives, as well as a comprehension of their interrelations [5]. But this is only part of the concern. Designers must also have a firm grip on the ways in which materials lead to experiences, and how designing for material experiences can be embedded into routine design practice. By virtue of familiarity with the materials used, some material experiences are easier to comprehend and mobilize. However, the potential experiences of the unfamiliar, the unusual and the rare emerging materials are often challenging to envision and to design for. In the platforms where emerging materials are discussed (e.g. DiaBSmart, http://www.diabsmart.eu;DAMADEI, http:// www. damadei.eu; and Light.Touch.Matters, http://www.lighttouch-matters-project.eu), we see an ever increasing number of examples that illustrate challenging couplings of materials science, design, engineering and social sciences for a common purpose of 'design for meaningful material experiences' [6]. In other words, the borders between these professional disciplines fade as they work together on the common endeavour to find meaningful applications for a newly developed material at hand. In practical terms, this translates to a mutual respect and cooperation between communities, on the one hand, for the 'design of materials', and on the other hand, for the 'materials of design'. This evident duality of interpretation that the title Materials & Design admits provided the motivation for the journal editors to encourage the exploration of this topic through a series of studies included in the Special Issue. In fact, over the last decade, design communities are continually evolving their ability to contribute to the design of materials [7, 8], where materials experience studies and/or 'design-driven innovation' strategies [9] are proposed as a conceptual starting point in the material (driven) design process. Within this Special Issue we asked authors to prepare articles that collectively illustrate how 'emerging materials' can lead to new user experiences, drawing upon perspectives from design, social sciences, materials science and engineering. For this Special Issue the focus of the journal was deliberately shifted away from the technical issues of materials development towards personal and social implications of materials, asking questions such as: How do/will emerging materials
Design Issues, 2015
A decade ago, in 2003, Denis Doordan published an article titled "On Materials" in Design Issues.... more A decade ago, in 2003, Denis Doordan published an article titled "On Materials" in Design Issues. 1 His emphasis was on "how the material employed affects the form, function, and perception of the final design." Accordingly, he suggested a new framework to discuss materials based on the following three terms: fabrication, concerning the preparation of materials for initial use; application, dealing with transformation of materials into artifacts; and appreciation, dealing with the reception of materials by users. During the past decade, the third term appreciation has lured attention in the materials and design domain, which has adopted a broader sense that corresponds with the experiences we have with the materials embodied in the artifacts around us. It refers to the mix of sensory (or aesthetic) appreciations, meanings, feelings, and thoughts that we have toward-or that are triggered by-a material, at any certain time and place. In this essay, we elaborate on the notion of the appreciation of materials and its wider implications. Our starting point is a simple observation: In the material infrastructure of today's world, whether in products, buildings, or other creations, we see such variety of materials, driven largely by advances in technology. The layperson's knowledge of these materials, in the sense that they are recognizable and identifiable, is probably at an all-time low. 2 Similarly, new and emerging materials, along with the increasing demand to seriously adopt a discourse of sustainability, conspire to continually challenge the designer's competence in materials selection. The morphological character of materials-as expressive as they are functional and structural-leads to the proposition of new forms and an experimental approach toward design. 3 Materials are like words: The richer one's vocabulary (in materials), the larger is the number of design solutions that can be seen and expressed. 4 We argue that within the complexity inherent to materials and design-whether driven by technological or sustainability perspectives-users are the ones who determine the ultimate success (or not) of material choices. That is, success is a reflection of how people positively experience and react to the materials chosen by designers. A decade after "On Materials," this essay elaborates on the topic of materials experience. 5
Proceedings of the 2011 Conference on Designing Pleasurable Products and Interfaces - DPPI '11, 2011
Natural fibres and their composites have significant untapped potential for product designers and... more Natural fibres and their composites have significant untapped potential for product designers and are widely recognized as having good sustainability credentials. Nevertheless, applications for these materials are stifled because of low esteem and a generally low perceived quality compared with conventional materials such as plastics and metals. Current impressions of this material class are therefore not favourable, and their future
Materials Experience, 2014
ABSTRACT .... What has occupied the materials and design domain in the last decade that should be... more ABSTRACT .... What has occupied the materials and design domain in the last decade that should be transferred to design education and to the professional practice of design? Our hope is that on reading Materials Experience you will be left challenged yet energized to bring a principally human-centred perspective to the materials decisions you take in future design projects, or to the materials and design curricula you may develop for future generations of designers.
International Journal of Design
Materials research constantly offers novel materials as better alternatives to convention. Functi... more Materials research constantly offers novel materials as better alternatives to convention. Functional aptness is taken for granted at the first commercial launch of a new material. Nevertheless, this alone may not be enough for its commercial success and widespread use. The ‘material’ should also elicit meaningful user experiences in and beyond its utilitarian assessment. This requires qualifying the material not only for what it is, but also for what it does, what it expresses to us, what it elicits from us, what it makes us do. In search of a proper application through such an understanding, material scientists and industries have reached out to designers to guide the development of materials by experiential goals. However, how to design for experiences with and for a material at hand has been poorly addressed to date. In this article, we propose a method, Material Driven Design (MDD), to facilitate designing for material experiences. After explaining the theoretical foundation of...
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Conference Proceedings by Elvin Karana
One of the aims of the symposium was to develop and to establish relationships between CUMULUS and DRS Design Pedagogy Special Interest Group. The idea was to bring members from these two societies and strengthen the capacity to enhance the quality of design education through examining how innovation in education is informed by and is informing design research.
In order to do this the symposium convenors invited a diverse mix of speakers to explore the symposium's theme. Initially, the invited speakers submitted brief proposals. Then they submitted full papers which were critically double blind reviewed by members of the International Scientific Review Committee. The revised submitted papers form these symposium proceedings.
The authors of these articles come from different disciplinary backgrounds and different countries, including the Netherlands, the UK, France, Switzerland, Finland, and Italy. The outcome is a symposium that tackles diverse design education issues from a variety of perspectives, both disciplinary and institutional.
CUMULUS Association and DRS Design Pedagogy Special Interest Group coming together signals the increased importance of re-examining design education in these changing times. There are further plans for these two associations to work together. For example, CUMULUS Association and DRS Design Pedagogy Special Interest Group are planning to organise a joint international conference in 2013. The more immediate plan is to produce a Special Issue of ‘Collection’, a research journal on the theme of ‘Informing Design Education by Research’ from selected papers presented at the symposium. Another set of papers will be selected for an edited book on the theme of ‘Researching Design Education’.
We would like to thank to number of people and organisations who have been helpful in organising the symposium and preparing this set of proceedings. These include Christian Guellerin President of Cumulus and Michael Tovey the conveyor of DRS PedSIG; Jacques Leroux from the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry and his colleagues and team who kindly provided the venue and made the symposium delegates welcome; the team from CUMULUS Association Eija Salmi and Justyna Maciak based at Aalto University, Geneviève Sengissen and Pascale Labé and their team based at L'École de Design Nantes Atlantique who provided the logistics; Anne Schoonbrodt and Alessandro Biamonti for organising the poster session; Deborah Wickham from L'École Parsons à Paris who encourage her students to produce artwork proposals for this proceedings, Samantha Schulman and Tanya Benet whose design proposals were adopted and every member of the International Scientific Review Committee who provided their time and expertise during the review process.
This was a truly international team effort by symposium committee whose members from DRS and CUMULUS Association were dispersed across European universities. These included Aalto University, L'École de Design Nantes Atlantique, Coventry University, L'École Parsons à Paris; Northumbria University and Politecnico di Milano.
Symposium Convenors on behalf of the Organising Committee
Erik Bohemia
Brigitte Borja de Mozota
Luisa Collina
Copyright © 2011 each paper in this symposium proceedings is the property of the author(s). Permission is granted to reproduce copies of these works for purposes relevant to the above symposium, provided that the author(s), source and copyright notice are included on each copy. For other uses, including extended quotation, please contact the author(s).
Conference Presentations by Elvin Karana
Papers by Elvin Karana
One of the aims of the symposium was to develop and to establish relationships between CUMULUS and DRS Design Pedagogy Special Interest Group. The idea was to bring members from these two societies and strengthen the capacity to enhance the quality of design education through examining how innovation in education is informed by and is informing design research.
In order to do this the symposium convenors invited a diverse mix of speakers to explore the symposium's theme. Initially, the invited speakers submitted brief proposals. Then they submitted full papers which were critically double blind reviewed by members of the International Scientific Review Committee. The revised submitted papers form these symposium proceedings.
The authors of these articles come from different disciplinary backgrounds and different countries, including the Netherlands, the UK, France, Switzerland, Finland, and Italy. The outcome is a symposium that tackles diverse design education issues from a variety of perspectives, both disciplinary and institutional.
CUMULUS Association and DRS Design Pedagogy Special Interest Group coming together signals the increased importance of re-examining design education in these changing times. There are further plans for these two associations to work together. For example, CUMULUS Association and DRS Design Pedagogy Special Interest Group are planning to organise a joint international conference in 2013. The more immediate plan is to produce a Special Issue of ‘Collection’, a research journal on the theme of ‘Informing Design Education by Research’ from selected papers presented at the symposium. Another set of papers will be selected for an edited book on the theme of ‘Researching Design Education’.
We would like to thank to number of people and organisations who have been helpful in organising the symposium and preparing this set of proceedings. These include Christian Guellerin President of Cumulus and Michael Tovey the conveyor of DRS PedSIG; Jacques Leroux from the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry and his colleagues and team who kindly provided the venue and made the symposium delegates welcome; the team from CUMULUS Association Eija Salmi and Justyna Maciak based at Aalto University, Geneviève Sengissen and Pascale Labé and their team based at L'École de Design Nantes Atlantique who provided the logistics; Anne Schoonbrodt and Alessandro Biamonti for organising the poster session; Deborah Wickham from L'École Parsons à Paris who encourage her students to produce artwork proposals for this proceedings, Samantha Schulman and Tanya Benet whose design proposals were adopted and every member of the International Scientific Review Committee who provided their time and expertise during the review process.
This was a truly international team effort by symposium committee whose members from DRS and CUMULUS Association were dispersed across European universities. These included Aalto University, L'École de Design Nantes Atlantique, Coventry University, L'École Parsons à Paris; Northumbria University and Politecnico di Milano.
Symposium Convenors on behalf of the Organising Committee
Erik Bohemia
Brigitte Borja de Mozota
Luisa Collina
Copyright © 2011 each paper in this symposium proceedings is the property of the author(s). Permission is granted to reproduce copies of these works for purposes relevant to the above symposium, provided that the author(s), source and copyright notice are included on each copy. For other uses, including extended quotation, please contact the author(s).