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1	Designing for decay : Alternative methods and tools for nature conservation Bern, Karl January 2022 (has links) In this thesis i describe proposals designed to give remaining species a temporary haven until their natural habitat is reestablished. Designing for decay is about alternative methods for nature conservation, about us working with the forest not against it. Methods based on decaying wood and the reintroduction of fungi into the young boreal forest. Looking at the planetary boundaries as summarized by Stockholm resilience center biosphere integrity is one of the areas where the anthropogenic factors has made the largest impact. Designing for more than humans Ecosophical design design ecologies Ecodesign. Design Design
2	Vacancy : Sculpture for solitary bees Drvota, Ariana January 2024 (has links) This is a project that focuses on building awareness for solitary bees and how we can use public sculptures/artifacts to help and to create a positive vision of the future through art, design,science and to promote bio diversity. A lot of modern techniques like 3D modeling, 3D printing, and CNC milling were used to bring this artifact to life. Public artworks are proven to have a positive effect on our mental health and create discussion, so with this project I wanted to create a public sculpture/artifact that benefits both humans and bees, make sure that people would take notice to it and start to investigate the creation, see all the life that lives around and inside it. This is a form with a function. The material used in this creation will be discarded wood and the wood will decompose with time. Vacancy focuses on integrating nests for species, in this case solitary bees, within artistic public sculptures and artifacts. Through the creation of this sculpture/artifact, the project aims to engage and inspire the curiosity of the viewer to reflect on the ongoing crisis facing our pollinators. Furthermore, the project aims to promote biological diversity. Design Design ecologies Art Sculpture Solitary bees Public art Design Design
3	Waterworks - Domestic water filtration empowered by acoustics. / Waterworks - Akustisk vattenfiltrering för hemmet. Viitasara, Jukka January 2024 (has links) Waterworks typically refer to a system or facility for supplying, storing, and treating water. It encompasses the infrastructure and machinery used to collect, purify, and  distribute water to homes, businesses, and other users. The term can also mean starting to cry, especially to gain sympathy or attention. Additionally, it can refer to the organs of the body through which urine is passed. The climate crisis presents significant challenges to water filtration. Extreme weather events can contaminate sources. Harmful algal blooms, saltwater intrusion and toxins further complicate filtration. We might have to rethink how we take clean tap water for granted. This home water filtration unit that via acoustics filters the water, reimagines our relationship to drinking water and the habits around it, and the new behaviors and rituals that would emerge from this new normal. / Waterworks avser vanligtvis ett system eller en anläggning för att tillhandahålla, lagra och behandla vatten. Det omfattar infrastrukturen och tekniken som används för att samla in, rena och distribuera vatten till hem, företag och andra användare. Termen kan också betyda att börja gråta, särskilt för att få sympati eller uppmärksamhet. Dessutom kan det referera till kroppens organ genom vilka urin passerar. Klimatkrisen innebär betydande utmaningar för vattenfiltrering. Extrema väderhändelser kan förorena dricksvattentäkter. Skadlig algblomning, saltvattenintrång och gifter försvårar filtreringen ytterligare. Vi kanske måste tänka om kring hur vi idag tar rent kranvatten för givet. Denna filtreringsenhet, som via akustik filtrerar vattnet, belyser vårt förhållande till dricksvatten och de nya beteenden och ritualer som skulle uppstå ur en ny klimatmässig normalsituation. Human centered design Speculative design Design ecologies Critical design Industrial design Product design Water filtration Household product Tap water Acoustic resonance NASA Design Design
4	Autocraft Runners : Anticipating a future of customized physiology and advanced body hacking. Crafting footwear through tissue engineering for enhanced long-distance running. Wolfgang, Laimer January 2024 (has links) This work explores the fusion of bio-technology and sports footwear design and envisions a future where people enhance their physiology to meet their specific needs. Through tissue engineering, the wearer’s own biomaterials are utilized to optimize performance and customization. It seeks to redefine the enhancement of long-distance running by creating a physical bond between footwear and feet. Based on both design fiction and industrial design, the project speculates on the impact of biotechnological advances. It reflects a curiosity-driven exploration of the human body and its potential transformation. The thesis concludes with reflections on such innovations in footwear design and the role of design fiction in imagining future possibilities. It forms a contribution to Design Ecologies and illustrates the intersection of design, ecology, biology, and fiction, in addressing contemporary challenges. Design Ecologies Running Footwear Biotech-design Bioengineering Body hacking Footwear Design Design fiction Industrial Design Biotechnology Transhumanism Design Design Bioprocess Technology Bioprocessteknik
5	The Skåne Sofa / Skånesoffan Salonen Ripa, Beata January 2024 (has links) As a counterpoint to globalisation, I wanted to see how locally a sofa can be produced and investi- gate how outsourcing affects Swedish production. The project is set in the Swedish region Skåne and shaped around three themes: locality, the consumer’s relationship to the product and ”design for disassembly”. The result is a deconstructable sofa made of Skåne wool, pine from the local lumber- man and linen from the last active weavery in Skåne. In this thesis I elaborate on the friction between profit-making, sustainability and consumerism and try to find answers to what production should look like in the future. / Som en motpol till globaliseringen ville jag se hur lokalt en soffa kan produceras och undersöka hur outsourcing påverkar svensk produktion. Projektet ugår ifrån Skåne och formades efter tre teman: lokalitet, konsumentens relation till möbeln och “design for disassembly". Resultatet är en isärtagbar soffa av skånsk ull, furu från bygdens sågverk och linne från det sista väveriet i Skåne. I min uppsats resonerar jag vidare kring friktionen mellan vinstintresse, hållbarhet samt konsumtionsbehov, och försöker hitta svar på hur framtidens produktion bör se ut. Design for disassembly sustainable furniture local production design ecologies Swedish production Swedish wool linen furniture consumption outsourcing offshoring consumer relation hållbar design utkontraktering utlokalisering av verksamhet lokal produktion ekologisk design svensk produktion svensk ull linne möbelkonsumtion konsumtion hållbarhet utformning för demontering Design Design

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