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1	Growing Furniture : Designing a mycelium side table Hedrén, Sam, Andersson, Noah January 2023 (has links) Product development can be taxing for the environment. When it comes to hardware products then a lot ofthe materials generally involved are based on finite resources such as fossil fuels. As the most commonlyused materials are rarely biodegradable, they often end up in landfills where they end up being harmfulboth to the environment and its inhabitants for a very long time. During recent years some companieshave started combating this through getting involved in the development and implementation of moresustainable alternatives. One of these companies trying to implement more sustainable materials isInteresting Times Gang, who now also wishes to develop new products by using mycelium - theunderground network of threads produced by fungi. This as mycelium poses a lot of sustainable propertiessuch as biodegradability, a high degree of moldability as well as being a cultivated resource rather thanbeing synthetic. This project serves to investigate what kind of product types are fitting for myceliumcomposites per request from ITG, as well as what kind of surface treatments are possible and fitting tomake the material more desirable. This with the intention of increasing awareness about the material withthe hopes of promoting it to a larger audience, enabling a transition towards more sustainable materialalternatives in the process. With the information gathered through research the project resulted in a sidetable that was designed and manufactured as a 1:1 scale prototype to showcase the possibilities of thematerial. This was done through a material driven design process which was divided into four steps:Understanding the material, Creating materials experience vision, Manifesting materials experience visionand Designing product concepts. Each phase included its own methods respectively and some of themethods include literature review, material testing, benchmarking, user testing, digital prototyping andmanufacturing to name a few. The project is a master thesis for the Industrial Design Engineeringprogramme at Luleå University of Technology performed during the spring of 2023. Industrial Design Engineering Product Design Furniture Design Mycelium Prototyping Sustainability Biodegradability Side Table Design Material Driven Design Teknisk Design Produktdesign Möbeldesign Mycel Prototypande Hållbarhet Nedbrytbarhet Sidobord Svampar Design Design
2	Revitalizing a Company Classic : The Story of Revitalizing a Company Classic Using a Practical Method of Design Hellberg, Mats January 2016 (has links) The main purpose of this report is to analyze a practical method of design while doing an innovation project connected to a specific armchair. The aim is to re-vitalize the pre-existing product. This project is done within the context of a specific furniture producer. This report describes theories about practical methods of design and how the practical intellect is used in a creative process. It also contains background research about classics. The background research is based on a brief literature review on the subject as well as interviews with professionals within the field of furniture design. A few factors that can be said to characterize what makes a classic are suggested. The development of a specific armchair is described. Earlier projects where practical methods of design have been used are also described. The practical methods of design used in this project are described. The main method for this is making physical models by hand together with hand sketching. The design process of developing a new product is described and discussed. As a final result visualizations and a description of a suggestion of how one can re-vitalize the specific armchair are shown. The outcomes and learning from using a practical method of design are discussed. The final suggestion is analyzed according to the factors suggested in the background research to characterize what makes a classic. design classics practical intellect reflective practice re-design redesign revitalize furniture armchair side table scandinavian design practical methods of design sustainability prototyping pretotyping factors of design fundamental needs needs Max-Neef innovation designklassiker klassiker praktiskt intellekt re-design redesign möbeldesign bord avlastningsbord skandinavisk design praktisk designmetod hållbar design designmöbler prototyp designfaktorer grundläggande behov behov Max-Neef innovation

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Revitalizing a Company Classic : The Story of Revitalizing a Company Classic Using a Practical Method of Design