This project started with the Taiwanese�s Cultural & Creative Industries Policy,
which demands that all new products include local cultural content. However, little
is known about Taiwanese cultures. This research looked specifically at one of the
cultures, the Paiwanese Tribe.
This thesis reports on the research journey; identifying what the Paiwanese knew
about their culture and why they were unable to produce traditional products. It
argues that the displacement of the tribe has made it materially impossible to
continue traditional practices. This research then identified ways of capturing spirit
of traditional culture using modern technology. A successful model of working with
crafts people workshops in discussed. A case is made for the use of narrative
enquiry and oral history to record Paiwanese understanding. These
understandings were translated into a design outcome using a design method
called narrative design. The success of this research suggests that such an
approach is one model that can be used in design using new technologies and
materials from the re-establishment method of traditional products.
The understanding generated for regaining traditional craft knowledge is extended
with the design of a tea set that draws on this traditional knowledge, narrative and
culture. The tea set represents this knowledge for a global market. It is argued that
the design process used can guide design that transforms the culture message
and delivers it for a wide audience. This design concept process is a model that
can be used to develop cultural products.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/216615 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Creators | Wang, Yu Hsin, n/a |
| Publisher | Swinburne University of Technology. |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | http://www.swin.edu.au/), Copyright Yu Hsin Wang |
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