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Repair As A Social Design Practice: Three Case Studies In Vulnerable Households In Chile, Pedro Alvarez Caselli, Antonio Batlle Lathrop
Repair As A Social Design Practice: Three Case Studies In Vulnerable Households In Chile, Pedro Alvarez Caselli, Antonio Batlle Lathrop
DRS Biennial Conference Series
The work presented herein addresses the socio-material implications and spontaneous design actions that emerge from the home repair practices of household objects in low-income areas. Through qualitative research and contextual inquiry from the investigation of their praxis (Cross, 2007), we reassess the principles of planned obsolescence associated with product design and throw-away culture. Within the framework of matters of care of non-human devices that are part of a social assembly, a theoretical discussion develops around certain actions; in particular, repairing everyday household objects, as design solutions. The exploratory methodology of this project is based on literature review and on-site case …
Social Design As Normative Inquiry, Patrycja Kaszynska
Social Design As Normative Inquiry, Patrycja Kaszynska
DRS Biennial Conference Series
This paper gives a stipulative definition of social design. It argues that there is a distinctive field of design practice, and design practice research that can be labelled ‘social design’ but that this distinctiveness cannot be spelled out directly in terms of the relation between design and the social, which has been the dominant view up till now. Rather, social design is defined in terms of the kind of knowledge production that it is – as a form of situational normative inquiry. This means that it is conducted empirically by responding to problems identified in specific situations and according to …
Artifacts In The Co-Production Of Knowledge In Social Design, Eva Knutz, Thomas Markussen
Artifacts In The Co-Production Of Knowledge In Social Design, Eva Knutz, Thomas Markussen
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Abstract: Social Design Research is a design and research approach that is charac-terised by an attempt to make a difference for marginalized, underprivileged or vulnerable groups in society through participatory processes and the use of knowledge artifacts. This article demonstrates how knowledge is generated co-productively and shows the interplay between different types of tacit or explicit forms of knowledge and models the knowledge exchange between design re-searchers, practitioners and the participating citizens.
Performative Modes Of Inquiry As Everyday Theatre, Maria Foverskov
Performative Modes Of Inquiry As Everyday Theatre, Maria Foverskov
DRS Biennial Conference Series
I aim to strengthen Social Design inquiries by introducing lenses from Performance Studies and Design Anthropology for acquiring better understandings of how social designers navigate performative processes of practice research. I draw upon experiences in co-producing performative modes of inquiries as an everyday theatre. A design research project supporting citizens, public and private partners in different ways in which communities of senior citizens could be supported in organizing and meeting up for social and outdoor exercise activities on an ad-hoc basis. I show how knowledges is bodily co-produced and performed through multiple partners co-scripting the performance of an everyday theatre, …
Practice Research In Social Design As A Form Of Inquiry, Patrycja Kaszynska, Eva Knutz, Thomas Markussen
Practice Research In Social Design As A Form Of Inquiry, Patrycja Kaszynska, Eva Knutz, Thomas Markussen
DRS Biennial Conference Series
The chairs' editorial introducing the theme track 'Practice research in social design as a form of inquiry'.
The Value Of Being Close: Social And Ecological Sustainability In Co-Living For Students, Sara Ilstedt, Martin Sjöman
The Value Of Being Close: Social And Ecological Sustainability In Co-Living For Students, Sara Ilstedt, Martin Sjöman
DRS Biennial Conference Series
Sustainability challenges demands that we live smaller and more efficient in terms of re-sources and energy, at the same time, loneliness and mental unhealth are in-creasing among young people and students. One solution to both ecological and social sustain-ability is provided by coliving, where a small group of people share a home. Living in a shared home is an opportunity for friendship and sense of community but is also associated with frictions. This paper describes an interdisciplinary and experimental research project about coliving for students and particularly focuses on the social aspects and new practices of living together. We conclude …