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A Practice-Led Exploration Of Bricolage Theory In Micro Craft Branding: The Case Of Wings Of Pen By Mufun, Shih-Chieh Shen, Yueh-Hsiu Giffen Cheng Dec 2025

A Practice-Led Exploration Of Bricolage Theory In Micro Craft Branding: The Case Of Wings Of Pen By Mufun, Shih-Chieh Shen, Yueh-Hsiu Giffen Cheng

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In an environment of fierce market competition and limited resources, the ability to continuously develop products that meet market needs is critical to the survival of micro-craft enterprises. Adopting a practice-led perspective, this study examines how a 15-year-old micro craft brand applied bricolage theory to transform its cultural products under resource constraints and severe market challenges. Starting from the founder’s student woodworking projects, the brand was established in 2010, experienced a decade of commercialization attempts, and pivoted in response to market difficulties. Its 2015 “Wings of Pen” avian pen series has received long-term acclaim in the gift market and remains …

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Breathing Beside The Leaf That Guides Us: An Experimental Study On A Plant-Human Symbiotic Meditation System Design, Yule Chen, Shengbo Sun, Yiwen Wang, Ying Hu, Wenyu Xu, Yuexin Zhu, Yiming Bai Dec 2025

Breathing Beside The Leaf That Guides Us: An Experimental Study On A Plant-Human Symbiotic Meditation System Design, Yule Chen, Shengbo Sun, Yiwen Wang, Ying Hu, Wenyu Xu, Yuexin Zhu, Yiming Bai

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Unlike interactions with electronic devices—which demandthe full focus ofhuman cognition through screen-based interfaces—our engagement with nature is subtle, embodied, and continuously perceived, even without conscious attention. In the context of a decent connection between human and nature life rhythms, this study introduces a novel plant- human symbiotic meditation system that transforms real-time photosynthetic signals into generative soundscapes, enablingaform ofcross-species interaction in which plant rhythms serve as perceptual cues in human meditative regulation. Distinct from prior human-plant interaction work that treats plants as passive background elements or aesthetic artifacts, this research emphasizes the expressive role of living plants in shaping human …

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Hongshan Culture: Controversy, Numbers And A Proto-Industrial Design Society?, Ashley Hall Dec 2025

Hongshan Culture: Controversy, Numbers And A Proto-Industrial Design Society?, Ashley Hall

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The Neolithic Chinese Hongshan culture attracts fascination and controversy in equal measure. It represents one of the highest volumes of diverse jade making with spectacular technical achievements and almost unparalleled variety. While researchers have explored Hongshan culture from different disciplinary perspectives, this research seeks to combine insights across archaeology, anthropology, geology, geochemistry, and history to make a new case for a design led analysis of Hongshan culture jade ‘products’ from a creative and production technology perspective. Examining Hongshan culture through a design lens creates new insights into the motivations for making jade artifacts, hints at the spiritual significance and socio-technological …

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Toward Sustainable Transitions: A Design Ethnographic Study Of Volcanic Risk Perception In Ecuador, Maria Ramirez Cifuentes, Michael Arnold-Mages Dec 2025

Toward Sustainable Transitions: A Design Ethnographic Study Of Volcanic Risk Perception In Ecuador, Maria Ramirez Cifuentes, Michael Arnold-Mages

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This study explores how the dynamics of risk perception influence disaster preparedness in high-risk environments such as the volcanic regions of Ecuador, and how these insights can inform the design of interventions for sustainable transitions. It analyzes the ongoing interactions between communities and their environment, examining factors such as infrastructure, visual representations (e.g., frescoes in churches), and local practices in the provinces of Pichincha, Cotopaxi, and Tungurahua—areas known for their proximity to active volcanoes—with a particular focus on how these elements shape collective intelligence and coping strategies. By identifying current conditions, opportunities and obstacles, and interpreting the core challenges experienced …

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Sustainable Design Through Tradition: Insights From The Cuia Craft Of Amazonian Women, Andrea Bandoni, Nacional De Belas-Artes Dec 2025

Sustainable Design Through Tradition: Insights From The Cuia Craft Of Amazonian Women, Andrea Bandoni, Nacional De Belas-Artes

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This article examines the work of Amazonian women artisans who, in collaboration with the cuieira tree (Crescentia cujete), create the traditional cuias of Santarém. These vessels are distinguished by their black organic lacquer and intricate carved motifs, which give cultural value to objects primarily used as containers. The study seeks to inform design methodologies that foreground environmental responsibility while demonstrating how ancestral knowledge can inspire sustainable practices. It also underscores the central role of women in preserving and transmitting this heritage. To address these aims, the research employed a mixed-method approach: a literature review on sustainable design; a historical analysis …

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The Emergence Of Cultural Signals In Typographic Systems, César Arturo Puertas, Juan Alfonso De La Ros Dec 2025

The Emergence Of Cultural Signals In Typographic Systems, César Arturo Puertas, Juan Alfonso De La Ros

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This paper explores how through visual analysis of contemporary design of typographic systems in Colombia, it is possible to create a custom framework for clustering and analysis to help recognize the possible emergence of cultural signals of colonised communities and cultural groups. Based on that framework we described these signals in four categories: Abstracted indigenous heritage (cultural revival); hybrid graphic vernacular (vernacular typography); Indigenous linguistic forms (direct linguistic revival); and hybrid cultural abstraction (indirect linguistic revival). We argue that local/regional type design and typography are increasingly serving as a medium of cultural resistance (intentional or unintentional), where designers engage with …

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The Ought-Is Problem: A Foundational Theory For Diagnosing The Ai-Driven Crisis In Design Education, Franklyn Mosher Dec 2025

The Ought-Is Problem: A Foundational Theory For Diagnosing The Ai-Driven Crisis In Design Education, Franklyn Mosher

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The rapid proliferation of generative AI has precipitated a foundational crisis in design education, challenging long-standing pedagogical models and the very definition of authentic student work. While its symptoms are widely recognized, the design field lacks a formal theory for diagnosing this and other systemic failures. This paper introduces and formalizes the "Ought-Is Problem" as a foundational theory for design critique, defining it as the consequential gap between a designer's idealized model of a system and its users ("Ought") and the observable, complex reality of human behavior ("Is"). We argue that this cognitive dissonance is the root cause of many …

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Making A Case For Handmade Observational Mark-Making In Service Design Insight Phases, Eirin Mari Fossøy Dec 2025

Making A Case For Handmade Observational Mark-Making In Service Design Insight Phases, Eirin Mari Fossøy

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Using a particular tool can give rise to processes or knowledge about the world that differ from those generated by other tools. In other words, humans use tools and technologies to shape the world, but these tools, in turn, shape us back - our minds, skills, and the way they extend our bodies. Service design, among many other fields, is significantly impacted by digital transformation, where digital tools are frequently used to create visualizations and representations. An important part of a service designer’s profession is understanding new fields and actors, which often involves aspects that are complex, messy, and emotional. …

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Maps That Matter: Design As A Translation Tool In Industrial Sustainability Transitions, Delphine Wang Leger, Annie Gentès Dec 2025

Maps That Matter: Design As A Translation Tool In Industrial Sustainability Transitions, Delphine Wang Leger, Annie Gentès

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This paper explores how organizational design can support sustainability transitions in complex industrial contexts, through the development of situated, visual tools. The study is based on a one- year design intervention within a railway maintenance facility in France, aiming to improve industrial waste sorting practices following the departure of the site's waste manager. Drawing from system design, service design, and Actor-Network Theory, the project approaches waste management not as a technical issue, but as a socio-material system of routines, infrastructures, and tacit knowledge. To navigate this complexity, the design team produced a series of hybrid documents— field enquiry maps, analog …

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Designing Psychological Transformation: Qualitative Insights From Immersive Coffee Tasting, Yen-Tzu Huang, Ding-Hau Huang Dec 2025

Designing Psychological Transformation: Qualitative Insights From Immersive Coffee Tasting, Yen-Tzu Huang, Ding-Hau Huang

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This study explores how an immersive coffee tasting experience, integrating sensory design and mindfulness guidance can evoke participants’ psychological transformation and embodied engagement. Thematic analysis identified five interconnected stages: sensory unfolding, immersive perception, mindfulness experience, internal transformation, and behavioral intention. Findings indicate that participants initially heightened their awareness of sensory details—such as the materiality of cups, ambient sounds, and aromas—then entered a state of focused immersion, experiencing emotional resonance and self-reflection through mindfulness. This led to a reinterpretation of meanings and renewed connectedness with the material and social environment. The proposed “Psychological Transformation Model of Immersive Sensory Experience” illustrates the …

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Empirical Analysis Of The Transformation In The Inheritance Field Of Intangible Cultural Heritage Skills From Cultural Capital To Product Application: A Case Study Of Zhaoqing Duan Inkstone In China, Tiancheng Liang, Na Li, Rongcong Cai, Jiahui Chen Dec 2025

Empirical Analysis Of The Transformation In The Inheritance Field Of Intangible Cultural Heritage Skills From Cultural Capital To Product Application: A Case Study Of Zhaoqing Duan Inkstone In China, Tiancheng Liang, Na Li, Rongcong Cai, Jiahui Chen

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The handicraft of China’s intangible cultural heritage are at risk ofbeing lost due to multiple factors. Thisstudy isset China’s Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) policies as the research background. Based on Bourdieu’s field theory, it explores the reconstruction of the traditional handicraft field. The research examines how cultural capital conversion shapes the interaction between ICH inheritance and regional culture. This study selects the Zhaoqing Duan inkstone handicraft as a case study. It combines the methods of historical anthropology and fieldwork. The research traces the history of inkstone mining and the craftsman cultivation system in the Xijiang River area. It also analyzes …

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Hidden Craft: Exploring Material Possibilities Of Traditional Bamboo Weaving Waste, Li-Wei Yeh Dec 2025

Hidden Craft: Exploring Material Possibilities Of Traditional Bamboo Weaving Waste, Li-Wei Yeh

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As bamboo gains recognition for its ecological and material versatility, through participation in bamboo weaving, the researcher discovers large volume of waste generated during material preparation. This study investigates the material and experiential potential of bamboo craft waste through a practice-led research approach. By combining sodium alginate (SA), the researcher experimented with diverse material compositions and forming methods, including sheet casting, pattern generation and 3D shaping. These processes reveal how material behaviours such as fluidity and shrinkage become central to design negotiation, prompting the maker to oscillate between control and responsiveness. The study adopts reflective writing and qualitative coding to …

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Transforming Agricultural Waste In Kampung Bukatanah Through Participatory Design, Raditya Ardianto Taepoer, Meirina Triharini, Arianti Ayu Puspita, Prananda Luffiansyah Malasan, Adhi Nugraha, Kenta Ono Dec 2025

Transforming Agricultural Waste In Kampung Bukatanah Through Participatory Design, Raditya Ardianto Taepoer, Meirina Triharini, Arianti Ayu Puspita, Prananda Luffiansyah Malasan, Adhi Nugraha, Kenta Ono

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This study explored the role of participatory design in empowering peri-urban communities through sustainable agricultural practices. Focusing on Kampung Bukatanah, West Bandung Regency, the participatory design workshop engaged diverse actors, including community members, youth organizations, and students, to address agricultural waste challenges using Solution Mapping Tools, such as cards, canvases, and guides. Participants collaboratively identified and refined solutions, such as organic fertilizer production, succulent farming, and creative tourism. The findings emphasize how participatory design fosters creative confidence, equitable power distribution, and optimism about resource utilization. This case illustrates how participatory design fosters creative confidence, equitable power distribution, and optimism about …

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Reimagining Death And Rituals Through Design: Memorial Diamond Jewellery As A Speculative Probe, Yiwen Cheng, Jie Sun Dec 2025

Reimagining Death And Rituals Through Design: Memorial Diamond Jewellery As A Speculative Probe, Yiwen Cheng, Jie Sun

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Death remains one of the most enduring cultural taboos, often met with silence and avoidance across both Western and Eastern societies. Although design research has increasingly engaged with death through the lens of thanatosensitive design, it has largely focused on supporting the bereaved, leaving the perspectives and agency of the dying themselves under explored. This study explores the memorial diamond as a speculative medium for reimagining death rituals and the relationships between the deceased and the bereaved. Using a research through design approach, we engaged speculative design as both a future-oriented lens and a creative method to examine these phenomena. …

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Intercultural Design Narratives: A Case Of Material Meaning-Making Through Narrative-Based Co-Design, Hayama Yasuyuki, Shimpi Ketan, Desai Harshit Dec 2025

Intercultural Design Narratives: A Case Of Material Meaning-Making Through Narrative-Based Co-Design, Hayama Yasuyuki, Shimpi Ketan, Desai Harshit

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This paper examines how intercultural co-design can facilitate material meaning-making through narrative-based design approaches. Focusing on a five-day workshop conducted between a Japanese material innovation company and an Indian design school, the study explores how participants engaged in collaborative storytelling and prototyping to reinterpret eri silk—a sustainable and ethically produced silk fiber. Through a Research through Design (RtD) methodology, four interdisciplinary student teams developed distinct narratives that reframed the material’s meaning across cultural, technological, and ethical dimensions. The findings reveal that narrative-driven co-design enables plural and situated perspectives to emerge, allowing traditional materials to be reimagined in new socio cultural …

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How Interaction Modalities Influence Academic Co-Writing With Generative Artificial Intelligence, Peter Dalsgaard Dec 2025

How Interaction Modalities Influence Academic Co-Writing With Generative Artificial Intelligence, Peter Dalsgaard

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This paper investigates how interaction modalities, specifically text-based versus speech-based interfaces, influence the experience and outcomes of academic co-writing with generative AI (GenAI). Drawing on distributed and situated cognition and human-AI creativity studies, I argue that modality is a structuring force in how ideas emerge, evolve, and stabilize in academic writing. Text-based interaction supports branching exploration, comparative revision, and temporal layering, enabling asynchronous control and persistent visual memory. In contrast, speech-based interaction facilitates associative thinking and spontaneous ideation, offering immediacy and flow. However, it can limit memory offloading, structural manipulation, and cross-comparison. I synthesize findings from related work in HCI, …

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From Projecting Futures To Projecting Otherwise: An Anticipatory Archaeology Of Emerging Design Epistemologies, Marc Chataigner Dec 2025

From Projecting Futures To Projecting Otherwise: An Anticipatory Archaeology Of Emerging Design Epistemologies, Marc Chataigner

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How to overcome design ‘defuturing’ effects? Design scholarship argues that design’s adverse contributions stem from its limited projective capacities to reflect about what design designs and the inherent power structures it conceals. Several design approaches emerged to equip designers with philosophical and social science frameworks and overcome design’s ‘defuturing’ effects. Yet, the ability of these theoretical frameworks to fundamentally change design remains debated. This paper contributes to this discussion by exploring the epistemological underpinnings of five approaches – Transition Design, Mission-Oriented Design, Speculative Design, Pluriversal Design, and More-Than- Human Design. We develop an ‘anticipatory archaeology’ of these theoretical formations to …

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When The Familiar Fades: Designing Immersive Vr Narratives For Affective Empathy, Fengyihan Wu, Shu Ye, Xin Liu, Zihang Zou Dec 2025

When The Familiar Fades: Designing Immersive Vr Narratives For Affective Empathy, Fengyihan Wu, Shu Ye, Xin Liu, Zihang Zou

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This research explores how immersive virtual reality (VR) storytelling can foster empathy toward people living with dementia. Developed through a Research through Design (RtD) approach, the project simulates symptoms such as disorientation, memory loss, and language disruption using symbolic interaction and narrative fragmentation. A hybrid narrative structure combines fictional sequences with real-life audio testimony. User evaluations revealed that while immersive metaphors effectively conveyed confusion and emotional vulnerability, the inclusion of authentic voices significantly deepened empathic engagement. These findings suggest that VR, when grounded in lived experience, holds strong potential for affective communication in health-related design. The study contributes to research …

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Reconstructing Cultural Value In Teaware Design: Regional Cultural Impacts In Zisha And Cizhou Ceramics, Wen Kong, Yuanchuan Chen Dec 2025

Reconstructing Cultural Value In Teaware Design: Regional Cultural Impacts In Zisha And Cizhou Ceramics, Wen Kong, Yuanchuan Chen

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This study investigates how regional cultural differences influence users’ perceptions and behavioral responses toward traditional Chinese teaware. Two representative categories were selected: Yixing Zisha teaware from Jiangnan and Cizhou Kiln teaware from northern China. Drawing on the three-tier structure of culture: material, structural, and spiritual, this study identifies aesthetic perception, perceived innovative ness and usability, and cultural identity as key constructs. Their effects on perceived value and purchase intention are examined. A two-item comparative questionnaire was administered in both regions to collect evaluations of the two types of teaware. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was employed to evaluate …

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Amplifying Underrepresented Voices In Heritage Storytelling Through Generative Ai, Zijing Song, Christian Wagner, Sifan Chen, Chihiro Sato Dec 2025

Amplifying Underrepresented Voices In Heritage Storytelling Through Generative Ai, Zijing Song, Christian Wagner, Sifan Chen, Chihiro Sato

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Community-led and participatory approaches to heritage storytelling have recently been advocated, yet ordinary citizens often lack the skills to actively participate in such endeavours. Meanwhile, outsiders and younger individuals struggle to empathize with local traditional cultural heritage practices, resulting in superficial encounters with the heritage and diminished appreciation for its emotional and historical depth. In response, this study examines a human-AI co-creation process developed through a series of workshops held during the Kawagoe Festival 2024 in Japan. It investigates how generative AI (GenAI) can serve as co-creative agent, empowering older citizens and non-experts to create emotionally resonant digital storytelling based …

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Embodied Multispecies Design Workshops: A Movement-Based Method For More-Than-Human Design, Ceren Ozgen, Jiabao Li, Cathryn Ploehn Dec 2025

Embodied Multispecies Design Workshops: A Movement-Based Method For More-Than-Human Design, Ceren Ozgen, Jiabao Li, Cathryn Ploehn

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This study investigates the emotional limitations of current seating products in care home common areas and proposes an emotion-centred design framework to enhance the sitting experience of residents with dementia (RwDs). Drawing from a review of relevant literature, the study identifies four key limitations in existing seating design: (1) a lack of emotional safety and sensory comfort; (2) insufficient support for interpersonal interaction; (3) failure to evoke familiarity and personal memory; and (4) poor integration within communal spaces and care routines. These limitations contribute to distress, social withdrawal, and environmental disconnection among RwDs, undermining their overall well-being. In response, the …

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Revitalizing Copper Craft: Exploring Innovative Processes For Contemporary Adaptation And Sustainable Market Integration, Kansara Priyansi, Shende Avinash Dec 2025

Revitalizing Copper Craft: Exploring Innovative Processes For Contemporary Adaptation And Sustainable Market Integration, Kansara Priyansi, Shende Avinash

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Abstract: The copper craft heritage in India, embedded with cultural significance and traditional designs, faces challenges adapting to contemporary needs and market demands. This research delves into the intervention of new processes in copper craft, aiming to rejuvenate the craft's relevance and expand its market presence. The study explores the historical context of copper craft, its traditional techniques within the Tambat1 communities, and the impact of industrialization on its practices. Despite the artisans' ability to adopt new methods, the craft is declining due to limitations in addressing modern requirements and a perceived lack of novelty. To address these challenges, the …

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Urban Cultural Revitalization In Taichung: The Potential Of Old Second Mazu's Kin Visitation, Ying-Hsun Chen Dec 2025

Urban Cultural Revitalization In Taichung: The Potential Of Old Second Mazu's Kin Visitation, Ying-Hsun Chen

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This paper examines Taichung’s “Old Second Mazu’s Kin Visitation” as a model for urban cultural revitalization. This triennial ritual uniquely blends clan lineage, spiritual faith, and community ties, centered on Old Second Mazu, believed to be Liao Pin-niang of the local Liao family. The study highlights the ritual’s aesthetic richness and symbolic depth, focusing on the historical context and spiritual significance of the exclusive phoenix palanquins, which represent over two centuries of material cultural heritage. Through oral interviews, demographic data, and participatory observation, this research explores how the ritual enhances social cohesion, cultural resilience, and its potential for UNESCO World …

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Rediscovering Handmade Doburoku From The Perspectives Of Brewing, Storage, And Sharing Within The Community: Through Interviews With Elderly Women In The Senboku Region Of Akita Prefecture, Yi Qianyi, Hironobu Aoki, Akira Ueda Dec 2025

Rediscovering Handmade Doburoku From The Perspectives Of Brewing, Storage, And Sharing Within The Community: Through Interviews With Elderly Women In The Senboku Region Of Akita Prefecture, Yi Qianyi, Hironobu Aoki, Akira Ueda

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This paper focuses on doburoku, a traditional handmade alcoholic rice brew that has long been prepared in households in the Senboku region of Akita Prefecture, Japan. Through interviews with elderly women, it aims to clarify what meanings the brewing, storage, and sharing of doburoku within the community have held for local residents’ lives, and in what specific ways these practices have contributed to the making of everyday life in the region. The findings can be summarized in the following three points: (1) The brewing of doburoku was a planned practice aligned with the rhythms of daily life, with its preparation …

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"We Are All Historically Constructed": Situating The Past In Designerly Practice, India Anderson, Skye Doherty, Ben Matthews Dec 2025

"We Are All Historically Constructed": Situating The Past In Designerly Practice, India Anderson, Skye Doherty, Ben Matthews

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This paper investigates how designers utilise the past as part of the design process which stands as an under explored facet of design practice. Drawing on in-depth interviews (n=11) with professionals from both design and memory institution contexts—galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM) that support design heritage in service of the public—we examine what aspects of the past designers engage with, including which pasts. Further, we identify under explored patterns in how the past is accessed, interpreted, and deployed as part of practice. Our thematic analysis of interviews surfaces three core findings: (1) history is used by designers as a …

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"The Real Patient Often Wonders 'Where Is Everybody?'": A Design Ethnography Of Remote Patient Monitoring, Somayeh Ranjbar, Peter Lloyd Dec 2025

"The Real Patient Often Wonders 'Where Is Everybody?'": A Design Ethnography Of Remote Patient Monitoring, Somayeh Ranjbar, Peter Lloyd

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Remote patient care has become an important part of how clinicians understand and interact with their patients. Systems that deliver such care are carefully designed and monitored, but are changing the nature of the relationship between clinical practitioners and patients. They are also now being deployed with Artificial Intelligence (AI) to add a further dimension to the relationship. To explore this changing relationship, this paper reports a fieldwork study of a remote patient monitoring system recently implemented in a hospital in the Netherlands. Using an ethnographic approach over 7 months, including participant observation and semi-structured interviews with clinicians and healthcare …

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Designing For Cultural Literacy: Adapting Japanese "Yomikikase" Practices In The Honduran Context, Sorayda Eleonora Maldonado Zapata, Tomohide Mizuuchi, Masanobu Nishimura Dec 2025

Designing For Cultural Literacy: Adapting Japanese "Yomikikase" Practices In The Honduran Context, Sorayda Eleonora Maldonado Zapata, Tomohide Mizuuchi, Masanobu Nishimura

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Design can be a living process, evolving alongside the people it is made for and the communities that shape it. Within the study of design, researchers have often focused on the world of picture books. But they rarely see them as portals of learning, starting points to cultivate reading habits that vary across cultures and educational backgrounds. This research examines how to incorporate Japanese principles of yomikikase読み聞かせ, or reading aloud, into the ethnic context of Honduras. The aim is to adapt this common Japanese practice into educational and private environments within Honduras, to promote early literacy, comprehension, and enjoyment. This …

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Integrating Cultural Touchpoints In Service Design: Insights From Culturally Embedded Marathons, Yijia Jiang, Xia Bi, Kin Wai Michael Siu, Keren Zhang, Wanchun Ye, Huiyi Zhang Dec 2025

Integrating Cultural Touchpoints In Service Design: Insights From Culturally Embedded Marathons, Yijia Jiang, Xia Bi, Kin Wai Michael Siu, Keren Zhang, Wanchun Ye, Huiyi Zhang

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This study explores service design strategies for Culturally Embedded Marathons (CEMs), proposing a research perspective that integrates cultural memory formation mechanisms (symbol is ation, ritual is ation, and institutional is ation) to examine service design frameworks. Through a case study of the representative 2025 Kyoto Marathon, we identified 26 cultural touch points within its service design system. Using Python, we scraped and analysed 2,689 user-generated posts from social media platforms documenting the 2025 Kyoto Marathon, comprising 13,345 images. Computer vision analysis was employed to assess the distribution, frequency, and key combinations of these cultural touch points. The findings reveal that …

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Design Considerations For Ethics Of Care Of Intimate Care Services In Elderly Nursing Homes: Transparency, Boundaries And Discipline, Yunhe Du, Yu Hin Brian Lee, Kin Wai Michael Siu Dec 2025

Design Considerations For Ethics Of Care Of Intimate Care Services In Elderly Nursing Homes: Transparency, Boundaries And Discipline, Yunhe Du, Yu Hin Brian Lee, Kin Wai Michael Siu

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Eldercare is one of the wicked problems with social-economic-cultural threefold that is also one of the themes that we designers are eager to respond to, through our design intervention, especially in the era of technical innovations. However, is there something we are missing when exploring the technological development? Thus, questioning the direction of how we designers as outsiders respond to the complexity of eldercare service, the researcher conducted the ethnographic fieldwork with care workers in the local context of Hong Kong. After that, this study identifies the series of conflicts with ethical dimensions embedded in everyday intimate care services and …

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The Transformative Turn In Folk Craft Production Through Giftization Design: A Case Study Of Made In Nature Brand, Jiangsu Lu, Jie Wei Dec 2025

The Transformative Turn In Folk Craft Production Through Giftization Design: A Case Study Of Made In Nature Brand, Jiangsu Lu, Jie Wei

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In the context of global localization, two intertwined paths — retracing and exploring traditional folk crafts — are gradually clarifying a dual developmental pattern. With the increasing industrialization and commercialization, the modern transformation of traditional folk crafts has emergedasa pressing design challenge. Thispaper employs a representative case study method, examining the systematic design strategies of the "Made in Nature" brand, which exemplifies transformative practices of folk crafts within a dynamic market environment. From the perspective of cultural reproduction, the research examines the logic of translation in traditional folk crafts within contemporary society. Focusing specifically on the distinctive path of transitioning …

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