Abstract
Based on the collection and analysis of images of the works of reference designers such as Ilya Chashnik, Yakov Chernikhov, El Lissitzky, Piet Mondrian, Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, Eileen Gray, Mies Van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Josef Albers, Alvar Aalto, Arne Jacobsen, Verner Panton, Charles & Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen and Marco Zanuso, from artistic and design movements such as Constructivism, De Stijl, Bauhaus or Organic Functionalism, students developed exploratory and gradual furniture exercises, which culminated in innovative chair solutions. These exploratory exercises, initially promoted according to reverse engineering practices, allowed the promotion of new but consequential creative combinations based on existing materials on the market and in compliance with the aesthetic-formal, structural and ergonomic rules of the products and artistic expressions under investigation. The final solutions presented in this paper show an evident and effective practice of design-driven innovation and the operative and emotional value of students learning by doing and experience.
Presenters
Dina Filipa Neves FerreiraStudent, Student , Universidade da Beira Interior, Castelo Branco, Portugal Inês Raquel Martins de Almeida
Universidade da Beira Interior Ana Margarida Ferreira
Assistant Professor with Habilitation in Design, Arts - Design, LabCom and Universidade da Beira Interior, Castelo Branco, Portugal Júlio Londrim
Professor, Arts Department, University of Beira Interior, Guarda, Portugal Carina Marques
Student, Student, Universidade da Beira Interior, Castelo Branco, Portugal Ana Teresa Lopes Rocha
Student, Student, University of Beira Interior, Portugal Fábio Cunha
Student, Estudante, Universidade da Beira Interior , Castelo Branco , Portugal Ana Sofia Magalhães
Student, Estudante, Universidade da Beira Interior, Castelo Branco, Portugal Leandro Rodrigues
Student, Degree , Universidade da Beira Interior , Castelo Branco , Portugal Paulo Freire
Student , Beira Interior’s University , Portugal
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Creative Process Contextual Design Industrial Design Learning-by-doing 3D Prototyping Ergonomics
