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The Theconnections connectionsbetween betweenproduct product design designand andsecond-hand second-handmarket market

he The second-hand second-hand market market is both is both a timeless a timeless practice practice and and a topic a topic of of pressing pressing relevance relevance day. today.

ItsIts significance significance has has surged surged economically economically in in thethe post-pandemic post-pandemic world, world, and and it it olds holds great great potential potential asas a sustainable a sustainable alternative alternative in in a society a society urgently urgently seeking seeking “green” “green” olutions. solutions.

In In this this context, context, a substantial a substantial body body of of scholarly scholarly literature literature focuses focuses onon measumeasung ring thethe impact impact of of specific specific projects projects and and describing describing their their economic economic growth. growth.

However, However, ere there is a is noticeable a noticeable gap gap in in academic academic qualitative qualitative analysis analysis that that could could provide provide a deeper a deeper nderstanding understanding of of thethe dynamics dynamics of of thethe secondhand secondhand market. market.

Notably, Notably, few few product product desidesigners have tackled this subject these terms, it necessitates refusing traditional ners have tackled this subject in in these terms, asas it necessitates refusing traditional projectuality focused creation and rethinking design understand ojectuality focused onon creation and rethinking design asas wewe understand it. it.

This dissertation begins exploring connections between discipline prohis dissertation begins byby exploring thethe connections between thethe discipline of of product design and second-hand market.

It lays groundwork a "design peruct design and thethe second-hand market.

It lays thethe groundwork forfor a "design perspective" subject through a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary literature review pective" onon thethe subject through a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary literature review that incorporates sources from economics, engineering, and sociology.

This review at incorporates sources from economics, engineering, and sociology.

This review aims establish understandable and applicable terms designers.

The research ms to to establish understandable and applicable terms forfor designers.

The research is is complemented fieldwork using specifically created design observation tools, which omplemented byby fieldwork using specifically created design observation tools, which help untangle and synthesize insights from this often complex and opaque field. elp untangle and synthesize insights from this often complex and opaque field.

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he The study study highlights highlights thethe complexity complexity of of thethe secondhand secondhand market market and and thethe lack lack of of oror aa tional rational management management approach. approach.

This This suggests suggests a future a future where where thethe involvement involvement of of oduct product designers designers is crucial is crucial to to prevent prevent thethe dispersion dispersion oror complete complete loss loss of of value value and and fordance affordance of of objects objects entering entering thethe secondhand secondhand market. market.

The The dissertation dissertation proposes proposes even seven speculative speculative scenarios scenarios forfor this this future future intervention, intervention, considering considering thethe various various arket market variables variables and and thethe key key values values that that need need preservation. preservation.

Finally, Finally, these these scenarios scenarios eare tested tested through through a real-world a real-world activity, activity, aiming aiming to to inspire inspire interpretations interpretations and and validate validate eir their effectiveness. effectiveness.

eywords: Keywords: product product design, design, second-hand second-hand market, market, second-hand, second-hand, re-use, re-use, repair, repair, furbish, refurbish, re-manufacture, re-manufacture, re-purpose, re-purpose, speculative speculative design, design, sustainability, sustainability, restoration restoration eory theory

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