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Design Engineering
How must the bicycle evolve to be the versatile transport of the uncertain future that awaits us?
Personal Project 2022-2023
The bike is designed to be a multi-terrain vehicle that can be disassembled to be transported in any possible means of transport. At the same time, it is designed to have sufficient load capacity to hold all the owner's belongings.
The basic idea is to create a kind of turtle shell that accompanies and protects the user. suitcase and transport at the same time.
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Mater Thesis PoliMi
Mater Thesis PoliMi
The connections between product design and second-hand market
The connections between product design and second-hand market
The second-hand market is both a timeless practice and a topic of pressing relevance today. Its significance has surged economically in the post-pandemic world, and it holds great potential as a sustainable alternative in a society urgently seeking “green” solutions. In this context, a substantial body of scholarly literature focuses on measuring the impact of specific projects and describing their economic growth. However, there is a noticeable gap in academic qualitative analysis that could provide a deeper understanding of the dynamics of the secondhand market. Notably, few product designers have tackled this subject in these terms, as it necessitates refusing traditional projectuality focused on creation and rethinking design as we understand it.
The second-hand market is both a timeless practice and a topic of pressing relevance today. Its significance has surged economically in the post-pandemic world, and it holds great potential as a sustainable alternative in a society urgently seeking “green” solutions. In this context, a substantial body of scholarly literature focuses on measuring the impact of specific projects and describing their economic growth. However, there is a noticeable gap in academic qualitative analysis that could provide a deeper understanding of the dynamics of the secondhand market. Notably, few product designers have tackled this subject in these terms, as it necessitates refusing traditional projectuality focused on creation and rethinking design as we understand it.
This dissertation begins by exploring the connections between the discipline of product design and the second-hand market. It lays the groundwork for a "design perspective" on the subject through a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary literature review that incorporates sources from economics, engineering, and sociology. This review aims to establish understandable and applicable terms for designers. The research is complemented by fieldwork using specifically created design observation tools, which help untangle and synthesize insights from this often complex and opaque field.
This dissertation begins by exploring the connections between the discipline of product design and the second-hand market. It lays the groundwork for a "design perspective" on the subject through a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary literature review that incorporates sources from economics, engineering, and sociology. This review aims to establish understandable and applicable terms for designers. The research is complemented by fieldwork using specifically created design observation tools, which help untangle and synthesize insights from this often complex and opaque field.
Worn Future
Worn Future
Mater Thesis PoliMi
Mater Thesis PoliMi
Speculative scenarios for future intervention
Speculative scenarios for future intervention
The study highlights the complexity of the secondhand market and the lack of or a rational management approach. This suggests a future where the involvement of product designers is crucial to prevent the dispersion or complete loss of value and affordance of objects entering the secondhand market. The dissertation proposes seven speculative scenarios for this future intervention, considering the various market variables and the key values that need preservation. Finally, these scenarios are tested through a real-world activity, aiming to inspire interpretations and validate their effectiveness.
The study highlights the complexity of the secondhand market and the lack of or a rational management approach. This suggests a future where the involvement of product designers is crucial to prevent the dispersion or complete loss of value and affordance of objects entering the secondhand market. The dissertation proposes seven speculative scenarios for this future intervention, considering the various market variables and the key values that need preservation. Finally, these scenarios are tested through a real-world activity, aiming to inspire interpretations and validate their effectiveness.
Keywords: product design, second-hand market, second-hand, re-use, repair, refurbish, re-manufacture, re-purpose, speculative design, sustainability, restoration theory
Keywords: product design, second-hand market, second-hand, re-use, repair, refurbish, re-manufacture, re-purpose, speculative design, sustainability, restoration theory
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