Hello, Lubomir and colleagues !
I think much of the confusion is caused, first, by not cleary stating at
which level of Design teaching one is talking about. Quite obviously,
teaching in a crafts training school is different from teaching at University
level. Even at this level, all of us know that teaching at the undergraduate
level is another ball of game than teaching at the graduate level.
Second, no one would now contest the fact that in Design, as an overall
field, there are sub-fields that do not produce material artifacts, like in
the traditional studio set up. It is now accepted that some Design outcomes
are non-tangible; they may ALSO be immaterial and non-artistic artifacts.
These do not require the traditional type studio setting for their production
and teaching.
Consequently, I'll consider your latest remarks valid ONLY when Design is
understood as a technique, with skills learnt and applied (drafted)for
material artifacts production. That is, after those artifacts have
been "conceived" ("conçus et mis au point") by other categories of designers.
Regards.
Francois-X. NSENGA
Montreal.
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