Dear Nicola, Ann, et.al.,
Have a look at my publication below, which includes some references to Open
Source:
"Rethinking design history from an evolutionary perspective: Background and
implications."
It was published in a special issue of The Design Journal (vol. 8, issue 3,
2005, 50-60).
An earlier version had been presented in: design - system - evolution,
6th European Academy of Design Conference, 29-31 March 2005, Bremen.
You may find a pdf of the paper at www.yagou.gr (click on "Papers")
Best regards from Athens,
Artemis
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies
> and related research in Design
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nicola Morelli
> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 11:54 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: open source industrial design or architecture?
>
> I would suggest at least the work of the RED group (design
> Council) (http://www.designcouncil.info/mt/RED/). the group
> no longer exists, but its founder, Hilary Cottam, has now her
> own activity (www.hilarycottam.com).
> There is also a collection of cases from "creative
> communities", that are meant to be the basis for a research
> on open source in design for social innovation. The project
> is called EMUDE (http://www.sustainable-everyday.net/EMUDE/)
> and is promoted by Francois Jegou, Ezio Manzini and Anna Meroni.
> Manzini is also active on the theme of open source and active welfare.
> Needless to say that I'm VERY VERY interested in this theme
> to. I am trying to put together some work on active welfare
> using the concept of open source in design and to find
> practical connection of my work with some of the above
> mentioned groups (that means I'm looking for opportunities
> for working with other people interested in a project in this area).
> Cheers
> Nicola
>
> Associate Professor Nicola Morelli, PhD
> School of Architecture and Design
> Aalborg University, Denmark
> Web: www.aod.aau.dk/staff/nmor
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies
> and related research in Design on behalf of A.B.Thorpe
> Sent: Wed 13-06-2007 21:10
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: open source industrial design or architecture?
>
>
>
> Hello,
> I am currently doing research (Open University dept. of
> Design and Innovation) on the notion of participation, design
> and sustainability. I'm looking for examples of application
> of Open source methods to industrial design and architecture.
> These methods are now also sometimes described as "open
> sharing communities" or "open collaborative communities" when
> not applied to software.
>
> Currently I'm aware of the OScar (open source car) project
> and Thinkcycle (an MIT based open source platform for
> developing alternative technologies/products). Is anyone on
> the list aware of other such projects? Are there any open
> source projects organized around an architectural effort?
>
> I suppose we could argue that the social self-build housing
> projects in England in the 70s and 80s are, in effect, open
> source architecture-without the digital component...
>
> I welcome any thoughts readers of the list may have.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ann Thorpe
>
|