who designed is the chair?
is a very good question
I shall ask it often
L
On Thu, June 21, 2012 02:52, Wystan Curnow (ARTS ENG) wrote:
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> questions are: who designed is the chair? and is it fit for purpose?
> wystan
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> Subject: a grumble
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> A university near me now has a chair in
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> Design Anthropology.
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> 'explores the meaning of objects and the making of them, as well as our
> relationship to them'
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> Hmmm maybe I shouldn't grumble at what seems at first a cynical
> development. But as young people are being trained in Design, nothing new
> in that, maybe some such component is inevitable. Aberdeen as well.
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> Design Anthropology - Postgraduate Programs - Faculty of Design at ...
> Design Anthropology postgraduate course at Faculty of Design, Swinburne
> University
> www.swinburne.edu.au/design/courses/design-anthropology... - Cached Design
> Anthropology
> What makes a product iconic? How did IKEA really conquer the
> home-furnishings market from Sweden to China? Why do design innovators
> spend more time observing ...
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> designanthropology.net www.designanthropology.net Design Anthropology - By
> Design - ABC Radio National (Australian ...
> What can designers learn from anthropologists?
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> Dori's Moblog: Design anthropology
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> [DOC] Design Anthropology: Novelty, Utility and Impact
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> Design Anthropology: Understanding, Utility and Engagement. A three-day
> workshop at the University of Aberdeen. September 7-9, 2009. Conveners:
> James Leach
> www.abdn.ac.uk/anthropology/documents/DesignAnthropologyprogramme.doc
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