Priscila Lena Farias / Anna Calvera Marcos da Costa ... - Blucher

BARROS, Mário / CASIMIRO, Ana
Figure 2. Outline of the design process
After this broadening process, focused on the subject, it was
asked the groups to select and present three of the most capable
ideas and the two wild ones (figure 2). The teams had to focus
on a smaller group of ideas whilst having a wide conceptual
range of ideas, and debate further about several aspects developed
during the brainstorm session.
The ideas were presented to other groups and submitted to an
open discussion to provide additional insights about influencing
factors for each concept design. With the input of the other workshop
members on the selected ideas, the groups were then able
to better evaluate and choose the idea that they would continue
working on.
In the design development stage each group would have to
work on a single design proposal. At the beginning they would
work on a conceptual level, defining the impact that the product
could have in a system; and then refine it further to a functional
product that could be fabricated or implemented in the region,
creating value to different stakeholders. The output of the proposal
developed in the workshop would have to include a graphic
presentation of the concept, 3D renderings about the design in
usability contexts, technical information and a *.STL file for 3D
printing.
The development of these projects was mentored by designers
who made previous presentations and entrepreneurs of the region.
There were two kinds of interaction: formal and informal.
In the first moment mentoring group debated with each design
team the ideas developed during the brainstorm session. Different
insights regarding aspects of practical or academic experience
was exchanged. The informal interaction period occurred
during the remaining time of the design process.
In the end of the workshop session the projects were presented
to the other teams. The goal was to assess the degree of development
of the proposal and improvements to be made.
There was a month period separating workshop session from
public presentation session. During this period 3D printing of the
designs were produced and the groups worked online to refine
the design proposal and prepare final presentation.
Presentation of workshop results
Third phase of the workshop was composed by a meeting with
team members and workshop coordination team to discuss the
Figure 3. Workshop main phases
overall methodology to provide additional insights for future
initiatives. SWOT analysis was made towards each project by the
entire group, collecting necessary information to future refinements.
Presentation of the results session was organized in order to
follow the predefined goals of future developments under the
two levels of the design activity; the stakeholder level and the
project level. After design associations presentations each team
presented the project and could discuss the results with the
audience. From these discussions proposals for new sources of
collaboration arose, since some companies revealed the interest
for producing three of the five projects.
3. Developed scenarios
The developed scenarios during the workshop responded to object
typology and material of construction defined in the initial
briefing.
NUA (domestic furniture – wood) is the naked chair. This object
intends to be a structural base of a chair that people buy and
create their own custom version. The system around the object
would consist on an online platform in which users could buy
other users’ designs, DIY tutorials or just the original NUA chair.
The chair can also be acquired as a standard version by craftsmen
to accommodate its work, or by social institutions to reintegrate
unemployed people, prisoners, or other groups of people.
The goal of NUA is to become an open system of creation and
added value to a standard item.
Mocaplac (domestic furniture – stone) aims to facilitate the connection
between house and work by the development of a system
of objects composed by a mobile wooden device that may be
connected to stone supports installed in the home, public spaces
and local businesses. The supports can be installed in spaces
that need revitalization and it can enhance social experiences to
a population that is usually lonely. As an example of the approach,
it was developed a wooden object that can be used as a table
when attached to the stone supports and can be transformed to a
cart to transport groceries or other items, from local business to
home, as well as other places.
CSS (urban furniture – wood) is a sound system developed to be
implemented in city gardens or public squares. This system consists
in different exercise machines that produce sounds/music
when used. The different equipments were developed in order
to present a museographical approach to the history of musical
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