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to study how the interviewees talked about their products. The results of this
reading are presented as a list of the most prominent categories that the interviewees
used when talking about their products (Figure 6).
Here is how Anniina talked about “an experimental object” (P 96):
A: It [the kitchen bench/draining board/stove combo] has been designed
for this apartment and it’s quite experimental. But I really had to persuade
my boyfriend (laughs) to make him accept the mirror there or
anything else like it. (Anniina 04 56-58)
2 D E F I N I N G D E S I G N
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
experimental objects
objects that require special treatment
wonderful objects
mistakes
extra objects
placeholders
objects that wait
objects that are looking for their places
absent objects
future objects
objects that are easy to dispose
Figure 6. Object
categories based on
interviews. One is
reminded of the list of
animals by Jorge Luis
Borges, which includes
for example “Those that
are trained”, “Those that
tremble as if they were
mad” and “Innumerable
ones.”
71
XII
objects that are in everyday use
XIII
seasonal objects
XIV
objects that are common
XV
useful objects
96
P 96. Mirror covered
kitchen combination