Visualizing the vacuum cleaner concept
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During the weekend I collected 5 more vacuum cleaners from the trash collection point. Together with the two I already had (of which I took one apart last week) I…
Since I opened the vacuum cleaner it made me think: I have the impression that they are often thrown away even though the motor is still working properly. Reasons for…
Well today I decided to start taking something apart and my choice fell on a red Samsung vacuum cleaner. I just felt I had to go 'beyond the surface' and…
Despite a growing maker movement, manual skills seem to be on the decline. Spending time with the digital world and building literacies there shortens the time we can spend with…
After all the reading and finally returning to Lund (Sweden) I started to actively collect obsolete devices from the trash collection point of the student dorm I currently live in.…
In his article Is design finished? – dematerialization and changing design Cameron Tonkinwise boldly asks the question why designers go on making things in a world that seems to be…
I did some further reading on maker culture and would like to share three articles I found very interresting to read: The-maker-movement-creates-D.I.Y.-revolutionBeyond apps: Maker-Movement of DIYers fuels innovationThe white house…
I would like to share an inspiring Conference Paper about Democratizing Technology Pleasure Utility and Expressiveness in DIY and Maker Practice by J. Tanenbaum et al. that I just read.…
I just started a project about using discarded things as raw material for designing new products out of them. I plan to use familar everyday items that have seemingly ‘served…