I visited precious plastic
Shredded packaging + hot iron = Plastic hexagon Yesterday I visited Precious Plastic Sweden, the local precious plastic group in Malmö. When talking to them I saw similarities between their…
Reflecting over the ideation process
I am starting to get a hold of what bothers me about the ideation process so far and it is that I am trying to create design solutions to meet…
EU calls for longer lasting products
A Eurobarometer survey gives a good overview regarding EU-citizens attitudes towards ressource use. Among other findings the survey reveals that 77% of the population would like to see their broken…
Technological disobedience
Today I got familiar with technological disobedience. A term coined by Ernesto Oroza to describe how cubans have overcome their respect for the finished product and learned to reveal the…
Ideation process so far
It is Friday evening now and I have been ideating since Tuesday. Apart from brainstorming and sketching ideas, I felt that taking further devices from the trash apart would be…
Starting to ideate
After discussing my progress and the vacuum cleaner idea with my Master project supervisor, I decided to follow his advice and ideate for the rest of the week to be…
7 vacuum cleaners!
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…
The vacuum cleaner made me think…
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…
Disassembling a vacuum cleaner
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…
Survey shows: manual skills are on the decline
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…