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Tardigrade - Future Importance of Resilience

Bursell, David (2018) In Diploma work IDEM05 20181
Industrial Design
Abstract
There is no miracle material or wonder method of the future that will allow us to keep the lifestyle of mass consumption we have grown accustomed to. If we keep neglecting the climatic changes happening around us we will face quite a turbulent fu- ture. Due to societal unrest and resource scarcity we will need to rethink how we use and design objects, we need to think ho- listically with products that can do more with less. Survival sit- uations and preparedness in the face of both natural disasters and societal crises might become less of an “if“ and more of a “when“. What happens if we look at an everyday object as a tool for survival? In collaboration with the clothing company Tretorn and through speculative design, I have created a... (More)
There is no miracle material or wonder method of the future that will allow us to keep the lifestyle of mass consumption we have grown accustomed to. If we keep neglecting the climatic changes happening around us we will face quite a turbulent fu- ture. Due to societal unrest and resource scarcity we will need to rethink how we use and design objects, we need to think ho- listically with products that can do more with less. Survival sit- uations and preparedness in the face of both natural disasters and societal crises might become less of an “if“ and more of a “when“. What happens if we look at an everyday object as a tool for survival? In collaboration with the clothing company Tretorn and through speculative design, I have created a jacket that will work as a basic life sustaining element during crisis. It has the basic added functions you need to survive for three to seven days. By working with the guiding light of doing a lot with a lit- tle I have integrated an abstract system into the jacket that will allow the users creativity to adapt to a multitude of situations, not only dedicated to survival situations but also to everyday life, thus making it truly adaptable. (Less)
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author
Bursell, David
supervisor
organization
course
IDEM05 20181
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
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publication/series
Diploma work
report number
LUT-DVIDE/ EX--18/50411-SE
language
English
id
8956848
date added to LUP
2018-08-24 14:10:49
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2018-08-24 14:10:49
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  abstract     = {{There is no miracle material or wonder method of the future that will allow us to keep the lifestyle of mass consumption we have grown accustomed to. If we keep neglecting the climatic changes happening around us we will face quite a turbulent fu- ture. Due to societal unrest and resource scarcity we will need to rethink how we use and design objects, we need to think ho- listically with products that can do more with less. Survival sit- uations and preparedness in the face of both natural disasters and societal crises might become less of an “if“ and more of a “when“. What happens if we look at an everyday object as a tool for survival? In collaboration with the clothing company Tretorn and through speculative design, I have created a jacket that will work as a basic life sustaining element during crisis. It has the basic added functions you need to survive for three to seven days. By working with the guiding light of doing a lot with a lit- tle I have integrated an abstract system into the jacket that will allow the users creativity to adapt to a multitude of situations, not only dedicated to survival situations but also to everyday life, thus making it truly adaptable.}},
  author       = {{Bursell, David}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Diploma work}},
  title        = {{Tardigrade - Future Importance of Resilience}},
  year         = {{2018}},
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