HOW COULD REGENERATIVE FRAMEWORKS STIMULATE STUDENT’S CREATIVITY: A CASE STUDY OF A WORKSHOP ON ORAL HYGIENE
Year: 2024
Editor: Grierson, Hilary; Bohemia, Erik; Buck, Lyndon
Author: Sun, Zhe; Guggenberger, Sophia; Gründl, Harald
Series: E&PDE
Institution: Tongji University, China, People's Republic of; Institute of Design Research Vienna, Austria; University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria
Page(s): 539 - 544
DOI number: 10.35199/EPDE.2024.91
ISBN: 978-1-912254-200
ISSN: 3005-4753
Abstract
In this paper, we investigate the potential of regenerative frameworks as a starting point for students to explore diverse futures within the context of design development. We review related works on regeneration, environmentally responsible design, and enlivenment to come up with seven regenerative frameworks in the context of product design. To test the frameworks, we conduct a case study reflecting on a two-day design workshop with students from the product design department at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo. The goal of this workshop is to design a “regenerative toothbrush”. The students worked in groups and explored concepts of regenerative design within each theme. Through the workshop, we found that students’ approach towards design differs: Human-nature reorientation and embedded experiences activate the possibility for inner exploration. Students are inspired to formulate unconventional approaches to the possible role design can have in enabling futures for common good.
Keywords: regenerative design, transition, design framework, future design, design education