Mending by Design: Making Bags to Ideate Mending Excess Waste in the Ecological Environment Through the Aesthetic Lens in Design
| aut.embargo | No | en_NZ |
| aut.thirdpc.contains | Yes | en_NZ |
| aut.thirdpc.permission | No | en_NZ |
| aut.thirdpc.removed | Yes | en_NZ |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Jowsey, Sue | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mowatt, Una | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-02-18T02:21:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-02-18T02:21:26Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2020 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2020-02-18T01:55:39Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Using a design-based ideation process, I have paid attention to how sensory aesthetics can communicate ecological narratives. This research project considers ways design can creatively raise awareness of product and material excess. Applying a mending-drawing philosophy, I have explored how felted wool can be used to make bespoke shopping bags. The ideation process employed to create these works is personal and evolving. Through ideating, I have been able to think, reflect and make thoughtful products. ‘Mending’ as an ethos has also guided my decision-making and provoked me to experiment with new tools and materials. The notion of aesthetics, when applied to design, is often interpreted as referring to ‘surface’ or ‘superficial’ attributes. I have questioned these assumptions, contemplating how aesthetics-in-design contribute to an understanding of the value and worth of a product. Set within an environmental conversation, the bags I have designed, speak to my ecological concerns and are part of a broader strategy to instigate change. These products draw attention to my understanding of our need to repair, restore and aid the recovery of planet Earth. | en_NZ |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10292/13149 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_NZ |
| dc.publisher | Auckland University of Technology | |
| dc.rights.accessrights | OpenAccess | |
| dc.subject | Mending in Design | en_NZ |
| dc.subject | Sensory Aesthetics | en_NZ |
| dc.subject | Material Drawing | en_NZ |
| dc.subject | Washing machine felting | en_NZ |
| dc.title | Mending by Design: Making Bags to Ideate Mending Excess Waste in the Ecological Environment Through the Aesthetic Lens in Design | en_NZ |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_NZ |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Auckland University of Technology | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters Theses | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Art and Design | en_NZ |