Living With Less - The Documentation of a Personal Journey

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dc.contributor.advisorWithell, Andrew
dc.contributor.advisorReay, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorWang, Nancy
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-27T01:06:18Z
dc.date.available2013-05-27T01:06:18Z
dc.date.copyright2013
dc.date.created2013
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.updated2013-05-27T00:12:17Z
dc.description.abstractAs the world continues to expand in every measure, pressure in its sustainability also rises (Lam, 2007; O’Brien, 2010). There is a need to change our mentality from “Bigger is better” towards “Less is more” (Hayden, 2010 ; Hoak; Kiviat, 2009; Koch, 2009). Currently, majority of objects in the home exist within a complex network that includes other things. The acquisition of products that satisfy our specific needs often necessitates the purchase of additional ones. Thus our need for individual things often is in fact a need for a network of objects that are dependent on each other (Boradkar, 2010). This in term has led to the panorama on majority of today’s home interior dominated by an invasion of useful and useless objects which block out all perception of space (Bertoni, 1998). The practicality of living a minimalist life becomes questionable even if it is underpinned by a strong philosophical value. The nature of this project focuses on the concept of minimalist living. It involves an exploration and documentation on my personal understandings of minimalism and dematerialization as I explore into the role of everyday utilitarian objects in contributing towards minimalist lifestyle.en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/5365
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.publisherAuckland University of Technology
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.subjectSmall space livingen_NZ
dc.subjectFurnitureen_NZ
dc.titleLiving With Less - The Documentation of a Personal Journeyen_NZ
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.discipline
thesis.degree.grantorAuckland University of Technology
thesis.degree.levelMasters Theses
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Art and Designen_NZ
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