IZMIR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE!
WORKSHOP 05.02:
Coordinator:
Aysun Aytaç
The Department of Industrial Design
Theme
and Process: The workshop is based on the concept of
“thoughtless acts”
referred by Jane Fulton Suri (industrial design researcher) and IDEO (a global design
consultancy firm) in their book Thoughtless Acts? Observations on Intuitive Design.
Thoughtless acts are our interpretations about the stuff around us. They are the
“… intuitive ways we adapt, exploit, and react to things in our environment; things we
do without really thinking”.[1] These mundane but creative acts that are often taken
for granted show how we interact with the given material world in our everyday life.
We recognize the possibilities of different objects, materials, spaces, forms and textures
and -most of the time unconsciously- engage with them in order to enable our lives.
referred by Jane Fulton Suri (industrial design researcher) and IDEO (a global design
consultancy firm) in their book Thoughtless Acts? Observations on Intuitive Design.
Thoughtless acts are our interpretations about the stuff around us. They are the
“… intuitive ways we adapt, exploit, and react to things in our environment; things we
do without really thinking”.[1] These mundane but creative acts that are often taken
for granted show how we interact with the given material world in our everyday life.
We recognize the possibilities of different objects, materials, spaces, forms and textures
and -most of the time unconsciously- engage with them in order to enable our lives.
During the workshop, we will look at our everyday environments through a
lens that
we have never looked before. We will observe our everyday lives, document the
thoughtless acts, and analyse them in order to seek inspiration from real life. Could
these observations be inspirational for designers? Could they be used to generate new
design ideas? Could they inspire thoughts about design opportunities?
we have never looked before. We will observe our everyday lives, document the
thoughtless acts, and analyse them in order to seek inspiration from real life. Could
these observations be inspirational for designers? Could they be used to generate new
design ideas? Could they inspire thoughts about design opportunities?
PS. THE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE WILL GIVE CERTIFICATE OF
ATTENDANCE TO THE
PARTICIPANTS!
PARTICIPANTS!
Number of Participants:
Limited to 15 students.
Workshop Date: October
09-10 and 12, 2012.
Place: Izmir Institute
of Technology, Faculty of Architecture, B Block. Class will be announced later.
[1] Suri,
J. F., & IDEO. (2005). Thoughtless acts?: Observations on intuitive
design. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.
