A Practical Approach to Product Design from a Philosophical Perspective
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“Buy an identity or surprise your senses” are in short a few from the results of the course “Design for a specific Theme” by 4th grade students Industrial Design Engineering at Twente University. The theme in the title of this course is philosophical, based on the theory of globalization of German philosopher Peter Sloterdijk. It came out that the structure of this course was particularly suitable for the conversion of such abstract themes in tangible product design. This paper describes the structure and the associated teaching methods, gives examples of student results and discusses the points of interest and application possibilities for this type of course.
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