Course info

Polytechnic university
Industrial Design Seminar, HSS 413F

AA 2023-2024

Alessandro VICARI, Architect and Designer.
Maurille LARIVIÈRE, Designer, co-founder, CEO-COO The Sustainable Design School

INNOVATIVE DESIGN THROUGH DESIGN PROJECT:

The seminar consists of two activities:
- a theoretical activity takes place at the start of the session and includes brief lectures lasting 30 minutes, concerning the history of design and the influences that this discipline has on society;
- a practical design activity, carried out in collaboration by groups of students, finalized in the design of an innovative project.

 

Context :

Based on studies on the evolving relationship that the body maintains with objects (André Leroi-Gourhan, Le geste et la parole, Paris, Albin Michel, Sciences d'hui, 1964), taking into consideration the fragility of our ecosystem , the systemic complexity of the contemporary world and the behavioral changes characterizing current society, students are asked to imagine an object, a system, a service in relation to the human body and to design a project for an object for the body. The themes and areas associated with the subject are as broad as human activities: the students' task is to orient themselves and choose between that of sport, well-being, health, disability, food among others . Students are also asked to identify an appropriate brand with which to develop the project, in order to imagine a new product, a range of new products, or a service/product system, allowing the brand to expand its offering with an approach innovative in order to gain market share.

Calendar :
Introductory course: end of August 2023.
Final presentation: mid-November 2023.

 

Evaluation criteria :

50% for:
- Active participation and involvement of each student in all courses.
- Listening and sharing teamwork.
- Analytical and questioning qualities.
- Curiosity and initiative on the project.

50% for:
- Quality of design, content and relevance of the project and its use.
- Quality of formal presentation of the product/service.
- Visual quality of graphic presentation elements.
- Quality of the argument and oral speech.

 

Description :

The seminar consists of two activities: a theoretical activity takes place at the start of the session and includes short lectures lasting 30 minutes on the history of design and the influences of this discipline on society; a practical design activity, carried out collaboratively by groups of students, aimed at the design of an innovative project.