Abstract
A first exploration is conducted to what the French biological philosophy of technology perspective has to offer to the field of design methodology. If this French perspective is combined with contemporary speculative pragmatism a generative design methodology emerges offering novelty in what is sensed as important in a design situation. Within this perspective, drawing upon the late French philosopher Gilbert Simondon, technical objects have their own mode of existence and their own trajectory of development apart from human intention.
Designers working with such a generative design methodology follow the constitutive value of openness and attune to the regulative value of techno-aesthetic judgments. By way of a 'vignette+', a paradigmatic example from a real case, a more encompassing argument is made towards design situations where a sophisticated machine is 'inserted' into a domestic setting.
The example taken is the use of an artificial kidney machine in a domestic setting and the development of a novel machine with a design team. Four aspects were sensed as important in the unfolding design situation and directions for further research are discussed.
Designers working with such a generative design methodology follow the constitutive value of openness and attune to the regulative value of techno-aesthetic judgments. By way of a 'vignette+', a paradigmatic example from a real case, a more encompassing argument is made towards design situations where a sophisticated machine is 'inserted' into a domestic setting.
The example taken is the use of an artificial kidney machine in a domestic setting and the development of a novel machine with a design team. Four aspects were sensed as important in the unfolding design situation and directions for further research are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 19 |
Editors | Petra Badke Schaub, Maaike Kleinsmann |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 1493-1502 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Volume | 2019-August |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Event | ICED19 : 22nd International Conference on Engineering Design - Delft, Netherlands Duration: 5 Aug 2019 → 8 Aug 2019 |
Publication series
Name | Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED |
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ISSN (Print) | 2220-4334 |
Conference
Conference | ICED19 : 22nd International Conference on Engineering Design |
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Country/Territory | Netherlands |
City | Delft |
Period | 5/08/19 → 8/08/19 |
Keywords
- Design methodology
- Design methods
- Simondon
- Techno-aesthetics
- Technology