"Inside and Outside"-Examining Consumerism with Product Design!

2021-08-29 Home Furniture 5314 25 96

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China · Digital Intelligence

"Inside and Outside"-Examining Consumerism with Product Design!

2021-08-29 Home Furniture 5314 25 96

热河

China · Digital Intelligence

In the current consumption era, symbol consumption has gradually changed our consumption motivation for on-demand consumption, and the function of products has gradually been obscured by virtual symbols created by capital. The unrestrained pursuit of symbols will not only aggravate the waste of resources, but also bring people to the edge of materialization, so we rethink the significance of product design.

The work "Inside and Outside" uses a group of household products as the expression medium, using innovative leather shaping technology, luxurious leather and symbol labels symbolize the value of symbols, and the functional originals inside the product symbolize the use value, using destructive interaction "Cut" the symbol coat, liberate the honest function, and highlight the contradictory relationship between symbols and functions. Finally, it leads to perceptive reflection-as consumers, can we stop ignoring the function itself and stop focusing on the symbolic value of things? As designers, should we reflect on the production of symbols and slow down our excessive consumption of materials?


In the current consumer era, symbolic consumption has gradually changed our motive of consumption on demand, and the functions of products are gradually obscured by the virtual symbols created by capital. The uncontrolled pursuit of symbols not only increases the waste of resources, but also leads people to the edge of objectification, so we rethink the meaning of product design.

The work "Tear,Discover" takes a group of household products as the medium of ex-pression, and adopts an innovative leather shaping process, with luxurious leather and symbolic labels symbolizing symbolic value, and functional original parts inside the product symbolizing use value. The destructive interaction "cuts" away the symbolic coat and liberates the honest function, emphasizing the contradictory relationship between symbol and function. Ultimately, it triggers perceptive reflection - as consumers, is it possible to stop ignoring the function itself and stop focusing on the symbolic value of products? As designers, is it time to reflect on the production of symbols and slow down our overuse of matter?

Speculative design, criticism, consumerism, graduation design, products,
Speculative design, criticism, consumerism, graduation design, products,
Speculative design, criticism, consumerism, graduation design, products,
Speculative design, criticism, consumerism, graduation design, products,

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Speculative design, criticism, consumerism, graduation design, products,
Speculative design, criticism, consumerism, graduation design, products,
Speculative design, criticism, consumerism, graduation design, products,
Speculative design, criticism, consumerism, graduation design, products,
Speculative design, criticism, consumerism, graduation design, products,
Speculative design, criticism, consumerism, graduation design, products,
Speculative design, criticism, consumerism, graduation design, products,
Speculative design, criticism, consumerism, graduation design, products,
Speculative design, criticism, consumerism, graduation design, products,
Speculative design, criticism, consumerism, graduation design, products,
Speculative design, criticism, consumerism, graduation design, products,
Speculative design, criticism, consumerism, graduation design, products,
Speculative design, criticism, consumerism, graduation design, products,
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太西 2021-12-22
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Excellent

三夏 2021-09-07
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Handsome !!

Lexon 2021-09-06
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so tm

。。。。。。。 2021-09-06
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Goose bumps are up

南京李志 2021-09-01
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"Explosions" and "Internet Red" products are good evidence.

LYJ 2021-08-31
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Very in-depth design, this problem is really worth thinking about, because the current market consumption orientation, the symbolic value has far exceeded the practical value of the product, so many companies have followed suit, hoping to achieve product premium by creating symbolic value, but ignoring The original practicality and quality of the product, the symbolic value itself is not wrong, the symbol not only represents the symbol itself, but also represents the forward-looking nature of R & D and design, quality and service guarantee, etc., symbolic value is precisely the meaning of a company's brand building, but everything has a degree, and it will become deformed when the balance is excessively tilted.

热河Owner 2021-08-31
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Yes, the overproduction of symbols will only aggravate the alienation of people, and the evaluation of people in society may be completely dominated by what they own.
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ZAZA 2021-08-30
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It was fantastic. I took off my coat to listen to the sound and watch the time, which made me feel empathy. The internal functions are of high value and should be listened to and watched carefully, rather than in an environment of excessive waste of resources, the relationship between users and products becomes arbitrary and can be easily discarded. This is my view of this design from another angle.

热河Owner 2021-08-30
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Thank you for your approval! Production should be honest and consumption should be rational.
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SenseMaRz 2021-08-30
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NICE! GOOD JOB!

热河Owner 2021-08-30
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THANKS ~
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入门—裴孝齐 2021-08-30
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Not that easy to get, will make people cherish more

热河Owner 2021-08-30
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At the moment of interaction, I have already made my own instinctive choice.
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啦啦啦 2021-08-30
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Great artistic design

热河Owner 2021-08-30
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Thank you!
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木心 2021-08-30
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What is this

热河Owner 2021-08-30
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A special design work
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齐天大圣 2021-08-30
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Good

热河Owner 2021-08-30
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Thanks ~
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喜欢吃栗子 2021-08-30
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The last photo gives the work a sense of age

热河Owner 2021-08-30
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The film photography commemoration in the creation process makes future memories more diverse ~
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流星雨 2021-08-30
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I think we should reflect on it and slow down our excessive consumption of substances. Think of Liu Da's speech, there is depth

热河Owner 2021-08-30
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Yes, design and production should have a sense of social responsibility.
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sola 2021-08-30
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Graduation Design Commemoration

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