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Dec 13, 2020

A Design for Living A Design for Development -Romesh Thapar

A pointed summary — The concept of free enterprise and centralized planning which the developing nations are adopting, underpins the value of collection of more and more material goods at the cost of social growth. The issue is all the more urgent for developing nations like India. We are coping with two revolutions simultaneously…

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Dec 11, 2020

Neoliberalism and its contribution in making the world unsustainable

Neoliberal policies have impacted environmental management significantly over the past 25 years. Neoliberalism was the outcome of poor economic growth because of government regulation, huge public spending, and high tariff barrier to international trade for both industrialized and developing countries. It worked on the principle of demand and supply, that…

Neoliberalism

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Dec 11, 2020

History and Design Culture

The design has changed from being just an object to the way of thinking and doing, which we often term as design culture. In undergoing these changes, design becomes a means to solve issues using a human-centered approach. …

History

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Nov 17, 2020

History of Indian Furniture

Floor sitting culture of India For much of India’s history, furniture has never been a part of the home. Customs and traditions throughout most of India determine that people slept on the floor and meals were also enjoyed seated there. Therefore, homes usually had cushions for seating or perhaps even…

Culture

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History of Indian Furniture
History of Indian Furniture

Oct 29, 2020

Abductive Thinking and Sensemaking: The Drivers of Design Synthesis

Journal Review — The process of design is described as a way of making sense of chaos; synthesizing gathered data into a cohesive and continuous structure. Synthesis in design practice is frequently performed in the head or as messy sketches, mapping out the observations through a thinking process, hidden from the view of…

Design Research

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Oct 29, 2020

Re-materialising Design Practice with Sociomaterial Practice Theories

Journal Review — The tradition of theorizing design knowledge and ability in an inexplicable way amounts to a lack of support for design practitioners. The knowledge gap between buried academic journals of design theorists and practicing designers compels them to take it on themselves to inquire about the implicit nature of the design…

Design

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