Vol. 1 (2015): post(s) 1
Akademos

Research for the design based on material culture

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  • Cristian Paúl Mogrovejo,
  • Christine Klein
Cristian Paúl Mogrovejo
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
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Christine Klein
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18272/posts.v1i1.238

Published 2015-08-01

Keywords

  • material culture,
  • design,
  • guaguas de pan,
  • cultural information

How to Cite

Mogrovejo, C. P., & Klein, C. (2015). Research for the design based on material culture. Post(s), 1(1). https://doi.org/10.18272/posts.v1i1.238
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Abstract

This paper suggests the use of material culture in design research and as a conceptual tool for understanding how objects are converted into cultural information and acquire meaning within social dynamics. We would like to see design research as a flexible approach that is nourished by different sources, theories, practices and ways of understanding research that do not only come from design theories. We present a case study about the guaguas de pan (bread figures) in Ecuador. We begin with a review of design theories that will be used for a morphological analysis, and then continue with some approaches to material culture. The ultimate goal of this article is to illustrate with a concrete example a research exercise that could be used for designing.

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