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This presentation was used to introduce a paper in Nordichi2012, Copenhagen, Denmark. October 2012.
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Breakdowns in Participation A case study in the museum
Dr. Mariana Salgado
Head of the Master in Business Administration in User Centered DesignUser Driven Innovation CentreLaurea University of Applied Sciences14.10.2012
The Secret Life of Objects
Esineiden Salatut Elämät
Design Museum
Helsinki
Mariana Salgado- Media Lab TAIK- April 2008The Secret Life of Objects
Enhancing collaborations with external partners
Yrjö Kukkapuro (1933-) Rocking chair “Experiment” birch laminate, tubular steel, wood, leather 1982 Avarte Oy Yrjö Kukkapuro graduated in interior architecture from the Institute for Industrial Arts in Helsinki in 1958. The basis for his design is in ergonomics. Kukkapuro has made an impressive amount of furniture for public spaces in his career. International postmodernist currents gave rise to the “Experiment” collection of furniture by Kukkapuro, first exhibited at the Milan furniture fair of 1982. The success of “Experiment” was evident in the fact of it being featured in 32 different newspapers and trade magazines.Yrjö Kukkapuro (this was a link to the designer’s company: http://www.avarte.fi/english/designers/yrjo-kukkapuro/)
Arcs and colours
Excellent chairs, cute, humorous. I fantasised about these chairs for a long
time and at some point a suitable pair came. The chair is like a pet. It smiles and
gestures to me like a funny rascal, in its own way, each day. No other lounge chair
does the same, but the morning starts well when I read the newspaper in its arms and
drink my morning tea in it
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Including the whole museum community
Spaceless space
I recently heard a lecture by a Spanish artist called Roc Pares. He has worked with the idea of a virtual void. I see a certain similarity between Kåhre’s and Pares’
works, except that Pares works with the means of virtual reality and Kåhre’s piece is purely based on the physical. Both works also remind me of an article “Psychology and Nothing” written by Eliot Hearst (1991, American Scientist, 7, 432-443). Hearst writes about how hard it is for us humans to think about something that “is not” and
that we are programmed to deal with things that “are” and “exist.” Thinking about Kåhre’s piece, it might be that we are programmed also to perceive “what is” and
not “what is not”.
Galleria virtual: The website of Roc Pares’ work Galería Virtual.
Comment left in Conversational Map.
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Acknowledging audience participation as strategy
This thing is very good, says an open-sea fisherman. It’s amazing how the designer has got the idea of letting water pass through the
head of the fish, thus making it wobble in a nice way that the big fish can’t resist.
Comment left at The Secret Life of Objects
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Combining participation and educational activities
Anti-Ode to a Lamp (Ode to Objects)
A man invents a lampthat is not a lampHe hides the lampinside ice.I don’t understand I am already coldI want warm light, yellow and graceful
A woman invents a new lampshe places it insidethe sun.Every morning it smilesat herthrough the gap in the curtains.
Nana
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“Ode to a light (Ode to Objects)
The block lightit shines;WarmthCoolnessJoythe pastits form Mysterious oncalling us to itrevealing all.
Iina
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Interactive hinderances
Allowing new formats
Finnish design inspires me whenever I buy objects. Their high quality makes me think twice before choosing an object. They are practical, sit well with furniture, and their use of materials is good. Hard to say how much I appreciate your designs.
“ Minimal
All this Finnish design makes me want to listen to minimal techno music.
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Grandmother
There is a Savoy vase in every Finnish home. The size and colour just varies. It’s suitable for everything: flowers, fruit and stones. It is a true Finnish classic.
Original in English.
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Aalto vase
Definitely one of the most well-known pieces of Finnish glass
design in the world. I live in the U.S and have this vase at my home in
many sizes and colours, and it makes me appreciate the artistic
talent we have in Finland
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Aiming for transparency
Eeronauts
The furniture by Eero Aarnio has prompted a particular fan club: the “eeronauts.” All around the world, they have incorporated his work
not only into everyday life, but also into pop culture, from sci-fi to Playboy. These signs cover magazines, videos, movies, etc.
Comment left at The Secret Life of Objects .
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Visitor’s comment
I have heard a story about these scissors, where the colour of their plastic part is a result
of the prototype process in which they used some leftover pieces of plastic that happened to be orange, the orange that afterwards was
used… is that story true?
Comment left at The Secret Life of Objects..
“ Answer from museum’s staff
The story is true. Fiskars had made a juice extractor before that. The juice extractor used orange plastic that accidentally ended up on the scissors handles when the first syringe was chosen. Workers were involved in the decision, and the colour orange was chosen for the handles.
Comment left at The Secret Life of Objects.
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