Integrating Japanese Studies Into An Industrial Design Curriculum

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Integrating Japanese Studies Into An Industrial
Design Curriculum
IND 2450- Beginning Industrial Design IND 2810-
Technology, Society, and You (general
studies) IND 2830- Manufacturing Materials and
Processes IND 3950- History of Industrial Product
Design IND 4540- Advanced Concepts and
Visualization
David Klein, Metropolitan State College of Denver
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What is Industrial Design?
The planning and development of useful objects
for mass-production.
- Product development - Manufacturing
- Problem recognition - Problem definition
- Research - Creative solutions
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IND 2450- Beginning Industrial Design
Introduction to the design process. - Research
methods - Cultural aspects - Form development
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IND 2450- Beginning Industrial Design

• Japan as a specific culture for which an object
  is designed.
• Japanese aesthetic in architecture, arts and
  crafts, design
• Study cases of current and historic Japanese
  design

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• - Cultural research image board (must include
  original photos)
• Cultural research verbal presentation
• Aesthetic appropriate according to research

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IND 2810- Technology, Society, and You

• Relation between society and technology, culture
  and design.
• Industrialization and labor (Post WWII, economic
  miracle)
• International exchange of technology
• Sustainability (Energy efficiency, economy)
• Future technology and manufacturing (Robotics,
  comm.)

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IND 2830- Manufacturing Materials and Processes
- Efficient manufacturing practice - Creative
use of materials - Sustainability -
Entrepreneurship
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Bubble Boy by Inax, 1986
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IND 2830- Manufacturing Materials and Processes
- Sony, consumer electronics - Contemporary
design teams - Kyocera and Japanese ceramics -
Toyota, just in time manufacturing
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IND 3950- History of Industrial Product Design
Overview of international styles and movements,
technology, architecture, and arts as they relate
to society. - Evolution of profession -
Chronology in relation to world events -
International landscape Japanese Scandinavian G
erman Italian Dutch American
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Japanese Design

• There is nothing in Japan. But it is the
  emptiness of a crucible that absorbs everything
  from the outside and transforms it into something
  totally different. - Yukio Mishima, novelist,
  essayist

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Kazenoko (child of the wind) stool, 1984
The first in a series of furniture that took
their forms from the Japanese Kanji writing
system.
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Kanso simplicity Shinzen naturalness Yugen
subtlety Fukinsei asymmetry
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wabi-sabiwabi- understated elegance,
imperfectsabi- serenity of their patina/age.
wabi
sabi
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Tako (bracket) wall lamp, 1971
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Ikebana (flower arranging)
1460
1460
- Communication through form - Relation to
semantics
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Japanese Tea ceremony
All 5 senses
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The Aesthetics of the Japanese Lunchbox
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Toshiyuki Kita
Saruyama (monkey mountain), 1967
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Luck sofa, 1986
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IND 4540- Advanced Concepts and Visualization

• Concepts based on human/social behavior
• Concepts that address a specific human
  condition/need
• Futuristic concepts
• Design competitions (Kiozumi)

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The Art of Chindogu (odd or distorted tool) From
the book 101 Unuseless Japanese Inventions.
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Thank you!