Sambos stones

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Sambos stones Stuart Walker ImaginationLancaste
r Lancaster University
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Sustainability and Design

• the meanings of 4 artefacts
• cultural
• utilitarian
• an unsuccessful combination
• a successful integration

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Sunderland Point
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1736
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Meanings of Sambos Stones    
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Meanings of Sambos Stones   1. relationship to
history and identity  
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Meanings of Sambos Stones   1. relationship to
history and identity   2. empathy  
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• Meanings of Sambos Stones
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• 1. relationship to history and identity  
• 2. empathy
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• 3. creativity and artistic expression

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• Meanings of Sambos Stones
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• 1. relationship to history and identity  
• 2. empathy
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• 3. creativity and artistic expression
• 4. no practical use

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• Meanings of Sambos Stones
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• 1. relationship to history and identity  
• 2. empathy
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• 3. creativity and artistic expression
• 4. no practical use
• 5. no economic value

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• Meanings of Sambos Stones
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• 1. relationship to history and identity  
• 2. empathy
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• 3. creativity and artistic expression
• 4. no practical use
• 5. no economic value
• 6. not lasting

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SLIDE PLUMB LINE
expressive, symbolic ethics, empathy, culture
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SLIDE PLUMB LINE
expressive, symbolic ethics, empathy, culture
utilitarian functional value
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SLIDE PLUMB LINE

expressive, symbolic ethics, empathy, culture
utilitarian functional value
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expressive, symbolic ethics, empathy, culture
utilitarian functional value
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factors related to durability  

• well made, worth repairing
• functional endurance
• aesthetic endurance
• design for repair/upgrade
• local infrastructure
• economically attractive
• maintenance by owner

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functional and emotional durability
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utility
symbolic meanings culture, identity, history
unsuccessful integration kitsch
successful integration enduring
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endure and evolve
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endure and evolve

• last longer than cheaper equivalents

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endure and evolve

• last longer than cheaper equivalents
• capable of being maintained and repaired

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endure and evolve

• last longer than cheaper equivalents
• capable of being maintained and repaired
• flexible enough to be incrementally upgraded

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endure and evolve

• last longer than cheaper equivalents
• capable of being maintained and repaired
• flexible enough to be incrementally upgraded
• more expansive corporate social responsibility

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endure and evolve

• last longer than cheaper equivalents
• capable of being maintained and repaired
• flexible enough to be incrementally upgraded
• more expansive corporate social responsibility
• more responsible production/use/post-use system

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endure and evolve

• last longer than cheaper equivalents
• capable of being maintained and repaired
• flexible enough to be incrementally upgraded
• more expansive corporate social responsibility
• more responsible production/use/post-use system
• supported by policy and incentives

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enduring and evolving meanings
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enduring and evolving meanings?
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enduring and evolving meanings?
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no regrets?
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no regrets?
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Sambos stones Stuart Walker ImaginationLancaste
r Lancaster University www.imagination.lancaster.
ac.uk/ s.walker_at_lancaster.ac.uk