Gathering structured reflection in the furniture business by Trend Mapping

Andrea Erika Frei; Kaare Riise Eriksen

Gathering structured reflection in the furniture business by Trend Mapping

Andrea Erika Frei, Kaare Riise Eriksen

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Abstract

Setting up the direction for new product designs in the furniture business can be more or less structured and in many situations the idea for new design concepts, constructions, details, coloring or choice of material are directed by random input from retailers or external designers or from studying trend agency reports besides considering other matters like new market strategies etc.
In this paper the authors describe an attempt to create a richer discussion among a manufacturer and its retail partners by structured play/interviews using research data collected by design students at an international furniture fair. The experiment was developed and carried out by design engineering students and design researchers in collaboration with a furniture manufacturer and the results and methodology are presented and discussed in this paper.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Great Expectations: Design Teaching, Research & Enterprise : Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education
Editors	Guy Bingham, Darren Southee, John McCardle, Ahmed Kovacevic, Erik Bohemia, Brian Parkinson
Place of Publication	Glasgow
Publisher	Design Society
Publication date	2015
Pages	600-605
ISBN (Print)	978-1-904670-62-9
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	The 17th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education: Great Expectations: Design Teaching, Research & Enterprise - Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom Duration: 3 Sept 2015 → 4 Sept 2015

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Conference	The 17th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education
Location	Loughborough University
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Loughborough
Period	03/09/2015 → 04/09/2015

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Frei, A. E., & Eriksen, K. R. (2015). Gathering structured reflection in the furniture business by Trend Mapping. In G. Bingham, D. Southee, J. McCardle, A. Kovacevic, E. Bohemia, & B. Parkinson (Eds.), Great Expectations: Design Teaching, Research & Enterprise: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (pp. 600-605). Design Society. https://www.designsociety.org/publication/38131/ds82_proceedings_of_the_17th_international_conference_on_engineering_and_product_design_education_e_pde15_great_expectations_design_teaching_research_enterprise

Frei, Andrea Erika ; Eriksen, Kaare Riise. / Gathering structured reflection in the furniture business by Trend Mapping. Great Expectations: Design Teaching, Research & Enterprise: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education. editor / Guy Bingham ; Darren Southee ; John McCardle ; Ahmed Kovacevic ; Erik Bohemia ; Brian Parkinson. Glasgow : Design Society, 2015. pp. 600-605

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Frei, AE & Eriksen, KR 2015, Gathering structured reflection in the furniture business by Trend Mapping. in G Bingham, D Southee, J McCardle, A Kovacevic, E Bohemia & B Parkinson (eds), Great Expectations: Design Teaching, Research & Enterprise: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education. Design Society, Glasgow, pp. 600-605, The 17th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, Loughborough, United Kingdom, 03/09/2015. <https://www.designsociety.org/publication/38131/ds82_proceedings_of_the_17th_international_conference_on_engineering_and_product_design_education_e_pde15_great_expectations_design_teaching_research_enterprise>

Gathering structured reflection in the furniture business by Trend Mapping. / Frei, Andrea Erika; Eriksen, Kaare Riise.
Great Expectations: Design Teaching, Research & Enterprise: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education. ed. / Guy Bingham; Darren Southee; John McCardle; Ahmed Kovacevic; Erik Bohemia; Brian Parkinson. Glasgow: Design Society, 2015. p. 600-605.

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