• Abandoned ideas and the energies of failure 

      Sjøvoll, Vibeke; Grothen, Geir; Frers, Lars (Emotion, Space and Society;Volume 36, August 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-14)
      Our academic life is ripe with failures and things abandoned, with hurt and feelings of defeat and despair. Already as students, we learn how to hide and tuck away such experiences and the impact they have on us. As a ...
    • AestPra – a meta-methodology for Art and Craft positioning of aesthetic practice in academic scientific research 

      Heimer, Astrid Maria (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      A vast number of research methods have been developed in recent decades to strengthen the creative arts as disciplinary fields. There is an obvious need for specific methods for the creative arts that established academic ...
    • Applied Art: Innovative Thinking from a Material Perspective 

      Fjærli, Anneli Hoel; Haugland, Ida (InFormation-Nordic Journal of Art and Research;2(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      The modern world is continuously engaged in a racing processes aimed towards building a favourable future society. In this development, the apparent tools seem to be related to theoretical thought, new technology, avant-garde ...
    • Architecture, design and planning towards sustainable development: Regional approaches 

      Skjerven, Astrid; Martins, Nuno (Sustainable Development;Volume 27, Issue 2 Special Issue: Architecture, Design and Planning towards Sustainable Development: Regional Approaches March/April 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-10)
      The special issue Architecture, Design and Planning towards Sustainable Development: Regional Approaches, discusses how the shaping of the built environment may contribute to sustainability and resilience. It encompasses ...
    • Bauhaus-innflytelse på undervisningen ved SHKS 

      Skjerven, Astrid (Kunst og Kultur;Årgang 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Bauhaus anses å ha en uovertruffen betydning for utviklingen av modernismen. Dette synet omfatter også undervisningen ved Statens håndverks- og kunstindustriskole. Realiteten var mer sammensatt. Reformarbeidet ved skolen ...
    • Bærekraft i profesjonsutdanninger. Gap mellom strategi og programplaner? 

      Berg, Arild; Carella, Alfredo Raúl; Lysebo, Marius; Nielsen, Liv Merete (FormAkademisk - Forskningstidsskriftet for design og designdidaktikk;Vol 14 Nr. 3 (2021): Utdanning for ny praksis II – teknologi, design og bærekraft på tvers. Temanummer, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11-28)
      Utdanning er en nøkkel til varige endringer i samfunnet. I denne studien bruker vi teori fra bærekraft og didaktikk for å sette søkelys på utdanning av produktdesignere, lærere og ingeniører ved Fakultet for Teknologi, ...
    • Carousel: A study on collaboration within a small international design community of practice and its impact on delivering 'one week' exchange experiences 

      Stoltenberg, Einar; Firth, Richard; Taks, Michael (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      To prepare students for their future careers in a globalizing society, several large-scale higher education student and staff exchange programmes focus on international collaboration. ...
    • Co-creation in professional craft practice 

      Groth, Camilla; Berg, Arild (Proceedings of DRS 2018: Catalyst;Vol 4, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2018-01-01)
      Design practice involves several disciplines, and when the manufacturing process demands special skills, designers outsource the work to craftspersons. Traditionally, craftspersons make a living by taking orders and ...
    • Co-creation in Service Design; a master’s study on how to achieve sustainable services 

      Larson, Helena; Berg, Arild (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      n today’s society, services are growing into complex systems that may not always respond to the needs of the people using them. Therefore, the discipline of service design is now often used as a source to find gaps in ...
    • Collaborative innovation: a study of creative teamwork in offshore industry and in design education 

      Pavel, Nenad; Berg, Arild (Design Education & Human Technology Relations;2014, Peer reviewed; Chapter, 2014)
      Entrepreneurship is identified as a key activity to creating value to society as well as the successful adaption of the products and services to users’ lives. This is why entrepreneurship as concept is finding it’s ...
    • Critical design for discussion about public space 

      Münster, Sunniva; Berg, Arild (Peer reviewed; Chapter, 2015)
      This research focuses on Critical Design and the use of provocative design objects to create discussion about public space. The project sets out to develop a design approach and a critical design method for making conceptual ...
    • Design as a tool to reduce food waste: Presentation of salvage food in grocery stores 

      Soleng, Maja Wawrzyniak; Berg, Arild (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      The global issue of food waste affects us all. Measures to reduce food waste have been introduced at various places, but there is still a need for development of new strategies. How grocery stores present their salvage ...
    • Design process and conscious problem solving through computer aided design education 

      Pavel, Nenad; Omlid, Mikael (Peer reviewed; Chapter, 2015)
      With rapidly changing technologies in product developemnt, it is necessary for design students to focus on inquiry-based learning in order to adapt to changes instead of simply learning form-giving and model-making skills. ...
    • Designing an Interdiciplinary Course in a Makerspace-Towards collaborative creativity for a sustainable society 

      Berg, Arild; Güler, Evin; Sandtrø, Tengel Aas; Carella, Alfredo Raúl; Lysebo, Marius; Haugen Thor, Jenny Helene; Norvalls, Mali (FormAkademisk - Forskningstidsskrift for Design Og Designdidaktikk; Vol 13 Nr. 6 (2020): Utdanning for ny praksis - teknologi, design og bærekraft på tvers I. Temanummer, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-31)
      The study explored how to developanelective, interdisciplinary course in a makerspace. The study highlighted the potentials and pitfalls in the transitional space between institutionalised and research-based higher education ...
    • Designing and Learning by Technological Mediation: Adoption, Adaptation, Attainment 

      Pavel, Nenad (FormAkademisk - Forskningstidsskrift for Design Og Designdidaktikk;volume 14, issue 3, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-19)
      In this article, an instrumental case study of a practical course in assistive technologies in cooperation between Norway and Brazil shows how patients, design students, and therapists participate in designing and learning. ...
    • Designing burial monuments to increase emotional awareness in product design 

      Stoltenberg, Einar; Berg, Arild (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      The motivation for writing this paper is the growing concern in society towards the amount of products we produce containing low utility and sustainability. Through emotional awareness the student can design meaningful ...
    • Designing for Small Bathrooms 

      Sivertsen, Arnt Kåre; Berg, Arild (Chapter; Peer reviewed; Chapter, 2016)
      This paper will focus on how to design a series of bathroom products that work well for small bathrooms using the principles of universal design. In home culture research, Quitzau and Røpke has studied bathroom transformation ...
    • Designing for user experience in Nordic skiing 

      Stuler, Håkon; Berg, Arild (Peer reviewed; Chapter, 2015)
      Although the experience is the most important aspect of skiing, sports equipment manufacturers do not seem to take this into account in the development of skiing products. This paper examines how the sports industry can ...
    • Digital Drawing Demystified: Exploring a Creative Zone of Proximal Development 

      Seiersten, Nils; Berg, Arild (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The purpose of this paper is to elaborate on the theoretical notion of Vygotsky’s notion of a ‘zone of proximal development’ (ZPD) where learning is supported by doing things together. In the work life product designers ...
    • Dimensions of Behaviour Change in the context of Designing for a Circular Economy 

      Daae, Johannes; Chamberlin, Lucy; Boks, Casper (The Design Journal;Volume 21, 2018 - Issue 4: Includes the Special Themed Section: The Product Lifetime and the Environment (PLATE), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-30)
      Circular economy research has seen increasing attention over the years, but with limited attention for how to design circular solutions that actually will change user behaviour. At the same time, Design for Sustainable ...