RSUSSH 2020
IN20-049 Essential Decisions a Minimal Approach To Design
Presenter: Xi Chen
Rangsit University, Thailand
Abstract
In a materially rich modern world, how to use the core concept of "less is more" of minimalism to guide our design and change our lives. Minimalism is an art style and design style. It follows the design concept of "less is more". Nowadays, this concept gradually integrates into people's lives and becomes a minimalist lifestyle. The author is curious how in this age of material abundance, it is possible to have few items, and how to choose the items that people need. This study studied the essence of minimalism, read books on minimalism, and studied the work of Japanese designers. After understanding the meaning of minimalism, the author learned the collation rules of a Japanese housewife, and practice organizing the author's room, and effectively choose the necessary necessities. In the process of practice, find the problem and the data of the items obtained through the interview and the needs of people, and design an effective minimalist design that can solve the problem. The author hopes to discover problems in life through minimalist design and use minimalist ideas to solve problems, better redesign the necessities of life, understand people real needs, improve the minimalism in life, influence and improve people life and future.
Citation format:
Xi, C.. (2020). Essential Decisions a Minimal Approach To Design. Proceeding in RSU International Research Conference, May 1, 2020. Pathum Thani, Thailand.QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Really interesting topic.
Could you more explain bout how final product minimalist?
Hello, Chen Xi
I love your project, and i have some question.
Can you explain more about how you collected data and integated them with minimalism theory to your final design?
The data was collected by having people send pictures to me and look at the objects on their desktops, and by asking them what they each thought they needed for their desks. Through the collection of pictures, we can observe the objects that people put on the table in daily life, and we can know their real thoughts by asking, because the objects that people say in the first time are the objects that they definitely need. As for the final product, I understood the core of minimalism, "less iss more", and then thought about how to achieve "less is more". This system design can not only be used on the desktop, but can be used in any indoor space, such as the bathroom and kitchen. By changing the scale of the system, it can become the basis of furniture models, such as wardrobes and bookshelves. The system is designed with few modules, but can be used mostly indoors in terms of functionality. Therefore, it realizes the core concept of "less is more".