Research Question
Current research question
How can material properties of Kina (New Zealand sea urchin) be utilised in homeware design, to tell a story connecting people to product?
Archived research questions
How can underutilised/wasted local New Zealand materials be explored in products for the home environment, to preserve and tell the story of culture and history of land and people in New Zealand?
How can underutilised/wasted local New Zealand materials be explored through homeware design, to express cultural narratives and connections between different identities?
S1 week 2 ……………………
S1 week 1 ……………………
How can strong wool be explored in designing homeware to strengthen cultural connections and bring people together?
S1 week 5 ……………………
How can underutilised/wasted local New Zealand materials be explored in designing homeware to tell a material story and connect to people?
S1 week 6 ……………………
How can a material story be told of underutilised/wasted local New Zealand materials through homeware design, to provide comfort and familiarity to a space?
Material story: understanding the context, e.g properties and history, of the material and expressing this through the design of the product.
Comfort and familiarity: exploring storytelling, e.g. cultural or environmental, in products to connect to people
S1 week 7 ……………………
How can a material story be told of Kina (New Zealand sea urchin) in homeware design, to provide comfort and familiarity to a space?
Material story: understanding the context, e.g properties and history, of the material and expressing this through the design of the product.
Comfort and familiarity: exploring storytelling, e.g. cultural or environmental, in products to connect to people
S2 week 8 ……………………
How can material properties of Kina (New Zealand sea urchin) be utilised in homeware design, to tell a story connecting people to product?
S2 week 10 ……………………