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On DIY Cloth Face Masks and Scalar Relationships in Design

  • Joanna Saad-Sulonen
  • , Andrea Botero
  • , Mille Rosendahl Hansen
    • Aalto University

    Research output: Conference Article in Proceeding or Book/Report chapterArticle in proceedingsResearchpeer-review

    Abstract

    In this paper, we take the case of Do-It-Yourself (DIY) face masks as an entry point to questions of scale and scalar relations in design. We provide two example scalar trajectories that illustrate how DIY face masks - as everyday design artefacts - are in continuous shaping and re-shaping through various forms of active use and design. We also point out how scalar relations manifest in knowledge sharing and circulation of know-how, as DIY masks emerge in a world facing the same COVID-19 virus but within different local realities and relationships.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of Nordes 2021 : Matters of Scale . vol. 9
    PublisherDesignskolen Kolding
    Publication date2021
    Pages403-407
    Publication statusPublished - 2021
    EventNordes Design Research conference - VIRTUAL
    Duration: 15 Aug 202118 Aug 2021
    Conference number: 9

    Conference

    ConferenceNordes Design Research conference
    Number9
    CityVIRTUAL
    Period15/08/202118/08/2021

    Keywords

    • Do-It-Yourself (DIY) face masks
    • Scalar relations
    • Everyday design artefacts
    • Knowledge sharing
    • COVID-19 pandemic

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