Integrating Japanese Studies Into An Industrial Design Curriculum

1. Integrating Japanese Studies Into An Industrial Design Curriculum IND 2450- Beginning Industrial Design IND 2810- Technology, Society, and You (general studies) IND 2830- Manufacturing Materials and Processes IND 3950- History of Industrial Product Design IND 4540- Advanced Concepts and Visualization David Klein, Metropolitan State College of Denver

2. What is Industrial Design? The planning and development of useful objects for mass-production. - Product development - Manufacturing - Problem recognition - Problem definition - Research - Creative solutions

3. IND 2450- Beginning Industrial Design Introduction to the design process. - Research methods - Cultural aspects - Form development David Klein, Metropolitan State College of Denver

4. IND 2450- Beginning Industrial Design • Japan as a specific culture for which an object is designed. • Japanese aesthetic in architecture, arts and crafts, design • Study cases of current and historic Japanese design David Klein, Metropolitan State College of Denver

5. - Cultural research image board (must include original photos) • Cultural research verbal presentation • Aesthetic appropriate according to research

6. IND 2810- Technology, Society, and You • Relation between society and technology, culture and design. • Industrialization and labor (Post WWII, economic miracle) • International exchange of technology • Sustainability (Energy efficiency, economy) • Future technology and manufacturing (Robotics, comm.) David Klein, Metropolitan State College of Denver

7. IND 2830- Manufacturing Materials and Processes - Efficient manufacturing practice - Creative use of materials - Sustainability - Entrepreneurship David Klein, Metropolitan State College of Denver

8. Bubble Boy by Inax, 1986

9. IND 2830- Manufacturing Materials and Processes - Sony, consumer electronics - Contemporary design teams - Kyocera and Japanese ceramics - Toyota, just in time manufacturing David Klein, Metropolitan State College of Denver

10. IND 3950- History of Industrial Product Design Overview of international styles and movements, technology, architecture, and arts as they relate to society. - Evolution of profession - Chronology in relation to world events - International landscape Japanese Scandinavian German Italian Dutch American David Klein, Metropolitan State College of Denver

11. Japanese Design “There is nothing in Japan. But it is the emptiness of a crucible that absorbs everything from the outside and transforms it into something totally different.”- Yukio Mishima, novelist, essayist

12. Kazenoko (child of the wind) stool, 1984 The first in a series of furniture that took their forms from the Japanese Kanji writing system.

13. Kanso: simplicity Shinzen: naturalness Yugen: subtlety Fukinsei: asymmetry

14. wabi-sabiwabi- understated elegance, imperfectsabi- serenity of their patina/age. wabi sabi

15. ‘Tako’ (bracket) wall lamp, 1971

16. Ikebana (flower arranging) 1460 1460 - Communication through form - Relation to semantics

18. Japanese Tea ceremony All 5 senses

19. The Aesthetics of the Japanese Lunchbox

20. Toshiyuki Kita ‘Saruyama’ (monkey mountain), 1967

21. ‘Luck’ sofa, 1986

22. IND 4540- Advanced Concepts and Visualization • Concepts based on human/social behavior • Concepts that address a specific human condition/need • Futuristic concepts • Design competitions (Kiozumi) David Klein, Metropolitan State College of Denver

24. The Art of Chindogu (odd or distorted tool) From the book 101 Unuseless Japanese Inventions.

27. Thank you!