TY - JOUR
T1 - Design during COVID-19: Agents and allies in the role of designer, digital fabrication and distributed production
AU - Herrera, Pablo C.
AU - Dreifuss-Serrano, Cristina
AU - Juarez, Benito
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Research Incentive Annual Contest from the Dirección de Investigación at UPC, and the Instituto de Investigación Científica (IDIC) at Universidad de Lima, Peru.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/4/9
Y1 - 2021/4/9
N2 - During COVID-19 global emergency, designers proposed solutions at different scales, as quick responses to demands from different agents. In the same way, we critically analyzed the emergence of allies, protocols and tools, which allowed the optimization of fabrication, from traditional manufacturing into distributed co-production. The analyzed local networks produced global co-design experiences, with involvement of FabLabs and users from different disciplines. Through case studies and the evaluation of surveys and testimonials from users and makers, we analyze the global panorama, to finally explore the specific situation in Latin America. This establishes a relationship between medical demand and digital fabrication, which allows evidence of positive and negative situations to be consider as new, significant aspects for the design in the future. The leading role acquired by the ecosystem surrounding digital fabrication during the pandemic, could enhance its processes in the search for greater positioning, changing society from within the different communities.
AB - During COVID-19 global emergency, designers proposed solutions at different scales, as quick responses to demands from different agents. In the same way, we critically analyzed the emergence of allies, protocols and tools, which allowed the optimization of fabrication, from traditional manufacturing into distributed co-production. The analyzed local networks produced global co-design experiences, with involvement of FabLabs and users from different disciplines. Through case studies and the evaluation of surveys and testimonials from users and makers, we analyze the global panorama, to finally explore the specific situation in Latin America. This establishes a relationship between medical demand and digital fabrication, which allows evidence of positive and negative situations to be consider as new, significant aspects for the design in the future. The leading role acquired by the ecosystem surrounding digital fabrication during the pandemic, could enhance its processes in the search for greater positioning, changing society from within the different communities.
KW - Distributive design
KW - FabLabs
KW - Geographical mapping
KW - Latin America
UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12724/13493
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85108522189&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/728072c6-12fc-3e20-bbc0-41c4bf1a91d9/
U2 - 10.4013/sdrj.2021.141.20
DO - 10.4013/sdrj.2021.141.20
M3 - Artículo (Contribución a Revista)
AN - SCOPUS:85108522189
SN - 1984-2988
VL - 14
SP - 236
EP - 251
JO - Strategic Design Research Journal
JF - Strategic Design Research Journal
IS - 1
ER -