RARA : Rover chairs : an adventure in adhocism : an exegesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Design at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorAdank, Rodney Gordon
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-12T02:28:32Z
dc.date.available2016-02-12T02:28:32Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThis practice based research explores the nature of opportunity availed by an adhocist strategy employed in seating design. It is inspired and sustained through a focus and reflection on Ron Arad’s Rover Chair, 1981. Characteristics of adhochism such as opportunity, heterogeneity and value are unpacked through case studies. Seating concepts developed through research practice are examined. RARA (Ron Arad: Rod Adank) incorporates the appropriation of design and cultural references as a part of a hybridization strategy. It considers the role of immersive experience, physicality and affective design in the development of a body of work tethered to a design precedent. It postulates that by pursuing the pleasure of design through a practice of playfulness, humour, irony and compulsiveness, diverse and creative solutions to seating may be found.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/7518
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectDesignen_US
dc.subjectChair designen_US
dc.subjectAdhocismen_US
dc.subjectCreativityen_US
dc.subjectFurnitureen_US
dc.subjectHybriden_US
dc.subjectPrototypingen_US
dc.subjectSensory experienceen_US
dc.titleRARA : Rover chairs : an adventure in adhocism : an exegesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Design at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorAdank, Rodney Gordonen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineDesignen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Design (M.Des.)en_US
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