Teknoform Assignment I: Essay
08 Sep 2009 12:49 by majo
Abstract
This essay is written as part of the studio course; Teknoform Spring 2009. The questions this essay asks:
How can sharing products become a desired alternative? How can sharing products become ‘the’ preferred alternative?
Firstly there is a defining of some keywords to the topic: consumption, production and paradigm shift. Each word will be looked into and explained according to a product context. Next there is a short establishing of what challenges the world is up against as a result the high levels of consumption and production. To explain a possible reason for why we are up against these challenges there is a glance back to the 1930s. Next by looking into a case of city bike sharing, some issues concerning sharing will be highlighted.
