The Solitude of Creativity
2017
Originally inspired by the metropolitan life in London, this body of research began with a question: how can we address the dangerousness of loneliness through the use of creativity? Trying to find an answer from both a urban planning point of view, to a smaller object/product scale, the research took a step back into investigating how one’s creativity can be affected, whether positively or negatively, by the experience of loneliness.
During this process, a crucial step was a workshop run in Bologna (Italy) with 24 product designers. Structured in 3 activities, the workshop culminated in a prototyping phase, asking every participant to explore the location of the workshop and notice object of individual, even private, use. The participants were then asked to re-imagine their chosen object so that it couldn’t be used by less the two people simoultaneously. Their creations included a water bottle for two, a shared watering systems for kind neighbours and a heart-warming light switch.
The questions and final thoughts of this research, captured in a book format, became key attributes of Plot Generica’s inquisitive, research-based and collaborative approach.
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2017
RESEARCH INTO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LONELINESS AND CREATIVE PRACTICES
Originally inspired by the metropolitan life in London, this body of research began with a question: how can we address the dangerousness of loneliness through the use of creativity? Trying to find an answer from both a urban planning point of view, to a smaller object/product scale, the research took a step back into investigating how one’s creativity can be affected, whether positively or negatively, by the experience of loneliness.
During this process, a crucial step was a workshop run in Bologna (Italy) with 24 product designers. Structured in 3 activities, the workshop culminated in a prototyping phase, asking every participant to explore the location of the workshop and notice object of individual, even private, use. The participants were then asked to re-imagine their chosen object so that it couldn’t be used by less the two people simoultaneously. Their creations included a water bottle for two, a shared watering systems for kind neighbours and a heart-warming light switch.
The questions and final thoughts of this research, captured in a book format, became key attributes of Plot Generica’s inquisitive, research-based and collaborative approach.
The Solitude of Creativity
2017
RESEARCH INTO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LONELINESS AND CREATIVE PRACTICES
Originally inspired by the metropolitan life in London, this body of research began with a question: how can we address the dangerousness of loneliness through the use of creativity? Trying to find an answer from both a urban planning point of view, to a smaller object/product scale, the research took a step back into investigating how one’s creativity can be affected, whether positively or negatively, by the experience of loneliness.
During this process, a crucial step was a workshop run in Bologna (Italy) with 24 product designers. Structured in 3 activities, the workshop culminated in a prototyping phase, asking every participant to explore the location of the workshop and notice object of individual, even private, use. The participants were then asked to re-imagine their chosen object so that it couldn’t be used by less the two people simoultaneously. Their creations included a water bottle for two, a shared watering systems for kind neighbours and a heart-warming light switch.
The questions and final thoughts of this research, captured in a book format, became key attributes of Plot Generica’s inquisitive, research-based and collaborative approach.
During this process, a crucial step was a workshop run in Bologna (Italy) with 24 product designers. Structured in 3 activities, the workshop culminated in a prototyping phase, asking every participant to explore the location of the workshop and notice object of individual, even private, use. The participants were then asked to re-imagine their chosen object so that it couldn’t be used by less the two people simoultaneously. Their creations included a water bottle for two, a shared watering systems for kind neighbours and a heart-warming light switch.
The questions and final thoughts of this research, captured in a book format, became key attributes of Plot Generica’s inquisitive, research-based and collaborative approach.
