Donald A. Norman

 

Norman wrote the most influencing books on the topic of emotional design. He argues the user enjoyment of a product is the key for a product’s success.

 

The design and Emotion Society

The Design & Emotion society is established in 1999. It is an open international network of researchers, designers and companies interested in emotional driven design. They organise conferences and workshops for professionals to meet and discuss on the issue of emotional design. The book Design and Emotion: The Experience of Everyday Things presents a colourful collection of ideas and views of the field.

 

Rolf Jensen

“ Functionality is more and more taken for granted in products, and users are looking for fulfilment at an altogether different level of appreciation.”

Jenson predicts the dream society (where people lives to the driver of dream, adventure, spirituality and feeling) is coming soon, as information society is fully developed.

Here are some of the designers that inspires me.

 

 

Eyal Hirsh – Tail Stool

This design reveals the possible relationship people can have with furniture and objects around the house. The stool is creature-like, and has a strong personality in it. It attracts people to play with it.

 

 

 

Hara Design Institute- HAPTIC 2004

In 2004, Hara Design Studio has an exhibition a haptic study. Artists, designers and creative people all came together and created some very sensorial pieces. They were asked to start by designing the sensory experience instead of the appearance of the objects.

 

 

 

 

Héctor Serrano: Super Patata

This touchable light changes people’s expectation and perception to light – it is tangible.

Raw Edges: Booken/ Pivot

Both designs has added a twist to our everyday life by presenting an usual function of a furniture in an unusual way. 

Booken is a bookshelf that completes itself when user hang their books on its slats. The books are then transformed to a surface, where you can write, read and store things on.

Pivot and Pivot Desk are drawers that doesn’t really look like drawers.

 

 

Tokujin Yoshioka: Venus Crystal Chair

Tokujin Yoshioka uses extraordinary materials to tell stories. He grew a crystal chair to arouse discussion and thoughts on ecology issues.