Abstract
The dialogue in the studio environment can reveal a lot about the mechanisms at play when teaching about and doing formgiving. From analysing language used in “desk-crits” at a master’s level mobility course, this paper reveals three distinct mechanisms at play when discussing form in industrial design. The revelatory approach and thematic analysis offer a unique insight into the way form is discussed between tutor and student in the studio context.
Keywords
Dialogue; Formgiving; Design theme; Aesthetics; Semantics
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2025.904
Citation
Abrahamsen, T.(2025) A very precise curvature: A revelatory case study about the studio dialogue on formgiving, in Chang, C.-Y., and Hsu, Y. (eds.), IASDR 2025: Design Next, 02-05 December, Taiwan. https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2025.904
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Conference Track
Track 12 - Design Education
A very precise curvature: A revelatory case study about the studio dialogue on formgiving
The dialogue in the studio environment can reveal a lot about the mechanisms at play when teaching about and doing formgiving. From analysing language used in “desk-crits” at a master’s level mobility course, this paper reveals three distinct mechanisms at play when discussing form in industrial design. The revelatory approach and thematic analysis offer a unique insight into the way form is discussed between tutor and student in the studio context.