BUT IN PRACTICE: DISCOVERING THE HYBRID OBJECT MAKING APPROACH

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This exploratory research tests a plausible new paradigm for object creation that combines the benefits of mass and local production scales by distributing standardized, objectively designed components to local artisans. The goal is to provide agency to one-off and batch producers in order to create what may be termed hybrid objects. The nature of the hybrid making approach is uncovered through the research. This research utilized a research-through-design (RtD) methodology in order to better understand the new making paradigm. With a stool chosen as a vehicle object, the researcher designed and produced objectively ergonomic seat pan components within mass-manufacturing parameters. These parts were then distributed to nine central Anatolian artisans for use in novel seating objects. No design instruction was given to the participants. Once created and returned to the researcher, submitted stools were analyzed based on design and workmanship criteria. Each maker was interviewed in order to supplement submissions with maker’s opinions on the hybrid making approach. The submitted objects are diverse in design approach, workmanship philosophy, and capability. Object appraisals and interviews indicate that the hybrid making approach improved object utility and had a mixed impact on object narrative. Artisans of different original capability levels are affected by the approach in different ways, with experts being most capable of harnessing benefits while simultaneously mitigating limitations. Artisans were optimistic about the incorporation of hybrid making into their businesses and into the small-scale making industry, demonstrating alongside the submissions the potential in the hybrid making approach.

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industrial design, hybrid object, research through design

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M. Plummer, “BUT IN PRACTICE: DISCOVERING THE HYBRID OBJECT MAKING APPROACH,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2022.