Position of design and the designer in low-tech small and medium scale furniture industry in Turkey

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Öztürk Şengül, Mehtap

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Increasing competition and technological improvements have created new challenges for the firms. In Turkey, low-tech small and medium scale furniture industry does not seem to be well equipped to compete in this respect due to their weak economic and cultural capital. Necessity of innovative and distinguishing design-led policies has already arisen for improving the position of the low-tech small and medium scale furniture producers. However, to generate effective policies for them, it is essential to understand the design process and production domain related to cultural factors which affect the position of design and the designer. Within this perspective, this thesis examines the position of design and the designer within the product development process in eight cases of small and medium scale furniture companies based on the data gathered from, firstly, in-depth interviews with the owners, and secondly, product development stories narrated by the owner, the designers and head of the production departments of the companies.

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Industrial design., Wood products.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/18417

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M. Öztürk Şengül, “Position of design and the designer in low-tech small and medium scale furniture industry in Turkey,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2009.