1. ‘Why do people keep on using certain objects longer then others?’ ‘How to design objects with longer life span?’ Name: Claudel Arguin E-mail: claudeldissertation@gmail.com Research proposal for MA dissertation 3D Design (Industrial/Product Design) University of Northumbria, UK Subject area: Sustainable design

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3. Evolving bike Sam’s parents bought his ‘mini cycle’ when he was ten years old. As he and his parents took good care of his bicycle, and the included cycle check-up offered by the company he was able to keep the bicycle until his sixteen birthdays. At sixteen Sam started to be too tall for the bicycle, it was time for the bicycle to have a little grow up of on his side. After a little visit at the factory, the bicycle had a new seat, new handlebars, and a totally new colour to match Sam’s new style. At twenty Sam was ready for another visit at the factory for his bicycle’s make over, for the beginning of University. Sam is now thirty- four, and has a house, and wife, a kid and always the same bicycle (with a few new looks) which he uses to go to his office in downtown London.

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5. Timer/Toaster Helen bought herself this toaster as a personal gift for her first apartment. The clean design was able to fit well with any interior decoration; she might have in the future for her apartment. She was inspired to buy this toaster when she saw that she could see her toast cook on top of the toasting level adjustment, the double sided mirrors enabled the heat to stay inside the toaster, finally no more burned toast the toaster has no bottom it lays on a wood tray ensures that she can clean and maintain the toaster easily. The metal rack enables a selection of bigger and smaller breads without need of the toaster to adjust, and trying to reach the bread with a knife when finish toasting. The digital clock that lets her know how many days are left before the toaster becomes self-obsolete, tells her to take good care. The company will provide service on the toaster as long the digital clocks work.

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7. Human lamp Dynamo falls down to produce light Turn lamp over to produce light 15 minutes later Alison and Bernard received a lamp as one of their wedding gifts. Every time Alison is in bed during her pregnancy she seats in bed reading while Bernard is fast a sleep for tomorrow’s big day at work. When Bernard is sitting in the living room looking at little Maximilien playing with his new toys, the fifteen minutes rotation of the reading lamp remind him of what time it is, and that Maximilien should be heading to bed soon. Bernard and Alison are reading in the living room in their country home in the Canadian country side, rotating the lamp reminds them of all the great souvenirs they had at which the lamp was present.

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