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Papers by Svetlana Usenyuk-Kravchuk
Nordes 2009: Engaging Artifacts, 2009
Infographics are a form of data visualization combining data, information, and statistics. Over t... more Infographics are a form of data visualization combining data, information, and statistics. Over the last ten years, infographics have become a popular method for displaying concise information, where infographics are a useful tool for classroom instruction. A high-quality infographic presents complex data in an aesthetically pleasing and simplistic format that allows student to understand more rapidly. Research within mathematics and climate science uses many elements of infographics. This work presents a series of electronic posters in an infographics style which explain hot topics in the mathematics of climate. These posters are designed to be used within standard undergraduate mathematical courses to provide students with concrete examples of how mathematics is incorporated within the climate sciences.
ICON, 2020
This article examines the history of aerosledges – a Russian-invented class of over-snow motorise... more This article examines the history of aerosledges – a Russian-invented class of over-snow motorised transport vehicles. It looks at the use of existing industrial capacities in the automotive and aviation industry to create motorised sliding vehicles to generate mobility over vast Russian snow landscapes. This resulted in a series of novel designs of aerosledges and the adoption of principles from aviation and automobility as well as components produced in large quantities for these industries. Aerosledges are used in conditions and locales where little ordinary servicing and maintenance are available. This placed much demand on the users of motorised sliders to be not only drivers and navigators in remote or military terrains but equally on-site mechanics and repairmen. The article argues that Russian motorised sliding transport would not have prospered if it was not for the “user infrastructuring” of diagnostic and repair skills. Therefore, it looks at the aggregated input of the aerosledge sector of technology towards developing technological literacy and the diagnostic and repair skills necessary to keep the technology working in severe environmental conditions. The article investigates the bricolage way of building in these vehicles as a deliberate design strategy that in turn shapes user infrastructure. The article illustrates the historical narrative with selected examples of aerosledge design and concludes with practical lessons for the still relevant challenge of developing good vehicles for the diverse and harsh conditions of Russian roadlessness. * The uploaded file is the uncorrected proofs. For citation please refer to the final version at http://www.icohtec.org/icon/
The Interconnected Arctic -UArctic Congress 2016, 2017
This chapter discusses the potential of design research and education practice to contribute to P... more This chapter discusses the potential of design research and education practice to contribute to Polar/Arctic tourism studies. With the geographical reference to the Russian Far North, it is explored what involves in being a human in severe environmental conditions, and what kind of design, clothing, dwelling, transportation it fosters. As a key argument, a perspective is developing of the arctic tourism as an embodied way of (short-term) living in the extreme environment. The discussion is continued by outlining the design approach to Arctic tourism development and based on existing variety of tourism resources in the Russian North two modes of their representation by design-static and dynamic-are suggested. Each mode is further illustrated with a case study of design projects conducted at the Arctic Design School, Yekaterinburg, Russia. To conclude, this chapter offers new ways of understanding and using design as a tool to respond to challenges and opportunities that today's Arctic uncovers not only for tourism, but also for other sectors of Arctic-based and oriented industry.
DS 104: Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2020), VIA Design, VIA University in Herning, Denmark. 10th-11th September 2020, 2020
In this article, we outline the potential of design to inform the vision of human existence in se... more In this article, we outline the potential of design to inform the vision of human existence in severe environmental settings. For that, we propose the Arctic Design (AD) framework as providing new sensitivity to global issues and preparing for the liveable future in the everchanging environment. Through a brief historical overview of the AD origin, we summarize the past and present developments in the field into several concepts, and here present three of them: hybrid culture, context-sensitivity, and continuous adaptation. We illustrate each concept with examples from design educational practice in two relevant universities in Russia and Finland. Through reconsideration of the relationship between humans and technology in the presence of an influential environment, the proposed framework offers researchers and practitioners new ways of understanding and approaching extreme settings, which serve a testing ground for innovative solutions to adaptation problems critical for human survival and sustainable wellbeing.
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Siberian Industrial Days International Forum 15-16 May 2020, Tomsk, Russian Federation, 2020
The paper reports the results of a 3-yr long research project (2017-2020) into Arctic design and ... more The paper reports the results of a 3-yr long research project (2017-2020) into Arctic design and its potential to contribute to the development of the Russian Far North, with emphasis on mobility in conditions of underdeveloped infrastructure and remoteness from economic centres. By way of employing the case study approach, we conducted several expeditions to explore DIY transport vehicles created by inhabitants of the Russian hinterland. We elaborate on the results of data collection and analysis to propose a triad of design methods aimed at working with local makers. The overall approach is illustrated with conceptual sketching. In the final discussion of the results, we outline potential directions for further research.
Heliyon, 2020
This research investigates the domain of indigenous fur clothing for the extreme conditions of th... more This research investigates the domain of indigenous fur clothing for the extreme conditions of the Arctic. The main goal is to reveal the principles of personal wellbeing through observing and analyzing traditional Nenets fur coat and footwear together with the actual experiences of making and using clothing items. For that, we draw from the existing pool of research on functional parameters tested and evaluated in a lab and our empirical data (interviews and participant observations 2013-2016), to eventually come up with two interwoven concepts of clothing based on bio-and cultural mimesis. On the one hand, traditional fur clothing is the result of the bio-mimetic appropriation of natural abilities of reindeer to withstand severe climates. On the other, it is the embodiment of knowledge on the environment and skills acquired through the dynamic relationship between tools, materials, and personal identities of makers and wearers. This conceptualization, we argue, provides insights into how to both support the very existence in the extreme/severe environment and contribute to personal wellbeing. We conclude by proposing directions for further research towards developing design standards for the emerging multicultural community of Arctic newcomers.
The International Journal of Designed Objects, 2019
The article presents a brief visual overview of the educational experiment at the Arctic Design S... more The article presents a brief visual overview of the educational experiment at the Arctic Design School, Russia, that was a design-driven foresight on micro-scale mobility in the geographical periphery of Russia. The overview includes two student projects of developing locally appropriate ATVs for remote, roadless areas with severe climate conditions. During the work, students studied publicly available sources on “vernacular design,” also known as—since Soviet times—the movement of DIY-enthusiasts of garage-making and tinkering. They also explored the very meaning of the environmental and social context of making/using/repairing locally appropriate vehicles by drawing from firsthand observations of relevant practices on site. Then, reflecting critically on the concept of an ideal ATV, they worked on its aesthetic component by employing the method of artistic composition. As a result, students came up with design proposals built upon existing vehicles invented by local makers from selected regions of Russia. The article concludes with calling up design professionals to contribute to the development of ethically and aesthetically appropriate solutions that could be integrated into local knowledge networks while respecting existing actors and patterns of use.
The International Journal of Sustainability in Economic, Social, and Cultural Context, 2013
This work discusses the creation and use of infographies in an undergraduate mathematics course. ... more This work discusses the creation and use of infographies in an undergraduate mathematics course. Infographies are a visualization of information combining data, formulas, and images. This article discusses how to form an infographic and uses infographics on topics within mathematics and climate as examples. It concludes with survey data from undergraduate students on both the general use of infographics and on the specific infographics designed by the authors.
By examining mobility in remote Arctic areas, we analyze how challenging environmental conditions... more By examining mobility in remote Arctic areas, we analyze how challenging environmental conditions – while affecting technology performance – evoke people’s creativity and efforts as technology users. Based on historical materials and ethnographic observations of user inventiveness in the transport sector in Russian North, we define and document a phenomenon of “proximal design,” in three different modes: 1) the proximal complementation of “distant design” machines (trucks and military equipment) to ascertain their reliability; 2) the emergence of a new type of homemade all-terrain vehicles called “karakats” made from salvaged parts to specialize in times and locations where other vehicles turn unreliable; and 3) the traditional craft of sledge-making by nomadic reindeer herders of Yamal Area where even materials are proximally collected and shaped. Our main argument is that continuous tuning, modification and redesign of technology carried out by immediate users in situ makes it possible for humans and machines to function in extreme settings and that this can lead also to emergence of enduring design principles. We outline key characteristics of proximal design such as constraining environment, inventiveness by necessity, flexible construction, personalization and symbolic meaning, and social embeddedness of making/maintaining practices.
By examining mobility in remote Arctic areas, we analyze how challenging environmental conditions... more By examining mobility in remote Arctic areas, we analyze how challenging environmental conditions – while affecting technology performance – evoke people’s creativity and efforts as technology users. Based on historical materials and ethnographic observations of user inventiveness in the transport sector in Russian North, we define and document a phenomenon of “proximal design,” in three different modes: 1) the proximal complementation of “distant design” machines (trucks and military equipment) to ascertain their reliability; 2) the emergence of a new type of homemade all-terrain vehicles called “karakats” made from salvaged parts to specialize in times and locations where other vehicles turn unreliable; and 3) the traditional craft of sledge-making by nomadic reindeer herders of Yamal Area where even materials are proximally collected and shaped. Our main argument is that continuous tuning, modification and redesign of technology carried out by immediate users in situ makes it possible for humans and machines to function in extreme settings and that this can lead also to emergence of enduring design principles. We outline key characteristics of proximal design such as constraining environment, inventiveness by necessity, flexible construction, personalization and symbolic meaning, and social embeddedness of making/maintaining practices.
Users invent new products and product categories, but the assumption has been that manufacturers ... more Users invent new products and product categories, but the assumption has been that manufacturers will supplant users if their innovation is of value to many. The current paper examines Russian all-terrain vehicles “karakats” to discuss a case of an era of extended user dominated technology and the related dynamics of dispersed peer innovation. Karakat users have invented, modified, diversified and iterated this technology, as well as continued to self-build and self-maintain it. These vehicles are wide spread, have half a century of history and hundreds of design variants. Despite this, manufacturers have captured only a small subsection of the karakat market, albeit they have established new markets based on karakat principles. We find that the combinatory effect of previously known dynamics in user innovation research and science and technology studies offers a plausible explanation for the user dominance and dispersed peer innovation pattern, and manufacturers’ failure to conquer the market.
The making of a home in a changing northern context: an ethnographic account of contemporary housing practices among Russian reindeer nomads, 2015
The article offers an ethnographic account of contemporary housing practices among nomadic reinde... more The article offers an ethnographic account of contemporary housing practices among nomadic reindeer herders in the Russian North. We draw on the results of an extensive fieldwork in several locations to describe how the making of mobile homes incorporates traditional and advanced technologies, and implicitly reflects the ongoing changes in the living and working environment of the communities under study. By observing the actions of planning, building, inhabiting and resettling embodied in a variety of dwelling designs, we have identified and documented three distinctive modes of resilience expressed in variations of mobile housing in a changing northern context, as follows: (1) facilitating full-time, family-based migration by exercising a well-established local practice of making and using a traditional conical tent; (2) maintaining full-time mobility under changing social and economic circumstances by inventing/developing a genuinely new type of portable dwelling; and (3) compensating the increasing mechanization of work with spontaneously growing complexity of the structure of stationary houses. The article aims to contribute to the emerging field of local adaptation and resilience by shedding light on the materiality of adaptive strategies and human creativity involved.
Whilst experiencing a paradigmatic shift towards critical, conceptual, immaterial domain, the des... more Whilst experiencing a paradigmatic shift towards critical, conceptual, immaterial domain, the design discipline still demonstrates an essential gap between practice and research. The need for developing educational methods that can positively influence students and help them cope with the uncertainty of the research/practice dichotomy in the design profession is ever-present in design education.
The paper aims to contribute to the development of a new design education paradigm by suggesting an experimental ‘Artistic Reading’ assignment for first-year MA students. This experiment is based on the hermeneutical approach. Hermeneutics, as the ‘art of interpretation’, may be applied to the entire design educational process. Because symbols imply both ‘forms’ and ‘words’, the hermeneutical methodology provides a universal toolkit for the cognition of objects of different types. The authors argue that hermeneutics can be used to enable students’ research activity.
Автореферат диссертации на соискание ученой степени кандидата искусствоведения (cпециальность 17... more Автореферат диссертации на соискание ученой степени
кандидата искусствоведения (cпециальность 17.00.06 – «Техническая эстетика и дизайн»)
Работа выполнена на кафедре «Индустриальный дизайн»
ГОУ ВПО «Уральская государственная архитектурно-художественная академия», г. Екатеринбург, 2011
Научный руководитель: к. иск., профессор Гарин Николай Петрович
Официальные оппоненты:
д. иск., профессор Назаров Юрий Владимирович
к.т.н., доцент Ившин Константин Сергеевич
Nordes 2009: Engaging Artifacts, 2009
Infographics are a form of data visualization combining data, information, and statistics. Over t... more Infographics are a form of data visualization combining data, information, and statistics. Over the last ten years, infographics have become a popular method for displaying concise information, where infographics are a useful tool for classroom instruction. A high-quality infographic presents complex data in an aesthetically pleasing and simplistic format that allows student to understand more rapidly. Research within mathematics and climate science uses many elements of infographics. This work presents a series of electronic posters in an infographics style which explain hot topics in the mathematics of climate. These posters are designed to be used within standard undergraduate mathematical courses to provide students with concrete examples of how mathematics is incorporated within the climate sciences.
ICON, 2020
This article examines the history of aerosledges – a Russian-invented class of over-snow motorise... more This article examines the history of aerosledges – a Russian-invented class of over-snow motorised transport vehicles. It looks at the use of existing industrial capacities in the automotive and aviation industry to create motorised sliding vehicles to generate mobility over vast Russian snow landscapes. This resulted in a series of novel designs of aerosledges and the adoption of principles from aviation and automobility as well as components produced in large quantities for these industries. Aerosledges are used in conditions and locales where little ordinary servicing and maintenance are available. This placed much demand on the users of motorised sliders to be not only drivers and navigators in remote or military terrains but equally on-site mechanics and repairmen. The article argues that Russian motorised sliding transport would not have prospered if it was not for the “user infrastructuring” of diagnostic and repair skills. Therefore, it looks at the aggregated input of the aerosledge sector of technology towards developing technological literacy and the diagnostic and repair skills necessary to keep the technology working in severe environmental conditions. The article investigates the bricolage way of building in these vehicles as a deliberate design strategy that in turn shapes user infrastructure. The article illustrates the historical narrative with selected examples of aerosledge design and concludes with practical lessons for the still relevant challenge of developing good vehicles for the diverse and harsh conditions of Russian roadlessness. * The uploaded file is the uncorrected proofs. For citation please refer to the final version at http://www.icohtec.org/icon/
The Interconnected Arctic -UArctic Congress 2016, 2017
This chapter discusses the potential of design research and education practice to contribute to P... more This chapter discusses the potential of design research and education practice to contribute to Polar/Arctic tourism studies. With the geographical reference to the Russian Far North, it is explored what involves in being a human in severe environmental conditions, and what kind of design, clothing, dwelling, transportation it fosters. As a key argument, a perspective is developing of the arctic tourism as an embodied way of (short-term) living in the extreme environment. The discussion is continued by outlining the design approach to Arctic tourism development and based on existing variety of tourism resources in the Russian North two modes of their representation by design-static and dynamic-are suggested. Each mode is further illustrated with a case study of design projects conducted at the Arctic Design School, Yekaterinburg, Russia. To conclude, this chapter offers new ways of understanding and using design as a tool to respond to challenges and opportunities that today's Arctic uncovers not only for tourism, but also for other sectors of Arctic-based and oriented industry.
DS 104: Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2020), VIA Design, VIA University in Herning, Denmark. 10th-11th September 2020, 2020
In this article, we outline the potential of design to inform the vision of human existence in se... more In this article, we outline the potential of design to inform the vision of human existence in severe environmental settings. For that, we propose the Arctic Design (AD) framework as providing new sensitivity to global issues and preparing for the liveable future in the everchanging environment. Through a brief historical overview of the AD origin, we summarize the past and present developments in the field into several concepts, and here present three of them: hybrid culture, context-sensitivity, and continuous adaptation. We illustrate each concept with examples from design educational practice in two relevant universities in Russia and Finland. Through reconsideration of the relationship between humans and technology in the presence of an influential environment, the proposed framework offers researchers and practitioners new ways of understanding and approaching extreme settings, which serve a testing ground for innovative solutions to adaptation problems critical for human survival and sustainable wellbeing.
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Siberian Industrial Days International Forum 15-16 May 2020, Tomsk, Russian Federation, 2020
The paper reports the results of a 3-yr long research project (2017-2020) into Arctic design and ... more The paper reports the results of a 3-yr long research project (2017-2020) into Arctic design and its potential to contribute to the development of the Russian Far North, with emphasis on mobility in conditions of underdeveloped infrastructure and remoteness from economic centres. By way of employing the case study approach, we conducted several expeditions to explore DIY transport vehicles created by inhabitants of the Russian hinterland. We elaborate on the results of data collection and analysis to propose a triad of design methods aimed at working with local makers. The overall approach is illustrated with conceptual sketching. In the final discussion of the results, we outline potential directions for further research.
Heliyon, 2020
This research investigates the domain of indigenous fur clothing for the extreme conditions of th... more This research investigates the domain of indigenous fur clothing for the extreme conditions of the Arctic. The main goal is to reveal the principles of personal wellbeing through observing and analyzing traditional Nenets fur coat and footwear together with the actual experiences of making and using clothing items. For that, we draw from the existing pool of research on functional parameters tested and evaluated in a lab and our empirical data (interviews and participant observations 2013-2016), to eventually come up with two interwoven concepts of clothing based on bio-and cultural mimesis. On the one hand, traditional fur clothing is the result of the bio-mimetic appropriation of natural abilities of reindeer to withstand severe climates. On the other, it is the embodiment of knowledge on the environment and skills acquired through the dynamic relationship between tools, materials, and personal identities of makers and wearers. This conceptualization, we argue, provides insights into how to both support the very existence in the extreme/severe environment and contribute to personal wellbeing. We conclude by proposing directions for further research towards developing design standards for the emerging multicultural community of Arctic newcomers.
The International Journal of Designed Objects, 2019
The article presents a brief visual overview of the educational experiment at the Arctic Design S... more The article presents a brief visual overview of the educational experiment at the Arctic Design School, Russia, that was a design-driven foresight on micro-scale mobility in the geographical periphery of Russia. The overview includes two student projects of developing locally appropriate ATVs for remote, roadless areas with severe climate conditions. During the work, students studied publicly available sources on “vernacular design,” also known as—since Soviet times—the movement of DIY-enthusiasts of garage-making and tinkering. They also explored the very meaning of the environmental and social context of making/using/repairing locally appropriate vehicles by drawing from firsthand observations of relevant practices on site. Then, reflecting critically on the concept of an ideal ATV, they worked on its aesthetic component by employing the method of artistic composition. As a result, students came up with design proposals built upon existing vehicles invented by local makers from selected regions of Russia. The article concludes with calling up design professionals to contribute to the development of ethically and aesthetically appropriate solutions that could be integrated into local knowledge networks while respecting existing actors and patterns of use.
The International Journal of Sustainability in Economic, Social, and Cultural Context, 2013
This work discusses the creation and use of infographies in an undergraduate mathematics course. ... more This work discusses the creation and use of infographies in an undergraduate mathematics course. Infographies are a visualization of information combining data, formulas, and images. This article discusses how to form an infographic and uses infographics on topics within mathematics and climate as examples. It concludes with survey data from undergraduate students on both the general use of infographics and on the specific infographics designed by the authors.
By examining mobility in remote Arctic areas, we analyze how challenging environmental conditions... more By examining mobility in remote Arctic areas, we analyze how challenging environmental conditions – while affecting technology performance – evoke people’s creativity and efforts as technology users. Based on historical materials and ethnographic observations of user inventiveness in the transport sector in Russian North, we define and document a phenomenon of “proximal design,” in three different modes: 1) the proximal complementation of “distant design” machines (trucks and military equipment) to ascertain their reliability; 2) the emergence of a new type of homemade all-terrain vehicles called “karakats” made from salvaged parts to specialize in times and locations where other vehicles turn unreliable; and 3) the traditional craft of sledge-making by nomadic reindeer herders of Yamal Area where even materials are proximally collected and shaped. Our main argument is that continuous tuning, modification and redesign of technology carried out by immediate users in situ makes it possible for humans and machines to function in extreme settings and that this can lead also to emergence of enduring design principles. We outline key characteristics of proximal design such as constraining environment, inventiveness by necessity, flexible construction, personalization and symbolic meaning, and social embeddedness of making/maintaining practices.
By examining mobility in remote Arctic areas, we analyze how challenging environmental conditions... more By examining mobility in remote Arctic areas, we analyze how challenging environmental conditions – while affecting technology performance – evoke people’s creativity and efforts as technology users. Based on historical materials and ethnographic observations of user inventiveness in the transport sector in Russian North, we define and document a phenomenon of “proximal design,” in three different modes: 1) the proximal complementation of “distant design” machines (trucks and military equipment) to ascertain their reliability; 2) the emergence of a new type of homemade all-terrain vehicles called “karakats” made from salvaged parts to specialize in times and locations where other vehicles turn unreliable; and 3) the traditional craft of sledge-making by nomadic reindeer herders of Yamal Area where even materials are proximally collected and shaped. Our main argument is that continuous tuning, modification and redesign of technology carried out by immediate users in situ makes it possible for humans and machines to function in extreme settings and that this can lead also to emergence of enduring design principles. We outline key characteristics of proximal design such as constraining environment, inventiveness by necessity, flexible construction, personalization and symbolic meaning, and social embeddedness of making/maintaining practices.
Users invent new products and product categories, but the assumption has been that manufacturers ... more Users invent new products and product categories, but the assumption has been that manufacturers will supplant users if their innovation is of value to many. The current paper examines Russian all-terrain vehicles “karakats” to discuss a case of an era of extended user dominated technology and the related dynamics of dispersed peer innovation. Karakat users have invented, modified, diversified and iterated this technology, as well as continued to self-build and self-maintain it. These vehicles are wide spread, have half a century of history and hundreds of design variants. Despite this, manufacturers have captured only a small subsection of the karakat market, albeit they have established new markets based on karakat principles. We find that the combinatory effect of previously known dynamics in user innovation research and science and technology studies offers a plausible explanation for the user dominance and dispersed peer innovation pattern, and manufacturers’ failure to conquer the market.
The making of a home in a changing northern context: an ethnographic account of contemporary housing practices among Russian reindeer nomads, 2015
The article offers an ethnographic account of contemporary housing practices among nomadic reinde... more The article offers an ethnographic account of contemporary housing practices among nomadic reindeer herders in the Russian North. We draw on the results of an extensive fieldwork in several locations to describe how the making of mobile homes incorporates traditional and advanced technologies, and implicitly reflects the ongoing changes in the living and working environment of the communities under study. By observing the actions of planning, building, inhabiting and resettling embodied in a variety of dwelling designs, we have identified and documented three distinctive modes of resilience expressed in variations of mobile housing in a changing northern context, as follows: (1) facilitating full-time, family-based migration by exercising a well-established local practice of making and using a traditional conical tent; (2) maintaining full-time mobility under changing social and economic circumstances by inventing/developing a genuinely new type of portable dwelling; and (3) compensating the increasing mechanization of work with spontaneously growing complexity of the structure of stationary houses. The article aims to contribute to the emerging field of local adaptation and resilience by shedding light on the materiality of adaptive strategies and human creativity involved.
Whilst experiencing a paradigmatic shift towards critical, conceptual, immaterial domain, the des... more Whilst experiencing a paradigmatic shift towards critical, conceptual, immaterial domain, the design discipline still demonstrates an essential gap between practice and research. The need for developing educational methods that can positively influence students and help them cope with the uncertainty of the research/practice dichotomy in the design profession is ever-present in design education.
The paper aims to contribute to the development of a new design education paradigm by suggesting an experimental ‘Artistic Reading’ assignment for first-year MA students. This experiment is based on the hermeneutical approach. Hermeneutics, as the ‘art of interpretation’, may be applied to the entire design educational process. Because symbols imply both ‘forms’ and ‘words’, the hermeneutical methodology provides a universal toolkit for the cognition of objects of different types. The authors argue that hermeneutics can be used to enable students’ research activity.
Автореферат диссертации на соискание ученой степени кандидата искусствоведения (cпециальность 17... more Автореферат диссертации на соискание ученой степени
кандидата искусствоведения (cпециальность 17.00.06 – «Техническая эстетика и дизайн»)
Работа выполнена на кафедре «Индустриальный дизайн»
ГОУ ВПО «Уральская государственная архитектурно-художественная академия», г. Екатеринбург, 2011
Научный руководитель: к. иск., профессор Гарин Николай Петрович
Официальные оппоненты:
д. иск., профессор Назаров Юрий Владимирович
к.т.н., доцент Ившин Константин Сергеевич
Relate North , 2020
In this article, we outline the potential of design to inform the vision of human existence in se... more In this article, we outline the potential of design to inform the vision of human existence
in severe environmental settings. For that, we propose the Arctic Design (AD)
framework as providing new sensitivity to global issues and preparing for the livable
future in the everchanging environment. Through the historical overview of the AD
origin, we summarize the past and present developments in the field into five concepts: hybrid culture, context-sensitivity, practical aesthetics, life-support module, and continuous adaptation. We illustrate each concept with examples from design educational practice in two relevant universities in Russia and Finland. Through reconsideration of the relationship between humans and technology in the presence of an influential environment, the proposed framework offers researchers and practitioners new ways of understanding and approaching extreme settings, which serve a testing ground for innovative solutions to adaptation problems critical for human survival and sustainable wellbeing.
The monograph presents an alternative view of the phenomenon of roadlessness as a space of new op... more The monograph presents an alternative view of the phenomenon of roadlessness as a space of new opportunities for designing locally
appropriate all-terrain vehicles. By exploring DIY means of transportation created by inhabitants of the Russian hinterland, the book
provides insights into local practices of physical development and expansion of geographical space. These means and practices are
presented as innovatory resources for designing customized small-sized vehicles. To use this resource efficiently, the authors have
developed a unique set of design methods that combines sensitivity to socio-cultural aspects with artistic and aesthetic tools. The
monograph can be used as a practical manual: it is intended for vehicle design professionals, design students, and for a wider audience
interested in the practicalities of living in conditions of underdeveloped infrastructure and remoteness from economic centers.
Инновационный потенциал народного дизайна/The Innovative Potential of Amateur Transport Design, 2019
В альбоме представлены систематизированные визуально-текстовые материалы, собранные в ходе этногр... more В альбоме представлены систематизированные визуально-текстовые материалы, собранные в ходе этнографических
и кабинетных исследований в рамках проекта «Арктический дизайн: методы технической эстетики в освоении
и развитии территорий Российского Севера». Альбом состоит из трёх тематических блоков: (1) персоналии — портреты
инноваторов — зарисовки к собирательному образу «народного умельца»; (2) ландшафты — географический
контекст пользовательских инноваций — примеры любительского/несерийного производства транспортных
средств, идеально подходящих для местных условий; (3) прогнозы — дизайн-эксперимент по интеграции «народных
инноваций» в практику учебного проектирования. Издание будет полезно научным работникам, преподавателям,
аспирантам и студентам дизайнерских и художественных вузов, а также широкому кругу читателей, интересующихся
транспортными средствами для бездорожья — их прошлым, настоящим и предполагаемым будущим.
The album presents the visual narratives on the data collected in the course of ethnographic and desk research in the framework
of the project “Arctic design: methods of technical aesthetics in the development and development of the territories
of the Russian North.” The album consists of three thematic blocks: (1) personalities (portraits of innovators and
their innovations: contributions to the collective image of a “DIY-enthusiast”), (2) landscapes (outlining the geographic context
of user innovations and providing examples of amateur production of ATVs that ideally fit into local conditions); and (3)
predictions (experiment on integration of “grassroots innovations” into the practice of design education). The publication
will be useful to researchers, teachers, graduate students and students of design and art universities, as well as a wide range
of readers interested in off-road mobility, i. e., the past, present and expected future of transport vehicles for roadless conditions.
В альбоме представлены систематизированные визуально-текстовые материалы, собранные в ходе этногр... more В альбоме представлены систематизированные визуально-текстовые материалы, собранные в ходе этнографических и кабинетных исследований в рамках проекта «Арктический дизайн: методы технической эстетики в освоении и развитии территорий Российского Севера». Альбом состоит из трёх тематических блоков: (1) персоналии — портреты инноваторов — зарисовки к собирательному образу «народного умельца»; (2) ландшафты — географический
контекст пользовательских инноваций — примеры любительского/несерийного производства транспортных средств, идеально подходящих для местных условий; (3) прогнозы — дизайн-эксперимент по интеграции «народных инноваций» в практику учебного проектирования. Издание будет полезно научным работникам, преподавателям, аспирантам и студентам дизайнерских и художественных вузов, а также широкому кругу читателей, интересующихся транспортными средствами для бездорожья — их прошлым, настоящим и предполагаемым будущим.
The album presents the visual narratives on the data collected in the course of ethnographic and desk research in the framework of the project “Arctic design: methods of technical aesthetics in the development and appropriation of the territories of the Russian North.” The album consists of three thematic blocks: (1) personalities (portraits of innovators and their innovations: contributions to the collective image of a “DIY-enthusiast”), (2) landscapes (outlining the geographic context of user innovations and providing examples of amateur production of ATVs that ideally fit into local conditions); and (3) predictions (experiment on integration of “grassroots innovations” into the practice of design education). The publication will be useful to researchers, teachers, graduate students and students of design and art universities, as well as a wide range of readers interested in off-road mobility, i.e., the past, present and expected future of transport vehicles for roadless conditions.
[ENGLISH TEXT BELOW] В монографии собрана уникальная коллекция визуально-аналитических зарисовок ... more [ENGLISH TEXT BELOW]
В монографии собрана уникальная коллекция визуально-аналитических зарисовок — историй об идеях и технологиях передвижения в условиях северного/зимнего бездорожья. Все они объединены общим принципом — скольжением: от древних, но не утративших своей функциональности лыж, до фантастических, но почти забытых сегодня «лыжемобилей». Дизайнерское погружение в историю и эстетику малого «снежного» транспорта сопровождается погружением в средовой и функциональный контекст через изучение физико-механических свойств снежного покрова и особенностей передвижения по данной поверхности.
Это издание — начало большого пути авторского коллектива по внедрению специализации «арктический дизайн» в российский контекст, а также своеобразный «банк данных» будущей методологии проектирования для Российского Севера.
The monograph contains a unique collection of visual and analytical sketches, i. e. stories of ideas and technologies for cross-country travelling in northern/wintry conditions. All of them are united by a common principle of gliding: from ancient skis which are still a practical and efficient means of travelling to futuristic and almost forgotten “aerosleds” and “skimobiles”. The design immersion venture into the history and aesthetics of small-scale oversnow vehicles is accompanied by excursions into the environmental and functional contexts and study of the physico-mechanical properties of the snow cover and gliding over it.
This publication is intended to be the starting point of a long journey for the team of authors who aspire to embed the “Arctic Design” domain in the Russian context. It also constitutes a special “data bank” for the forthcoming methodology of design for the Russian North.
Arctic Design School is an autonomous unit established at the Sverdlovsk Institute of Architectur... more Arctic Design School is an autonomous unit established at the Sverdlovsk Institute of Architecture (now the Ural State University of Architecture and Art), within the department of industrial design in the beginning of the 1980s – a unit with unique educational experience combined with design and research capacity.
The book provides an overview of the main trajectories of the School’s activity and resulting accomplishments: methods of design research and practice; academic probing and implementation of design concepts and research findings in commercial projects. In conclusion, the School presents the concept of its prospective cooperation with research and industrial organizations in the field of development of efficient life-support systems for sustainable living and working on arctic territories, with focus on protection and ethically responsible use of the cultural capital of the local indigenous peoples.
The book is aimed at reaching a wide audience: from students to teachers, from the "armchair" scientists to politicians, businessmen and practicing designers, from narrow-focused specialists to those globally concerned about the future of so close but still mysterious Far North.
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](Чукотка, Ямал и Кольский полуостров — три очага арктического номадизма. Книга-альбом представляет... more Чукотка, Ямал и Кольский полуостров — три очага арктического номадизма. Книга-альбом представляет эпизоды кочевой жизни чукчей, ненцев, саамов и коми-ижемцев, чьи культуры обладают гибкой адаптивностью к экологическим и соци-
альным воздействиям и техническим инновациям. В наблюдениях объединены три взгляда — самих северных кочевников, исследователей этнографов и дизайнеров —
с целью поиска и апробации нового концептуального подхода к наследию и технологиям коренных северян [Chukotka, Yamal and Kola Peninsulas represent three centers of Arctic nomadism. Local nomadic cultures — those of Chukchi, Nenets, Saami and Izhma Komi — have long been known
as adaptive and resilient to both environmental and social impacts as well as to technological innovations and invasions. Seeking for an essentially new way to rethink the intangible heritage and utilize locally appropriate technologies of the Arctic natives, this book presents insights into a daily nomadic living in selected localities through combining three different viewpoints, i.e. of anthropologists, design practitioners and the Arctic nomads per se].