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Couture in Orbit - ADI Design Index 2017
No full textThe European Space Agency (ESA) invited the Design School of the Politecnico di Milano to design the "Couture in Orbit "capsule collection using innovative materials and technologies derived from space research. The collection was presented during a special event with catwalk at the London Science Museum and the European Researchers’ Night at the Italian ESA/ESRIN venue.
The project "Couture in Orbit" was developed by Annalisa Dominoni together with students of the Master level Course "Design for the Fashion System" and continued as a research activity thanks to the support of the ESA Technology Transfer Program (TTP) for the integration of smart materials and technologies. The initiative represents the first opening of ESA to the public intended to communicate through the language of fashion the importance of scientific research in orbit and the effects on everyday life through innovations aimed at improving overall well-being
Couture in Orbit - Premio Eccellenze della Lombardia 2017
No full textThe European Space Agency (ESA) invited the Design School of the Politecnico di Milano to design the "Couture in Orbit "capsule collection using innovative materials and technologies derived from space research. The collection was presented during a special event with catwalk at the London Science Museum and the European Researchers’ Night at the Italian ESA/ESRIN venue.
The project "Couture in Orbit" was developed by Annalisa Dominoni together with students of the Master level Course "Design for the Fashion System" and continued as a research activity thanks to the support of the ESA Technology Transfer Program (TTP) for the integration of smart materials and technologies. The initiative represents the first opening of ESA to the public intended to communicate through the language of fashion the importance of scientific research in orbit and the effects on everyday life through innovations aimed at improving overall well-being
Design of supporting system for life in outer space. A design perspective on space missions near earth and beyond
No full textThis book is a rich source of information on design research and solutions for the support and development of space missions. International experiences and researches are presented in order to cast light on the role of space design in improving living and working conditions in outer space and to highlight the particularities of the necessary design skills, taking into account specific requirements and constraints. The challenge facing designers is how to approach environmentally extreme conditions in such a way that they are transformed from limitations into opportunities. The author has herself developed products that have been tested during on-orbit experiments on the International Space Station. Drawing on this unique experience and other case studies, the author proposes a new design methodology for space and demonstrates how the discipline of design is able to generate innovation thanks to the strong capacity of visioning. Ultimately this will lead to the development of further new equipment for astronauts that will facilitate space travel. While the book is intended primarily for students and researchers, it is also of interest for a broad readership attracted by space, innovation, and future scenarios
Rethinking the design of care looking at outer space. How art and design role can improve the living condition of hypersensitive people and the whole society
No full textSpaces and their views are changing. The perception of physical and mental well-being is also shifting, especially because of the pandemic. We are experiencing a transitional time where new needs and requirements emerge, affecting human behaviour and the space definition at the macro and micro levels. New dynamics and perceptions are recognized, leading architects and designers to focus on studying and applying innovative methods. The book explores the radical transformation of living and working spaces, in which the hybridization of interior and exterior requires a new vision able to interpret renewed people’s behaviours and needs, a challenging issue for the design discipline that has a multidisciplinary nature as well as a multiscale approach for both research and practice. Many examples today demonstrate the importance of the therapeutic contribution of architecture and design, to redevelop places of hospitality and care, and create environments in which there is a deep harmony of space, light, and beauty. The interest in research concerning the quality of life has also increased a lot of studies on the complex question of the environmental perception and the importance of natural stimuli for health in interiors, in which the physiological effects of light and colour are fundamental to balance the of human beings’ equilibrium. In the book, we present testimonies of international researchers and designers who propose disruptive scenarios and methodologies to improve wellbeing and mental health conditions overall life quality at the urban and personal living level through several examples: the city and the relations with the environment, commercial and hospitality areas, personal spaces, as well as outer space, in microgravity and confined environment, where the astronauts’ experience living in confined environments can be compared to the domestic space and office interiors. Our ambition is to re-launch an aesthetic, sustainable, design-based approach to improve dwelling conditions, trying to implement care into different well-being dimensions – mental, physical, social, and global – looking at the new people’s behaviours, or even, generating new behaviours, through design
Cosmic space as a Key for creative design. How industrial design in cosmic space is useful to exemplify an innovative methodology for design process in education
No full textThis paper take advantage to the experience of the author in design for space (with the meaning of cosmic space) working for astronauts with the aim to improve the comfort and the wellbeing of the crew onboard the International Space Station. The cosmic space has two specific peculiarities that determines the nature of the design approach: the confined environment and the microgravity conditions. Industrial design is fundamental for human space programs because is dedicated to understand environment requirements and users and their needs, to find innovative solutions for product, equipments and tools to make easier human performance onboard and to increase living and working in space in comfortable and efficiently way. This reason is a extraordinary opportunity to involve the students to participate in a design process that consider a context completely new as the cosmic space which foresees the possibility to explore the reality with others point of views and with different relations between the environment and the human being. The task of industrial design in cosmic space is to facilitate human movement and activities foreseeing new ways of using tools and new gestures in relation to the extraordinary conditions of the environment. The “design of use and gesture” proposed from the author is one of the greatest difference between designing for earth projects and for space projects lies in a great attention that must be paid to human movement, to design in compliance with use and gestures, together with the design of object itself, which must be based on forecast use and on the simulation of the results. This study intends to demonstrate that some strategies which belong to the industrial design for cosmic space can be transferred into a new design methodology for education sharing with students the principles that produce a “good design” considering parameters which are so far to the normal context that we are living on earth
Le città dell'universo. Come sarà abitare nello spazio
No full textLe città dell’universo svela per la prima volta come abiteremo nello spazio e che forma avranno le nostre vite in una dimensione extraterrestre più sostenibile e inclusiva.
Annalisa Dominoni e Benedetto Quaquaro, creatori e docenti al Politecnico di Milano del primo e unico corso al mondo di Space Design supportato dall’Agenzia spaziale europea (Esa), ci conducono nelle case degli astronauti di oggi per proiettarci in quelle che abiteremo domani su altre galassie: dalla Stazione spaziale internazionale ai primi insediamenti sulla Luna, dal turismo spaziale ai progetti per vivere su Marte e oltre.
In queste pagine sarà possibile scoprire come sono stati affrontati i temi dell’abitabilità e del benessere nello spazio, quali sono le differenze più sorprendenti del vivere ambienti a gravità ridotta, come cambierà la nostra quotidianità in futuro, che alterazioni subiranno i nostri corpi rispondendo a leggi fisiche diverse da quelle terrestri, come la fantascienza abbia anticipato scenari che si sono poi realizzati.
Il libro disegna un futuro «Rinascimento interplanetario» attraverso nuovi strumenti e linguaggi visivi che guidano il processo di transizione verso altri pianeti in cui emerge il ruolo del design capace di creare un ponte fra scienza e bellezza anche nello spazio. Dove tecnologia ed estetica potranno convivere
VEST. Clothing Support System On-Orbit Validation
No full textThis paper presents the results of the VEST experiment scheduled during the Italian “Marco Polo” Soyuz Mission in April 2002 about which the author was Principal Investigator.
VEST is a new integrated system of clothing to be used in the space flight environment.
Aim of the experiment was to demonstrate that the provision of a new integrated system of garments to the crew would increase their well being, would allow to collect useful data with less impact on the crew schedule and to prove that in general with VEST equipment less mass and less volume are required for the clothing system.
The VEST experiment is the final purpose of the feasibility study in 2001 in order to improve living and working conditions in space by designing innovative fabrics suitable for life inside the International Space Station (ISS) while keeping style a priority. Also, the new materials key characteristics are enable the clothes to guarantee transpiration, body thermal control and hygiene of the crewmember.
The results of VEST experiment have allowed to obtain specific requirements for a new clothing system in microgravity and confined environments.
Next experiment designed by the author named GOAL, Garments for Orbital Activities in weightLessness, planned for the Italian “Eneide” Soyuz Mission in April 2005, takes into consideration the first result of VEST developing new requirements and items to be comfortable and usable on board during space flight human missions
Space Fashion in Microgravity and on Earth
No full textFashion in space is not to be understood in the same way as on Earth. It’s not about designing glamorous collections inspired by space style, as happened during the Space Age, in which the massive use of synthetic materials with colors that preferred the shades of white and silver gave rise to plastic shapes inspired by science fiction films. Designing clothes that will be used by astronauts in space, aboard the International Space Station (ISS), means knowing very well an environment unknown to us, governed by different laws such as confinement and microgravity, that are not part of our daily experience and cannot be reproduced on our planet. And vice-versa, designing clothes that will be used on Earth, that integrate space technologies, means having the ability to identify the most promising innovations used in space and transform them into new applications. In this chapter are described two case studies conducted by the author, who for more than twenty years has been dealing with Space Design, which highlight in the first case, how design can take a priority role to improve life in space, and in the second, how design can act as a “bridge” between science and beauty generating spin-offs from space to Earth. The first case study concerns the VEST and GOAL experiments, a clothing system for the Intra-Vehicular Activities (IVA) of astronauts on board the ISS, based on new parameters designed specifically for Space, with the aim of increasing the comfort and performance of astronauts during daily activities. The second case study, the capsule collection COUTURE IN ORBIT, points out that Space can be a great inspiration for Design that is able to speak different languages and convey to the public how space research is important to produce well-being and innovation thanks to technology transfers, good practices, and behaviors, from Space to Earth
Disruptive ideas for outer space through design. How design can play a strategic role beyond the earth
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