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Unemotional Design: An Alternative Approach to Sustainable Design
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business. University of Borås.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6181-5041
2017 (English)In: Design Issues, ISSN 0747-9360, E-ISSN 1531-4790, Vol. 33, no 4, p. 83-91Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Conspicuous consumption of products is problematic for the development of a sustainable relationship to cultural and natural resources. Drawing on an emotional design approach, this study explores emotional conditions involved in the buying phase of socially visible products used in a typically expressive consumption activity. Through an extreme character approach, impulsive and compulsive buying is explored to expose principal and generic emotional conditions in the drive for new design products. The study demonstrates a range of primary negative emotional conditions or emotional fluctuations related to anxiety, mood, and self-esteem in the buying of appearance-related products. In conclusion, to achieve a more sustainable consumer relationship with fashion-conditioned material goods, the study reveals a need for unemotional design to acquire emotional detachment, rather than design to acquire emotional attachment.

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2017. Vol. 33, no 4, p. 83-91
Keywords [en]
Consumption, Design, Emotion, Sustainability
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Social Sciences
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Textiles and Fashion (Design)
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-15702DOI: 10.1162/DESI_a_00463ISI: 000412185000008Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85030631005OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-15702DiVA, id: diva2:1281411
Available from: 2019-01-22 Created: 2019-01-22 Last updated: 2024-09-09Bibliographically approved

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