Institutional Repository
Technical University of Crete
Technical University of Crete
EN
|
EL
| URI: | http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/03C039FB-2677-4911-8C76-F8EA53272D66 | ||
| Year | 2025 | ||
| Type of Item | Diploma Thesis Project | ||
| License |
|
||
| Bibliographic Citation | Ioanna Feidopiasti, "Modular Design and digital fabrication: From industrial production to sustainability and customization", Diploma Thesis Project, School of Architecture, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece, 2025 https://doi.org/10.26233/heallink.tuc.103384 | ||
| Appears in Collections |
This research paper begins by analyzing the transition from small-scale handcrafted production in the pre-industrial era to large-scale mass production brought about by industrialization, while also defining the concepts of handmade and standardized objects. It explores the relationships between creator, object, and user within different design and manufacturing frameworks, focusing on practices that could emphasize characteristics such as customization, integration, and the empowerment of the individual in this process. Furthermore, it addresses the environmental impacts that followed the industrial revolution and examines sustainable design and manufacturing practices that seek to minimize the problem. It argues that the practice of modular design, combined with digital fabrication, could serve as an effective solution oriented towards sustainability, customization, and personalization in the design and fabrication of objects and furniture.
Copyright © DIAS 2013
