02 Feb 2016
Open Desk Source
OpenDesk - A different approach to design.Furniture designed to be downloaded and made locally, Opendesk furniture is fast, affordable, sustainable and made on demand, just for you.OpenDesk works with companies to create unique workspace environments. Companies are choosing, personalising and adapting Opendesk designs to suit their unique brand and environment.“Opendesk is changing the way furniture is produced and moved, cutting out time-consuming and expensive shipping, showrooms and storage.”
“Opendesk is a little like GitHub, only instead of code, it offers furniture whose designs can be tweaked to individual specifications.” -Open Desk
- Team parsnip
02 Feb 2016
How is open design being implemented and who are the key people involved?
Open design is being implemented through:
Modular design websites.
Open 3D printing.
Business starting websites
Design blogs
Open design CAD software
Open software development (coding)
Key people/ institutions/ Organisations/ companies involved and affected:
Website owners
Product design firms
Advertising firms
Programmers
Transport design companies
Innovators
software developers
industrial designers
Hardware designers
Universities
Fablab
Institutes of Technology
Sites such as http://www.thingiverse.com/ and http://www.instructables.com/ are key networks for sharing open-design projects and fully downloadable free content from simple DIY furniture to electronics.
- Team Parsnip
02 Feb 2016
Everyone can participate in open design as the software and hardware information is there to be replicated, adapted and developed, even by those with little experience.
Non-designers can use open design to share their ideas and get feedback and information from those with more experience.
Designers can use open design as a way of testing ease of use or construction from potential users or constructors.
A way of inviting potential investors/ partners through sharing design and creating interest. They are able to test and improve the product and contact the original designer.
Can be utilized within singular organizations and small funded projects or can be used to focus on areas greatly needing development.
Leaves ideas open to not only other designers but also the general public, allowing access to an extensive scope of knowledge, skills and ideas that would otherwise be limited to the designers.
Open design allows for user modification, helping to ensure that products are fit for purposes or for individual users perception, reducing waste for physical goods.
Downloadable content allows for development and production to occur locally or even by the individual, with the added environmental bonus of avoiding unnecessary transportation emissions and costs.
Links designers to a global network of users and makers. -Team Parsnip
02 Feb 2016
Babele Lamp
Their starting point was a classic abat-jour silhouette, which they played around with: disassembling it in plain sections, shuffling and putting them back in order, creating and defining light gaps. The lamp that has resulted is like a giant wooden puzzle whose illuminating center shines through gaps in the puzzle pieces. Twist them around to create your own design.
Designed by Lapo Germasi, Gregorio Fracassi, Victor Pukhov, Francesco Massimello.
- Team Parsnip
01 Feb 2016
"It is not only designers who are participating in open design: in principle, everyone can participate."
— Caroline Hummles, Industrial designer