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PAPERS: Design Philosophy: Amplifying the Unheard (Session 2) Location: Appleton Tower, LT4 Zoom link accessibility: https://www.accessable.co.uk/the-university-of-edinburgh/central-area/access-guides/appleton-lecture-theatre-4-edinburgh Session Chair: Fernando Del Caro Secomandi, Delft University of Technology Session Chair: Daniel Portugal, State University of Rio de Janeiro | |
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The lustre of hands University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom This paper introduces the lustre of hands—a term used to describe the gentle, subtle sheen that appears on things through long and caring contact with human hands. This concept challenges the visual paradigm and the pursuit of the new in contemporary design. It suggests that the traces of touch and time embody care, continuity, and human presence. Illustrated through the author’s example of a family inkstone, whose surface bears the lustre accumulated over generations, it offers design a powerful perspective: to appreciate the marks left by time and use to make things more fully used rather than wasted; to give greater value to the tactile; and to reflect on the relationships between design, making, and use—toward a more sustainable and inclusive society. View Paper: https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2026.2582
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