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post-optimal object: a standalone construct

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post-optimalobject1 CONSTRUCTPost-optimal objectDUNNE · DESIGN RESEARCH

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Design research

an object whose usefulness and efficiency are taken for granted, so design can turn to poetic and critical values beyond optimization.

In design research, post-optimal object refers to an object whose usefulness and efficiency are taken for granted, so design can turn to poetic and critical values beyond optimization. This meaning comes from Dunne (2000) in Hertzian tales.[1]

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References

  1. Dunne, A. (2000). Hertzian tales. Art Books Intl Ltd. ISBN 9780262541992

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