Do. by shefali bohra

The term transitional object was coined in 1951 by D.W. Winnicott as “a designation for any material to which an infant attributes a special value and by means of which the child is able to make the necessary shift from the earliest oral relationship with mother to genuine object-relationships.” Transitional objects are self-chosen — a child’s first “not-me possession” — like a blanket, teddy bear, pacifier, doll. The reliance on such objects is rooted in sensorial elements that lessen the stress of separation, while they soothe and comfort the child

ORIGIN OF THE CONCEPT OF TRANSITIONAL OBJECT

PROJECT BY: Shefali Bohra GUIDE : Patrick Blot, Cristophe Bigot PLACE : ENSAD YEAR : 2017 4

Content___ origin of concept of transitional object

initial understanding of transitional object

VISITS Haworth

Steelcase

Vitra

transitional object problems in an open workspace design brief conceptualising secondary research design direction prototyping modelling interaction design the do app

A collaborative worksapce and details of the ambient light.

Left : common space for conference. Right : A sound box.

Wednesday, 11 October 2017

Spaces The spaces are common for all to work. They have a very intense understanding of ergonomics and everything is in reach. Empathetic environment. Objects Joints and connections. The modularity of each object is really interesting.

From a chair to a table, the pin boards to monitors which are adjustable to heights and minute details that have been paid attention. My main focus was driven to the power plug units, the different ways of incorporating them. Having common space and working with different people at different times helps you interact with your environment and people.

The workspaces have been elaborately designed and modulated. There are multiple joineries and organisers. The adjustability of height and movement of boards helps oneself relate to the workspace hence providing user with a personalised workspace.

Material of the chair and things that go into the spine of the chair are an intriguing factor. The noble incorporation of the coffee stand in the chair (below) is an added asset.

The main part of any workspace is accessibility to utilities. These different kinds of plug ports for power supply were interesting to look at. The movement of the cover lid not only adds to the beauty of the product but also the functionality.ÂÂ

Spaces that create creativity. 8

corporative workspace

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creative workspace

Interaction between different departments in different kind of workspaces

Steelcase incorporates different kinds of workspaces. The place tends to have an emmersive eco-system and introduces one to a creative space. A creative workspace of different types. Such as Focus studio, where one can sit in solitude and channelise their thoughts. A Duo studio, where two people can sit together and converse, discuss. High tech hubs for collaborative sessions. Places to socialise and develop rapid prototypes.

Cognitive

well ness

Physical

Emotional

An emmersive eco-system that combines all the required aspects to increase work efficiency by promoting and enhancing the wellness of a human being.

Colour and material plays an important role to create emotional connection with the space. It adds to the personalised feeling of a workspace

Circular economy as a tool. Steelcase also incorporates circular econmy and has tried to inbibe it in their practice of design. During shipment, traditional packaging didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t provide enough support . Hence, they started using leftover melamine to create pallets for strengthened packaging.

Beauty + Sustainibilty Scraps to Beauty Material for these products has been adding sustainibilty to the workplace since there has been a constant use of scrap material for regeneration of new material.

Deviced Design Working with microsoft to develop spaces that create creativity, new horizons were observed at Steelcase. Ecosystem of Devices. Together they have created a system of combination of Analog and Digital products that allows the user to pick and choose. It relieves the user from any kinf of restriction and boundaries when it comes to expessing oneself. It engages you in long term thinking processes and consequently strengthes the concentration for a much better output.

Opening path for access to innovation. Paper

Files that follow you from room to room.

Workspaces that move.

Can spaces communicate and understand human behavior?

The decorative Wooden Dolls, designed and made by Alexander Girard, were likewise inspired by his extensive personal collection of folk art as a result of postwar American Design. ORGANISERS. It always helps in creating a stress free work environment when everything is placed properly.

VISUAL TREAT Objects such as this relieves you from stress as they offer healthy distraction and make you curious.

Immense use of colours at Vitra. Learnings at Vitra. _objects other than sitting aids and technology. _ each table had a playful object or an object that migh generate curiosity and create healthy distraction during work. _these objects not only do so but also help in relieving you from stress time to time.

_ I noticed intense use of colours. exh product be it a chair or an object was available in many colours. _ the choice of colours provides sense of personalisation and belongingness. _ different colours have different psychological impacts.

PUZZLE BUT NOT These kind of playful objects help you think about something other than work and enhance your thinking process

REFLECT Mirrors in a workspace play an important role as a metaphor of reflection.

Add privacy to open space

Age of digital nomads

Defence againt anxiety and stress.

Transitional Object Neutral sphere in which experience is not challenged.

Functional object. Not an organiser.

Requirements of an employee 1. I matter 2. I belong 3. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m enabled 4. I contribute 5. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m valued and respected

Disturbance / people’s constant movement/ footsteps/ people chatting/ people eating/ etc. They create time-consuming distractions. Office workers lose an average of 86 minutes per day due to distractions associated with open-plan offices. As a result, many employees are “unmotivated, unproductive, and overly stressed,” according to the study funded by Steelcase

They create vast political turmoil. In open-plan environments, there are always a handful of private offices for the bigwigs. Because everyone hates the open plan, the struggle over who gets a “real office” is cutthroat, creating unnecessary bad blood and wounded egos.

Problems in an open workspace They cost MORE than private offices. Here’s the real kicker. As I pointed out in a recent post on LinkedIn, open-plan offices are so incredibly destructive to productivity that they’re a net huge loss, even in areas where office space is pricey Sitting on a chair from 9-5 is a problem/ Sitting is lke smoking/ sofas/ chairs/ etc. are harmful if used constantly.

Sitting

Making working more fun by the act of not sitting constantly

Use an indicator. Should you find you are constantly being interrupted by coworkers, determining some sort of public signal that you are not to be interrupted might limit distractions. If you don’t have an office door to close, consider putting up a humorous sign or special figurine on top of your desk (both noticeable visuals) when you don’t want to be disturbed. Don’t even have a desk? A company called Luxafor makes a USB light that clips onto your laptop screen and changes colors to signal your availability.

Disturbance

How to eliminate disturbance? Soundproofing textiles.

Fight noise with better noise.

White noise machine for sleep

White noise devices are available from numerous manufacturers in many forms, for a variety of different uses, including audio testing equipment, sound masking products, sleep-aid devices, and power-nap machines. Sleep-aid and nap-machine products may also produce other soothing sounds, such as music, rain, wind, highway traffic and ocean waves mixed with—or modulated by—white noise.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;To design a portable, functional object that helps in minimalising disturbance in an open office.â&#x20AC;?

Design Brief

The aim is to create an object that signals the others of what your state of work is. It also aims at cutting down the disturbance due to noise, by producing sound for oneself. Objective

A table top device that projects on the ceiling your state/ intensity of work. It also produces minutely audible sound. CONCEPT #1

visible to everyone from all around the space. communication simplified.

not eye level visibility. What if the ceiling is too high? adjacent tables might lead to confusion for others to interpet.

CONCEPT #2

A wearable that sits on your collar or around the neck with different light signals notifying people about your state of work. Also has bluetooth speaker to produce binaural sounds.

Fi-neck | Fitness device.

Neck- sound | earphones on roads lead to accidents | This keeps your ears open but your music on G2T Electric Scarf | Regulates the temperature around your neck instantly.

Tone- Pro | Listen to music with earphones on or without them.

Sony SRS wearable speaker

Thync Relax Pro

APPLICATION + PHONE

Connectivity with the object?

BLUETOOTH + LAPTOP

TECHNOLOGIGAL ASPECTS NOISE SENSITIVE It should be able to deterine the noise around and induce/ regulate the white noiseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s volume.

MODE SENSITIVE Depending on what mode are you working at the sounds can be produced.

INTERACTING WITH YOUR DEVICE