Abstract
Circular economy has great potential to be developed in Indonesia. Designers have a significant role, especially in the development of innovation and creativity. The gap between design theory and practice in the industry is a problem in optimizing sustainable design learning. A collaborative project between design learning classes and industry is proposed to be implemented to bridge the gap while achieving the goal of developing a circular economy. The problems targeted to be solved in the collaborative project are innovation, creativity, and evaluation in the design and production process of sustainable furniture and home décor. The industry that is a partner in design learning is a producer that has a problem of waste material in its production process. The collaborative project responds to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s), especially goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production. Design thinking is used as a method in the learning process through collaborative projects with industry. The stages used are understand, ideate, prototype, and test. The development of sustainable-products that will be carried out is also oriented towards innovation that considers 3 main aspects: feasibility, viability, and desirability. The expected implication of the collaborative project is the generation of innovative ideas for the utilization of industrial waste from the main business production process into sustainable-products with added value in the circular economy. The benefits for students are gaining experience in solving real problems in the industry, and producing innovation and creativity that are appropriate to the context of the problem.
Presenters
Yusita KusumariniHead of Research and Community Service Institute, Petra Christian University, Petra Christian University, Jawa Timur, Indonesia
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
INNOVATION, CREATIVITY, SUSTAINABLE-DESIGN, DESIGN THEORY, INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE
