Search for dissertations about: "furniture design"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 32 swedish dissertations containing the words furniture design.
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21. Circular Business Model Design : Business Opportunities from Retaining Value of Products and Materials
Abstract : Today our economy is largely based on linear material flows, and many products, such as electronics, furniture,building materials and textiles, are discarded even when they could still be used. Without urgent action, globalwaste is expected to increase by 70% by 2060 and global materials use is expected to more than double. READ MORE
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22. Uncommon Ground : Urban Form and Social Territory
Abstract : Implicit in any urban design is a negotiation between public and private interests. Such a negotiation is articulated and made legible in the facades, fences and even more subtle edges separating this from that. A complex variety of spatial situations are produced depending on how spaces are framed, how interfaces are materialized. READ MORE
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23. Industrial change towards environmental sustainability : the case of chloroflourocarbons
Abstract : This thesis aims at providing an insight into one of the most influential ecological change efforts of our time, culminating with the banning of the use of chloroflourocarbons, CFCs, conceded as being linked to one of the most severe threats to our ecosystem, the depletion of the earth's ozone layer. This change effort, extending over a quarter century, is analyzed, drawing on the responses of three unrelated industries directly affected by the ban. READ MORE
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24. On colour changes during kiln drying of hardwood : with special reference to beech and birch
Abstract : Kiln drying is a key factor for the utilisation of our hardwood forest resources, providing our industry with high quality raw material. The increased use of transparent surface treatment in the furniture and carpentry industries during the last decades has put an increased focus on wood colour. READ MORE
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25. Status Spotting- A Consumer Cultural Exploration into Ordinary Status Consumption of "Home" and Home Aesthetics
Abstract : When lumping the notions of “status” and “consumption” together, people often think of expensive brands, conspicuous luxury, bling-bling and spectacular extravaganza. Not least in the case of the “home,” such associations go to Hollywood stars, spacious mansions, famous architects, swimming pools, and high-priced furniture design frenzy. READ MORE