Search for dissertations about: "material expressions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 143 swedish dissertations containing the words material expressions.

2. 1. Body movement as material : Designing temporal expressions

   Author : Linnea Bågander; Clemens Thornquist; Lise Amy Hansen; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Design; body; body as material; fashion design; performing arts; temporal form; practice-led research; design methods; motion design; Textiles and Fashion Design ; Textil och mode konstnärlig ;

   Abstract : Movement and temporal qualities have a significant effect on design expressions. However, in the design of dress these are often overlooked, and the static form of a positioned body is considered to be the main driver of design. This work explores the expressions of the body in motion, engaged in the interaction constituted by wearing. READ MORE

4. 2. An Archaeology of the Iron Curtain : Material and Metaphor

   Author : Anna McWilliams; Mats Burström; Anders Andrén; John Schofield; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archaeology of the contemporary past; Iron Curtain; Cold War; material culture; memory; cultural heritage; Berlin Wall; Austria; Czechoslovakia; Czech Republic; Italy; Slovenia; Yugoslavia; arkeologi; Archaeology; Archaeology subjects;

   Abstract : The Iron Curtain was seen as the divider between East and West in Cold War Europe. The term is closely connected to the Cold War and expressions such as ‘behind the Iron Curtain’ or ‘after the fall of the Iron Curtain’ are common within historical discussions in the second half of the twentieth century. READ MORE

5. 3. Capacity Constraints in Multi-Stage Production-Inventory Systems : Applying Material Requirments Planning Theory

   Author : Thi Thu Thuy Huynh; Robert Grubbström; Ludvik Bogataj; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Material Requirements Planning; Laplace transform; Net Present Value; multi-stage multi-level production-inventory planning; Industrial engineering and economy; Industriell teknik och ekonomi;

   Abstract : In this thesis, capacity-constrained aspects of multi-level, multi-stage productionplanning are investigated. The aim has been to extend Material Requirements Planning Theory (MRP Theory) to cover more general problems dealing with capacity constraints, in particular when non-zero lead times are present and the processes take place in continuous time. READ MORE

6. 4. Relational textiles : surface expressions in space design

   Author : Delia Dumitrescu; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Smart textiles; Textiles and Fashion General ; Textil och mode generell ;

   Abstract : The emergence of the Smart Textiles field opens possibilities for designers to combine traditional surface fabrication techniques with advanced technology in the design process. The purpose of this work is to develop knowledge on interactive knitted textiles as materials for architecture and to do so through practice-based design research. READ MORE

7. 5. Swahili Social Landscapes : Material expressions of identity, agency, and labour in Zanzibar, 1000–1400 CE

   Author : Henriette Rødland; Neil Price; Stephanie Wynne-Jones; Paul Lane; Thomas Vernet-Habasque; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Swahili; social composition; agency; production; inequality; Archaeology; Arkeologi;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the social and productive landscapes of Tumbatu and Mkokotoni, two neighbouring Swahili sites in the Zanzibar Archipelago, Tanzania, which are dated to the 11th to 15th centuries CE. Emerging on the East African coast around the 7th century CE, the Swahili culture has traditionally been associated with vast Indian Ocean trade networks, stone towns, and a cosmopolitan hierarchical Islamic society, within which social status was negotiated through imported prestige goods and stone architecture. READ MORE