Handmade design: a importância da materialidade nos processos criativos

Abstract

This work aims to understand the importance of materiality in the creative processes of the designer who is understood as a producer of material culture. For this, a study about creativity and the mechanisms associated to the creative process and its role in the construction and transfer of meanings for the formation of concepts are presented. Through the theoretical reference was raised the concept of material culture and its relation with the work of the designer. Through the theoretical corpus was sought to understand the proposal of handmade design as a method of building artifacts and their potential in the materialization of meanings and emotions. Following this reasoning, it was decided to conduct a semi-open interview with Igniscode, a handmade design studio, to observe the development of its projects and analyze the method as a producer of material culture. As a result, it was possible to perceive the importance of materiality in the creative process and that the idea of handmade design can contribute to new perspectives in the designer's work, propose ways to rethink current design processes and indicate alternatives.