Thirteenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices

Abstract

The series of three posters presents projects of BA students of Arctic Design School, Russia, on developing locally appropriate all terrain vehicles (ATVs) for remote roadless areas of the Russian North. In these project, design proposals are built upon existing vehicles invented by local makers and users from the region under study. Through remote cooperation with users/makers, design students explore the very meaning of the environmental and social context in inventing and adopting entirely new kinds of transport. Finally, the students reflect on how design professionals can contribute to the development of ethically and aesthetically appropriate solutions, which can be integrated into local knowledge networks, while respecting existing actors and patterns of use.