from improvisation to innovation - by designProfessor Simon Fraser, Associate Dean (Research & Innovation) Faculty of Architecture & Design

Kaydee Plastic Sandals / Plastic Products Ltd / 1960’s

Plastic Products Ltd. Hamilton est.1941

Plastic Products Ltd / John Abrahamson / John Wenham / Hamilton 1974

Plastic Products Moulding Company / 1974

Plastic Products Moulding Company / 1974

Lely Astronaut / robotic milker / 2014

Respiratory Humidifier / DSIR / Dave O’Hare et al. / F&P Healthcare / 1974

Respiratory Blower / F&P Healthcare / 1976 NZ Hoover Vacuum Cleaner 407 / F&P Appliances / 1976

Intensive Care SBSU / F&P Healthcare / 1976

Olivetti Divisumma 18 / Mario Bellini / 1972 Bang&Olufsen Beogram 4000 Design Jacob Jensen 1972

The “Gnat” / J Cameron Lewis & Company Ltd / Christchurch / 1965. Tullen Snips / John Hough et al / Auckland / 1972

Gisbourne Photo News.No.139 Jan26.1966

Respiratory Blower F&P Healthcare 1976

Fisher&Paykel Healthcare / Auckland / 2015

Porsche Design Studio / Austria / 1979

fast……………………..

……………....……….slow

functional……………….

………....……….fun

industrial………………………….

..……….medical

domestic appliances………

……………homeware

architectural products ………

……..………hardware

home entertainment…………

………communication

lighting……………..

………...domestic and commercial

office equipment……………

………………...furniture

siemens, audi, samsung, fuji, subaru, sharp, castelli, teac, artimede, kyocera, lucitalia, nemo, grundig, antares, atari………………

..................poltrona frau, laufen, jc decaux, iwc, franke, zettler, faber castell, bank austria, nec, volkswagen, payer, barazzoni, bbc-goerz-metrawatt, porsche ag, bausch & lomb, carerra, yashica, payer, yamaha,

sharp

samsung

rollei

fuji

technical………

…………..functional and aesthetic innovation

beyond borrowing – aesthetic refinement

Porsche Design / TecFlex Pens / 1999

beyond the purely practical - social and cultural considerations

Yamaha Headphones YHL-006 / Porsche Design / 1984

Yamaha Headphones YHL-006 / Porsche Design / 1984

Yamaha Headphones YHL-006 / Porsche Design / 1984

beyond what is readily available – speculating with what is not yet available

Porsche Design / Steyr Daimler Puch, Austria. 1975 Nomex honeycomb & fibreglass

Lotus 108 Sport Pursuit Bicycle UK 1987 Aluminium honeycomb & Carbon fibre

Kestrel 4000 / USA / 1987 Trek Elite 9.8 OCLV carbon mountain bike frame / USA / 2000

making unexpected connections

technological: release of accurate GPS and the wireless transmission of digital datasocial/cultural: “we don’t need new infrastructures to solve our transportation problems – we just need to make better use of what we already have”

Computer Aided Taxi System 1992

CATS Computer Aided Taxi System / Porsche Design / 1992

school of design

creative thinking + innovationinnovation is something novel, new and significant in whatever

field, that brings value to society or a market

Students: Adam Ben-Dror, Joss Doggett, Shanshan Zhou / Supervisor: Doug Easterly / 2012

Students: Adam Ben-Dror, Joss Doggett, Shanshan Zhou / Supervisor: Doug Easterly / 2012

Student: Jake Evill / Supervisor: Ross Stevens / 2013

Student: Jake Evill / Supervisor: Ross Stevens / 2013

Student: Jake Evill / Supervisor: Ross Stevens / 2013

Student: Jake Evill / Supervisor: Ross Stevens / 2013

successful commercialisation will require creative input from engineering, materials science, computer science, medical and clinical sciences, creative businesses and enterprising investors

creative thinking + innovation + commercialisation