Designing Objects in Motion: Exploring Kinaesthetic Empathy

by Kensho Miyoshi

Overview

The movement of designed objects is not just something purely functional but also triggers a wide range of sensations. A curtain swaying gently in the wind can cause the onlooker to feel easy and relaxed, as if it was he or she who is floating in the air. This imagined projection caused by the perception of moving objects is called "kinesthetic empathy".

In this study, which followed on from a dissertation at the School of Design Research in London, the author investigates the esthetics of movement by documenting his own design-based learning and research process in terms of "research through design", using the experimental cooperation with puppet players as an example. He thereby creates a framework that allows designers to observe the esthetics of objects in motion as a trigger of feelings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783035619317
Publisher:	Birkhäuser
Publication date:	11/23/2020
Series:	Board of International Research in Design
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.61(w) x 8.82(h) x 0.00(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Kensho Miyoshi, School of Design Research, London; Research Associate, DLX Design Lab, Institute of Industrial Science, Tokyo

Kensho Miyoshi, School of Design Research, London; Research Associate, DLX Design Lab, Institute of Industrial Science, Tokyo