Inquiry

Statement of Inquiry:

Bespoke products can be developed through an analysis of a specific user's needs.

Global Context:

Personal and Cultural Expression

Our inquiry will explore:

Crafts
Products

Related Concepts

We explore our inquiry by also focusing on:

Form: How 3-dimensional textile products are created using 2-dimensional materials.
Function: How aspects of a product can be developed to support specific user needs.
Evaluation: How bespoke product requirements are developed, prioritized, and used to evaluate and outcome.

Key Concept: Development

Development is the act or process of growth, progress or evolution, sometimes through iterative improvements.

All ideas need refinement, through development, to become successful, appropriate and feasible. The development of solutions allows problems to be solved with greater success.

Even though the name suggests that the main focus of development would be found in developing ideas, students have to develop research plans as and when they realize that there is further information they need in order to solve the problem. Students constantly adapt and change their plans when creating the solution, dependent on the thoroughness of their planning and, when evaluating, students develop testing methods to assess the success of the solution.

Inquiry Questions

Factual Questions

What is everyday carry?

How might a user's everyday carry impact the design of a bag?

How do textile designers develop construction methods and patterns for creating their products?

Conceptual Questions

How do designers balance the tradeoff between the benefits of different features that might be added to their products?

If designers can create bespoke products through analysis of individual users, why can't they make one-size-fits all products through analysis of many users?

Debatable Questions

Which offers more utility, a product that has universal appeal, or a product that has a specific focus and use?

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