New materials and products from synthetic textile waste: application of abductive reasoning in a design oriented process development

Abstract

new materials, synthetic textile waste, abductive process, design process keywords This paper presents a reflection on the applicability of abductive process, as proposed by Dorst (2011) for solving complex problems that involve the creation of value, and which are common to scientific research in the area of design. This reflection is performed in the context of the problem of synthetic textile waste from composite fabric made of polyamide 66, generated by apparel industries. Considering the abductive process 2, the object being developed includes new material obtained from recycled waste above, as well as products that can be created from the new material. The principle refers to the process of development of new material and product. The value to be created unfolds in three main aspects: environmental, social and economic values. As a methodological approach, we used literary criticism about the problem and possible solutions, including the creation of new materials and a case study of a Brazilian garment company. Literary criticism also included scientific approaches in design research: deductive, inductive and abductive, specially the work of Dorst (2011). As a result, it is presented a diagram with a framework model of the problem based on the abductive thinking – 2, which will be used later along the development of a doctoral thesis on the topic. New materials and products from synthetic textile waste: application of abductive reasoning in a design oriented process development Claudio Pereira de Sampaio qddesign@hotmail.com Suzana Barreto Martins suzanabarreto@onda.com.br Universidade Estadual de Londrina Rita Assoreira Almendra Rita.a.almendra@gmail.com Fernando Jose Carneiro Moreira da Silva fms.fautl@gmail.com Universidade de Lisboa strand 2 materials, techniques and processes theme 4 technology