This practical seminar for PhD students in design and fashion design will present key items from the OpenSource* [2004] and The Volution [2006] projects. The thinking behind the development of these projects will be discussed, as well as how the relationship between theory and practice is embodied in the realization of the project and its objectives. Several items from each collection will be presented, with moments of reflection and interaction with the items.
Yoád David Luxembourg has studied Arts, Architecture, Graphic Design, Industrial Design and Fashion Design, which led him to obtain his PhD in Design, Media and Culture from the University of Porto in 2015. He worked as creative and strategic director of Elementum, connecting the brand to the Northern European and Japanese markets, and as a researcher in rural development and social innovation projects in the areas of crafts and design. He is currently a Visiting Professor of Fashion Design at the University of Beira Interior.