Tag: research
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Kota Kreatif, Untuk Apa?
Gelar untuk Kota Tulisan ini tentu saja berniat membahas Bandung, kota yang makin hari makin dilekati beragam predikat. Sebut saja, mungkin ada, di antara yang berikut ini: Kota Pelajar, Kota Cerdas, Kota Ramah Anak, Kota Ramah Manula, Kota Berkelanjutan, Kota Bebas Korupsi, dan yang kita angkat sekarang, Kota Kreatif. Label-label itu bukan hal baru, dan…
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Dominasi Fast Fashion sebagai Pemicu Peningkatan Karbon
Amelinda Alysia Anette (27116016) Banyak dari kita menyadari runtuhnya Rana Plaza pada tahun 2013 di Bangladesh menewaskan hampir 1134 nyawa. Keruntuhan kondisi kerja pabrik dan industri ‘fast fashion’ memicu perhatian dan menjadi sorotan media secara global. Upah dan kondisi kerja bagi buruh yang membuat pakaian masyarakat luas adalah salah satu dari factor motivasi terbesar dalam…
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Design Thinking workshop: urban mobility
We plan to hold DesignAction.bdg, an international conference/workshop on Design Thinking, but not all of us have a design background, nor are familiar with conventional design process, and most of us have never experienced Design Thinking approach. Therefore, as one of the pre-events that precede DesignAction.bdg, we held an internal workshop on Design Thinking, by…
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Vetiver Root (Garut)
The vetiver root industry in Garut, West Java, always produces an abundant of waste, after the roots are pressed for oil. The pile of roots, if not burned immediately, would rot and cause unpleasant sights and smells. A research to make use of the material was conducted by pressing the material and forming it into…
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Mendong (Tasikmalaya)
Mendong material, a variety of grass that grows in abundant in Tasikmalaya, West Java, has been woven into mats for generations. However, its industry grew stagnant, due to the absence of product development and quality improvement. A team of design researchers from ITB took this matter into account and provided a number of the following…