SPECULATIVE DESIGN
To Imagine Possible Futures
The speculative design process doesn’t
necessarily define a specific problem to solve, but establishes a provocative
starting point from which a design process emerges, The result is an evolution
of fluctuating iteration and reflection using designed objects to provoke
questions and stimulate discussion in academic and research settings.
GRAVITY DEFYING INSOLES
“As the world’s leading innovative tech company, S/TECH has partnered up with NASA to come up with a revolutionary anti-gravity superconductor insole that is able to block and reduce the Earth’s natural gravitational pull. This new technology completely revolutionizes the way we live, work and play. We will be more energy efficient, no more congestion, no more pollution.”
This project have drew inspiration from the initial idea of hover board merging with superconducting magnetic discs that was invented by NASA in 1999 – S/TECH is a future technology company that makes superconducting insoles that explores another possibility that one would celebrate their lifestyle through walking.
Opinions
Technologies are invented to make human’s life easier and with this speculative design of gravity defying insoles, it sure evokes an upsurge within the community when it is available in the market. Questions will also emerge, such as is this really safe to use? Have this been tested for all age and all different health conditions users to use? As new technologies are being invented, it is also in a way making us human lazier as day goes by since our daily activities that needed energy will be replaced or assisted by new inventions of technologies. This is a very interesting project, but a lot more elements have to be taken into account in order to produce a new product to be widely used.
Bibliography
1. Speculative Design: S/TECH ziqqsayshello (2017) Ziqqsayshello.com. Available at: http://ziqqsayshello.com/2015/04/speculative-design-stech/ (Accessed: 3 November 2016).
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