Supervisor:
Lise Amy Hansen
Co-Supervisor:
Ted Matthews
DESIGN RESEARCH:
My research is grounded in the notion that the use of specific tools gives rise to processes and knowledge distinct from those generated by other tools. In other words, humans use tools and technologies to shape the world, but these tools, in turn, shape us back - our minds, skills, and the way they extend our bodies.
As a complement to digital tools, I explore how embodied mark-making practices may contribute to design ethnography. An essential part of a designer’s profession is understanding new fields and actors, which often involves aspects that are complex, messy, and emotional.
My exploration emphasizes the designer’s individual experience as a “designerly” way of materializing knowledge about the world.
My current research question is: How can embodied mark-making practices materialize knowledge within design ethnography?
Current themes interwoven in my research include observational mark-making, subjectivity, the use of color, and the role of tools.
My research employs methods such as research through design and participatory research, combined with recent literature in service design, creative ethnography, craft, and drawing.
Biography
Eirin Fossøy is a PhD fellow at The Oslo School of Architecture and Design under the Department of Design. Her main research interests are mark-making practices, craft, fine art, and creative ethnography. She did her master's in design at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and has an education in fine art from the Einar Granum School of Fine Arts and the Faculty of Fine Arts at the Technical University of Valencia.
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