Transitional spaces

Transitional spaces is my term for the spaces you travel between where you are now, and your destination. The spaces you are in during transit.

From the topics I researched into, Transition was one of the main themes that I noticed. Whether it be the transition of China towards Westernisation in a visible manner, or the transition of the mind to another place through the european furnishings of an apartment.

Examples of products that are in the tranisitional space includes public furniture. However where a transitional spaced product could go and could be is numerous - a door >> transitions you from the outside world into your private world. The product could be a/for a staircase, footpath, road, sign post.

I wish to create a "product for the people", not a "private product"

Feedback I received about this through the small class discussion raised the following points:

• Sharing public spaces
• Public spaces can be dangerous because of thieves
• A transitional space product would work better in a place of common interest eg. building foyers, parks.

Life is about experiences and to enhance the experience of transitioning would make life just that little bit more interesting yes? - perhaps the product could help you to create your own adventure between where you are now and where you're going next.

Insights

Insight derived from:

Guhua Pinlu (Old Record of the Classifications of Painters)

Xie He's six points to consider in juding a painting:

1. Spirit Resonance, which means vitality ('Spirit' here seems to denote nervous energy which is to be transmitted from the artist through the brush into his work)
2. Bone Method, which means using the brush (this seems to be an allusion to an ancient tem dealing with anthroposcopy, the reading of character from the bone structure in the head and body)
3. Correspondence to the object, which means depicting the forms.
4. Suitability to type, which has to do with laying on of colour.
5. Division and planning, that is, placing and arranging.
6. Transmission by copying, that is, the copying of models.

As these principles could be applied to both painting and calligraphy, two of the oldest and most prestigious practiced skills throughout the ages it had me thinking:

These are the core values for a great traditional Chinese work of art. Developing that idea through>> Could these core values be modelled onto Product Design to create a great product for China?