State of the art and cross-fertilization in the jewelry industry: A promising case
Abstract
The present article intends to participate in the debate on the concept of design as a process that is approached differently by Latin countries and Anglo-Saxon countries. Many authors, particularly English or American, propose design methodologies that are borrowed from other disciplines such as engineering and try to adapt them to product design. However, no consensus has been reached. This paper will discuss the current panorama of the design methodologies present in Mexico, which is strongly influenced by the Hfg Ulm. The second part of the article is a case study of an industry that is considered promising in Mexico: the jewelry industry, mainly that which uses silver as its main raw material, describing the fundamental role that design is playing for this industry, emphasizing the fact that the methodology used by these designers tilts towards fashion design. The result strongly reflects the influence of fashion design methods and processes in a sort of involuntary cross-fertilization.
Key words: design methodologies, design methods, cross fertilization, Mexico.Downloads
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