Re-defining Finishing, Performance and Durability: User Re-Manufacturable Surfboards

Kerlaff, Paul

Abstract

This paper makes the case for surfboards being a prime archetype of user-object relations. It goes on to argue that design for remanufacture involves redefining notions of finishing, performance, and durability that underpin our relationship to material goods. Using the design of beginner-to-intermediate surfboards for user remanufacture as an illustration, the overlap between traditionally discrete phases of creation and use is explored as a way to extend life-spans and reduce non-linear material use.

Citation

Kerlaff, P. (2018). Re-defining Finishing, Performance and Durability: User Re-Manufacturable Surfboards. In Proceedings of Making Futures 2017 Conference

• Conference Name: Making Futures 2017
• Conference Location: Plymouth
• Start Date: Sep 20, 2017
• Acceptance Date: Mar 13, 2018
• Publication Date: 2018
• Deposit Date: Dec 17, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 17, 2019
• Book Title: Proceedings of Making Futures 2017 Conference
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1291650
• Publisher URL: https://www.plymouthart.ac.uk/documents/Paul_Kerlaff.pdf