Abstract
Personalization of shoes is of increasing importance to designers, researchers, shoemakers and manufacturers as mass customization progresses towards ultra-personalized product service systems. Many attempts have been made to design co-creation platforms that allow end users to personalize their own shoes. concentrating on color preference. This research takes a different approach by designing a toolkit for maker-oriented users to co-manufacture their own shoes. The toolkit was deployed worldwide to different users via crowdsharing. Backers (n=237) were surveyed before deployment and thirty users were interviewed after two years to understand personalization over a full cycle of making and use with the crafted research product. We found that users who have higher quality tools and materials in their toolkits are more likely to personalize their shoes while co-manufacturing. The research provides insights for researchers and designers creating toolkits for designing personalization product service systems/configurators and engaging in tangible bespoke processes.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | TEI 2019 - Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction |
Place of Publication | New York |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery, Inc |
Pages | 105-115 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-4503-6196-5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 17 Mar 2019 |
Event | 13th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, TEI 2019 - Tempe, United States Duration: 17 Mar 2019 → 20 Mar 2019 |
Conference
Conference | 13th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, TEI 2019 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Tempe |
Period | 17/03/19 → 20/03/19 |
Keywords
- Bespoke Shoemaking
- Co-Manufacturing
- Crowdfunding
- Https://doi.org/10.1145/3294109.3295637
- Personalization
- Research Product
- Toolkit