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Table 1.2 The basic
sustainable dimensions found
in the product design concepts
based on the water theme
Water theme
(A)
Social dimension
1
Saving natural resources
2
Local-global
3
Pollution concerns
(B)
Cultural dimension
1
Symbolic culture
2
Knowing the essence of water
3
Emotionally design
4
Leisure
(C)
Environmental dimension
1
Sustainable use natural resources
2
Discovering natural resources
3
Sharing use natural resources
4
Minimizing materials
5
Reduce garbage weight
6
Clean energy consumption
1.3.2 Sustainable Dimensions of Water and Fire Themes
Tables 1.2 and 1.3 summarize the basic sustainability dimensions; (a) social dimension; (b) cultural dimension and (c) environmental dimension of water and fire
themes. The main keywords of each dimension came from the analysis (quality
and quantity) of description each design concept selected by ten international jurors
that represented the IDCO. The description of each design works included: 300-word
comments by authors, dimensional drawing, and photos of prototypes.
1.3.3 Terms
To enable consensus around the keywords used in this research, the following terms
are described.
(a) Design concept
The early phase of a product during the process of its development, involving functions created to fulfill customer needs and forms and behaviors created to realize
those functions. Industrial designers have the freedom to generate and explore ideas
without constraint by the parameters of the later stages of design (Takala et al. 2006).