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Maria Cecilia Loschiavo dos Santos USP - Universidade de São Paulo Spontaneous design, informal recycling and everyday life in postindustrial metropolis The main objective of this paper is to acknowledge and discuss design issues beyond the conventional. To look at the spontaneous design created by non-designers, mainly by homeless people, street vendors as well street performists, and the informal recycling process present in the postindustrial metropolis, and in so doing make them more visible. Some products, artifacts and shelters created by homeless people and street vendors will be subject of this paper. The subject is approached from an interdisciplinary perspective that combines design studies with other disciplines concerned to the issue. ← back | download 2.7 Mb pg459.zip