This paper presents a research study with the aim to understand how nonjewellery designers approach a jewellery design task using a design lab approach. There is a need to gain a deeper understanding of the basic foundations of the jewellery design and making process. In related fields such as industrial and product design, research into the nature of making processes has contributed with new insights of how designers conceive new products. In contrast to other design disciplines, however, the user-centred value concept has not been adopted in jewellery design. In this study, therefore, participants took part in a jewellery lab design session with the aim of understanding how designers of other disciplines than jewellery designers approach a jewellery design task. The purpose of the study was to understand how non-jewellery approach the design task and how they conceive the nature and purpose of the wearable objects in comparison with typical jewellery designers' approaches. As none of the participants were jewellery designers, they may be regarded as endusers of jewellery. This study research was inspired by the participatory design approach in order to shed new light on the jewellery making process. The insights gained from this study challenges the current understanding of jewellery design and making.
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