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This paper aims to frame the concept of Technology Epiphany (Verganti 2011) by relating it to the connections found in the recent literature concerning the field of Knitwear Design (Affinito, Conti, and Motta 2017). Furthermore, starting from an interpretative vision of Peirce’s semiotic triangle, as applied to the contemporary design context (Zingale 2020), this article aims to propose a critical analysis of some aspects of the concept of Technology Epiphany, envisaging a practical application in the field of knitwear design.
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Specifically in men’s fashion, the so-called English way of dressing involved the use of fabrics without patterns or complicated embroidery, a predominantly monochromatic design and the use of soft colors in matching shades (Matkovic 2010).
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Kauffman’s expression is taken up in Steven Johnson’s book Where Good Ideas Come From.
In the case of prebiotic chemistry, the adjacent possible defines all those molecular reactions that were directly achievable in the primordial soup. Sunflowers and mosquitos and brains exist outside that circle of possibility. The adjacent possible is a kind of shadow future, hovering on the edges of the present state of things, a map of all the ways in which the present can reinvent itself (Johnson 2010, p. 31).
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Lo Scocco, G. (2023). Technology Epiphany and Knitwear Design. Critical Perspectives and Possible Applications. In: Raposo, D., Neves, J., Silva, R., Correia Castilho, L., Dias, R. (eds) Advances in Design, Music and Arts II. EIMAD 2022. Springer Series in Design and Innovation , vol 25. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09659-4_16
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