Femme Den: Where Do We Go From Here?

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This is a slidecast of Femme Den: Where Do We Go From Here?, a presentation at the Contemporary Arts Center. The CAC asked Femme Den Co-founder, Erica Eden, and Senior Design Strategist Nathaniel Giraitis what's next for the superstar design group. They talked about the core of Femme Den’s approach, how it’s evolving and how this revolutionary design group influences the sex game. The Femme Den has been pushing the design industry to think about sex and gender. As a result, the Femme Den and the studio that houses them (Smart Design) work with major brands such as Nike to reconsider how they design products for both male and female consumers.'Where Do We Go From Here?' is a speaker series inviting globalgame-changers to the Contemporary Arts Center to answer one question: Where do we go from here? There are no other rules. Each one is different and each one gets you thinking. This is what contemporary art can do. This is where the curious come out to play.Open to the Public. FREE with CAC admissionDhani Jones: November 19, 2010Andrew Maynard: December 11, 2010Femme Den: January 24, 2010Michael Edson: March 7, 2010Paul Polak: TBD

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contemporaryartscenter.org

where the curious come to play

Femme Den: Where Do We Go From Here?

January 24, 2011

Femme Den Co-founder, Erica EdenSenior Design Strategist, Nate Giraitis

“Design is aboutpeople, not things”

60 years later…

Today1940s 1950s 1960s and 1970sEarly 1900s

Women have evolved, products have not kept up

1980s and 1990s

Industrial Design originated from a male point of view

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Women are the world’s largest opportunity

Source: Harvard Business Review – September 2009

Women spend $20 T annually China

$5 T India $1 T

of women said they thought CE

manufacturers had them in mind when

developing products.

- Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) 2004

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Save good women

from bad design

Femme Den case study: Endura Scrubs

Femme Den case study: Nike Imara watch

What’s Next?

The market wasn’t under-served…It was presumed-to-be-served.

It’s about designing for people who aren’t you

We are wired to be empathetic

Who else is presumed-to-be-served?

Height, English as a second language, Low income, Education, Religion, Dexterity, Cross culture, Sub-culture, Generation gaps, Overweight, Strength, Tween, Ability, Elderly, Wellness, Illness, Nationality, Region, Personality,

LG designs for culture & religion

LG designs for culture & religion

Smart Design case study: Designing for mass market

Smart Design case study: Designing for mass market

Smart Design case study: Designing for mass market

Smart Design case study: Designing for sub-culture

Smart Design case study: Designing for sub-culture

Smart Design case study: Designing for sub-culture

Smart Design case study: Designing for sub-culture

Smart Design case study: Designing for ability

Smart Design case study: Designing for ability

[pill sorter][pill sorter]

Smart Design case study: Designing for ability

Realization: need an emotional/mental solution that makes them feel confident and in control (that happens to be ergonomic)

Can you empathize?

Put yourself in other people's shoes

Consider a value system that isn’t your

own

Relate to someone you don’t understand

THANK YOU!

contemporaryartscenter.org

Where Do We Go From Here?This speaker series invites global game-changers to answer one question: Where do we go from here? There are no other rules. Each one is different, each one gets you thinking. This is what contemporary art can do.This is where the curious come out to play.

Dhani Jones Nov 19, 2010Andrew Maynard Dec 11, 2010Femme Den Jan 24, 2011Michael Edson Mar 7, 2011Paul Polak TBD