Of
the
thesis
entitled: Shelf
Life:
A
New
Domestic
Landscape
Abstract:
Shelf
Life is
a
study
of
the
domestic
landscape.
It
is
a construct
of
an
exploration
of
domesticity,
a
field
that
is
universally relatable.
It
is
the
study
of
everyday
life,
in
the
most
personal
place
to
all of
us:
our
homes.
Shelf
Life offers
observations
of
the
contemporary
domestic
landscape and
the
sociocultural
climate
which
surrounds
the
production
of
objects
and architecture
for
living
with,
and
living
in.
The
production
of
a
new
domestic
object
is
recorded
within
the
pages
of Shelf Life.
It
is
an
object
that
falls
in
the
gray
zone
between
furniture
and architecture,
a
chameleon
that
performs
both
functions.
It
is
an
object
for living
with,
and
simultaneously
an
object for
living
in.
It
is
an
object
that
I needed,
but
did
not
have,
and
could
not
buy.
A
catalogue
of
domestic
objects
and
architecture
provides
a
commentary for
the
role
of
design
within
the
domestic
landscape. It
is
a
sample
of
designs
for
the
domestic realm,
selected
for
their
characteristics
of
flexibility,
utility,
and
the quality
of
joy
they provide.
Shelf
Life outlines
a
manifesto
illustrating
the
possibilities and
intentions
for
inhabiting Shelf
Life’s new
domestic
landscape.
In reference
to
the
Museum
of
Modern
Art’s
1972
exhibition, Italy:
The
New Domestic
Landscape,
the
manifesto
uses
design
as
a commentary
on
current and
future
domestic
daily
rituals.
Supervisor:
Committee Members:
Donald McKay, University of Waterloo
Rick Andrighetti, University of Waterloo
Anne Bordeleau, University of Waterloo
External Reader:
David Dennis
The
committee
has
been
approved
as
authorized
by
the
Graduate
Studies
Committee.
The
Defence
Examination
will
take
place:
Friday
June
24,
2016
10:00AM
12
Water
Street,
Unit
6, Cambridge
A
copy
of
the
thesis
is
available
for
perusal
in
ARC
2106A.