Appliances for whom? Considering place

We discuss homes as potential settings for the products of appliance design. We catalog the large international and regional differences. We look at differences in terms of infrastructure: heating, plumbing, electricity, and telephony. We examine differences in the home itself in terms of number of household members, and size of dwelling. We explore the implications of this variation for future ethnographies as well as product creation as we ask the question "appliances for whom?"

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2006
• Where: PUC
• Authors: Jennifer Ann Rode
• Keywords: Appliance Design, Potential Settings, PUC 2006, Regional Differences