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Design de produto como mediador de experiências: casos de estudo aplicados a projetos de estágio na Porto Design Factory
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O presente relatório de estágio insere-se no âmbito do Mestrado em Design, Especialização em Design de Produto, da Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design do Politécnico do Porto, e descreve o percurso desenvolvido na Porto Design Factory entre novembro de 2025 e junho de 2026.
O estágio teve como tema central o design de produto como mediador de experiências, explorando de que forma os objetos, em particular o mobiliário, configuram modos de habitar, interagir e relacionar-se com o espaço e com os outros. Este tema foi desenvolvido em articulação com a prática de projeto desenvolvida na Porto Design Factory, onde foram concebidos e produzidos projetos de diversa natureza, desde o desenvolvimento e alargamento da linha de mobiliário PORTIC até à conceção de espaços institucionais para entidades parceiras do Politécnico do Porto.
O quadro teórico que sustenta o relatório mobiliza autores como Norman (2002, 2004), Krippendorff (2006), Brandes, Stich e Wender (2007), Manzini (2015), Russo e Hekkert (2008) e Fernandes et al. (2025), entre outros, articulando conceitos como affordances, experiência de uso, significado do objeto e dimensão social do design.
A abordagem metodológica foi essencialmente qualitativa e reflexiva, assente na análise dos projetos desenvolvidos durante o estágio à luz do quadro teórico construído. Cada projeto foi tratado como um caso de estudo, evidenciando a natureza mediadora do design de produto na relação entre os utilizadores e os espaços que habitam.
Os resultados confirmam que o design de produto, quando orientado para a experiência do utilizador, é capaz de transformar espaços, configurar comportamentos e construir identidade institucional.
This internship report is part of the Master's Degree in Design, specialising in Product Design, at the Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design of the Politécnico do Porto, and describes the work developed at Porto Design Factory between December 2025 and July 2026. The central theme of the internship was product design as a mediator of experiences, exploring how objects, particularly furniture, shape ways of inhabiting, interacting and relating to space and to others. This theme was developed in conjunction with the design practice carried out at Porto Design Factory, where projects of various natures were conceived and produced, ranging from the development and expansion of the PORTIC furniture line to the design of institutional spaces for partner entities of the Politécnico do Porto. The theoretical framework underpinning the report draws on authors such as Norman (2002, 2004), Krippendorff (2006), Brandes, Stich and Wender (2007), Manzini (2015), Russo and Hekkert (2008) and Fernandes et al. (2025), articulating concepts such as user experience, object meaning and the social dimension of design. The methodological approach was essentially qualitative and reflective, based on the analysis of the projects developed during the internship, considering the theoretical framework constructed. Each project was treated as a case study, highlighting the mediating nature of product design in the relationship between users and the spaces they inhabit. The results confirm that product design, when oriented towards the user experience, can transform spaces, shape behaviours and build meaning.
This internship report is part of the Master's Degree in Design, specialising in Product Design, at the Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design of the Politécnico do Porto, and describes the work developed at Porto Design Factory between December 2025 and July 2026. The central theme of the internship was product design as a mediator of experiences, exploring how objects, particularly furniture, shape ways of inhabiting, interacting and relating to space and to others. This theme was developed in conjunction with the design practice carried out at Porto Design Factory, where projects of various natures were conceived and produced, ranging from the development and expansion of the PORTIC furniture line to the design of institutional spaces for partner entities of the Politécnico do Porto. The theoretical framework underpinning the report draws on authors such as Norman (2002, 2004), Krippendorff (2006), Brandes, Stich and Wender (2007), Manzini (2015), Russo and Hekkert (2008) and Fernandes et al. (2025), articulating concepts such as user experience, object meaning and the social dimension of design. The methodological approach was essentially qualitative and reflective, based on the analysis of the projects developed during the internship, considering the theoretical framework constructed. Each project was treated as a case study, highlighting the mediating nature of product design in the relationship between users and the spaces they inhabit. The results confirm that product design, when oriented towards the user experience, can transform spaces, shape behaviours and build meaning.
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Relatório de estágio
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Design de produto Mediação de experiências Uso Mobiliário Product design Mediation of experiences Use Furniture