Loop - cafe & pre-loved clothes, shoes and accessories : Café & self-service second hand shop concept
Siitonen, Katariina (2020)
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202005148988
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202005148988
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The subject of my thesis is to design a café & a self-service second hand shop concept in Australia. The ultimate goal was to encourage and inspire people to recycle more and thus introduce a solution against climate change and offer counterweight to fast fashion. The idea comes from the time I was living in Australia and realizing the difference and uniqueness of Finnish self-service second-hand shops and also their business potential. The concept did not have a commissioner and the goal was to make my vision visible.
The thesis dives into researching Finnish self-service second-hand shop culture, finding the essential ideas behind the concept and improving the format in order to create a successful concept in another country. The thesis is concerned with service concept planning but as an interior architecture thesis it is primarily focusing on creating a spatial design concept. This included designing the key elements of the spaces in a flexible and modular way to reach the innovative and inspiring concept, allowing it to be adjusted in various spaces.
There were three main themes directing the process towards the final outcome: recycling and sustainability, flexible and modular retail design and service design thinking. These themes contributed to a rich design process leading to a clever and well-functioning solution. The thesis shows the steps in the journey towards the outcome, including not only the end result, but also the design process and reasoning behind the choices made.
The final form has taken the core ideology of very traditional concept and mixed it with innovative touch. The outcome was presented in a demo space that was inspired by current Australian retail space supply therefore giving a realistic aspect to the design.
The thesis dives into researching Finnish self-service second-hand shop culture, finding the essential ideas behind the concept and improving the format in order to create a successful concept in another country. The thesis is concerned with service concept planning but as an interior architecture thesis it is primarily focusing on creating a spatial design concept. This included designing the key elements of the spaces in a flexible and modular way to reach the innovative and inspiring concept, allowing it to be adjusted in various spaces.
There were three main themes directing the process towards the final outcome: recycling and sustainability, flexible and modular retail design and service design thinking. These themes contributed to a rich design process leading to a clever and well-functioning solution. The thesis shows the steps in the journey towards the outcome, including not only the end result, but also the design process and reasoning behind the choices made.
The final form has taken the core ideology of very traditional concept and mixed it with innovative touch. The outcome was presented in a demo space that was inspired by current Australian retail space supply therefore giving a realistic aspect to the design.