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The suitability of the design of handbags to the tropical climate

Issue title: IEA 2012: 18th World congress on Ergonomics - Designing a sustainable future

Article type: Research Article

Authors: de Alencar, Camila Osugi Cavalcanti | Boueri, Jorge

Affiliations: Graduate Program in Textiles and Fashion of School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, Rua Eça de Queiroz, 720, apt 911, Vila Mariana, São Paulo, Brazil, +55 (011) 6899-4300, camilaosugi@hotmail.com | Prof. Dr. Graduate Program in Textiles and Fashion of School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, Av. Arlindo Béttio, 1000, Ermelino Matarazzo, São Paulo, Brazil, +55 (011) 3091-1034, jjboueri@usp.br

Keywords: ergonomics, handbags design, the Brazilian coast

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-0886-5573

Journal: Work, vol. 41, no. Supplement 1, pp. 5573-5575, 2012

Published: 2012
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Abstract

This work encourages the exercise of consideration, observation and critical reading of the design of handbags and the relation to the conditions imposed by tropical climate. Our purpose is to highlight some critical and conceptual thoughts on the matter of the design of fashion accessories in Brazil, ergonomics and aesthetic- functional relation. Through physical concepts is possible to propose consistents solutions compatible with the reality of the costumers living on Brazilian coast.

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