stated that the wood material informed their reasoning. However, 5 of them (83%) explained that they attempted to avoid making an object that can be easily assumed. This result implies that the components that explicitly state its material property of wood afford some ideas about possible objects to the many participants in the group of natural color. At the same time, however, that circumstance also discouraged them to take those easy options on their decisions. 5The assumed materials stated by the design participants Participant D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 Pinewood Wood Original Acrylic Aluminum colors / / plastic / wood MDF & /ABS & metal aluminum & wood / piping plastic Participant D7 D8 D9 D10 D11 D12 White Metal / Wood / color / patina & metal / / wood & wood & plastic Metal welded steel sheet Participant D13 D14 D15 D16 D17 D18 Natural Wood Steel & Hardwood Wood / Metal Wood color copper & bamboo oxidized & glass & plywood On the other hand, in the result of the non-design participants, the group of natural color seems to be the one that prompted the imagination of different materials the most (Table 6). In the other 2 painted groups, the participants who stated the different materials other than wood were more or less the same scores: 4 participants (67%) in the 4 colors and 3 of them (50%) in the 1 color. 6 The assumed materials stated by the non-design participants ND1 ND2 ND3 ND4 ND5 ND6
stated that the wood material informed their reasoning. However, 5 of them (83%) explained that they attempted to avoid making an object that can be easily assumed. This result implies that the components that explicitly state its material property of wood afford some ideas about possible objects to the many participants in the group of natural color. At the same time, however, that circumstance also discouraged them to take those easy options on their decisions. 5The assumed materials stated by the design participants Participant D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 Original colors / MDF & metal piping Acrylic / plastic /ABS Aluminum / wood & aluminum & wood / plastic Pinewood Wood Participant D7 D8 D9 D10 D11 D12 White color / wood & Metal Metal / patina & wood & welded steel Wood / metal / sheet / plastic Participant D13 D14 D15 D16 D17 D18 Natural color Wood Steel & copper & glass Hardwood & bamboo & plywood Wood / oxidized Metal Wood On the other hand, in the result of the non-design participants, the group of natural color seems to be the one that prompted the imagination of different materials the most (Table 6). In the other 2 painted groups, the participants who stated the different materials other than wood were more or less the same scores: 4 participants (67%) in the 4 colors and 3 of them (50%) in the 1 color. 6 The assumed materials stated by the non-design participants ND1 ND2 ND3 ND4 ND5 ND6
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