married on the ether
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Inspired by the legal aspects of the softwares’ licenses we thought of a wedding ring that, in combination with an internet service, skips all the bureaucratic procedures of a conventional marriage. The bride and groom can order wedding rings on-line and get married by slipping their fingers through the sealed rings and finally register on-line to formalize their marriage.TRANSCRIPT
Institute of Relevant StudiesAgata Jaworska - Giovanni Innella
June, 6th 2009
MARRIED ON THE ETHERGetting legally married through the internet.
Steps:• createanon-linemarriageplatform• consultalawyertotranslateacertificateofmarriageintoa
ring seal• designweddingringswithsealsoflegalconsequences• enableon-linemarriageregistration
FIRST DATE IS ON-LINE. A RECENT STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REVEALED THAT MORE THAN 12% OF THE AMERICAN MARRIED COUPLES MET ONLINE. Thisisagrowingtrendastheinternetbecomesanincreasinglymorepopularcontextforsocialinteractions.
Internetcanthereforebeconsideredasaspecial(non)locationwherepeoplemeetandfeelingsareshared.Thisphenomenaisduealsotoverypracticalreasons:meetingontheinternetiseasierandcheaper.
Can we imagine internet being the context in which the ritual of marriage takes place?
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OBJECTS WITH A CONSEQUENCE. INTERACTION WITH OBJECTS CAN HAVE IMPLICATIONS THAT GO BEYOND THEIR SIMPLE USAGE.Forinstance,rippingalabelcanlegallyhavethesamesignificanceassigningacontract,makingalawyeranintegralpartofthedesignprocess.
Can we imagine a wedding ring that embeds the legal repercussions of a marriage?
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MERGING INTERNET WITH OBJECTS. AN OBJECT THAT EMBEDS THE SERVICE AND ALLOWS MARRIAGE TO LEGALLY HAPPEN ON REMOTE THROUGH THE INTERNET.
Inspiredbythelegalaspectsofthesoftwares’licenseswethoughtofaweddingringthat,incombinationwithaninternetservice,skipsallthebureaucraticproceduresofaconventionalmarriage.Thebrideandgroomcanorderweddingringson-lineandgetmarriedbyslippingtheirfingersthroughthesealedringsandfinallyregisteron-linetoformalizetheirmarriage.
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INSTITUTE OF RELEVANT STUDIES IS A DESIGN PRACTICE FOCUSED ON DOING MORE WITH WHAT EXISTS. MINIMIZING ADDITIONALINFRASTRUCTUREANDFIXEDCOSTS,THEIoRS RE-ADAPTS EXISTING RESOURCES AND SYSTEMS OF EXCHANGE TO CREATE AND DISSEMINATE PHYSICAL AND DIGITALGOODS,SERVICESANDEXPERIENCE.IoRS SEES BUSINESS MODELS AS A FORM OF DESIGN AND EXPRESSION.
GIOVANNI INNELLA AND AGATA JAWORSKA GRADUATED FROM IM MASTERS OF THE DESIGN ACADEMY EINDHOVEN. THEY COLLABORATE WITH COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONS SUCH ASINTERACTIONDESIGNLAB,DROOG,NABAANDDESIGNACADEMY EINDHOVEN AMONGST OTHERS. THEIR PROJECTS HAVEBEENEXHIBITEDATMOMANEWYORK,NAIMAASTRICHTAND FUORISALONE IN MILAN.
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