{"id":2394,"date":"2025-12-12T04:06:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T04:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parsons.edu\/carelab\/?p=2394"},"modified":"2026-03-03T18:28:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T18:28:49","slug":"everyday-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parsons.edu\/carelab\/everyday-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyday Things"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bibliography:<\/p>\n<p><b>Speculative Design &amp; Methodology<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matters of Activity. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Co-Creating Futures: A Practical Guide to Speculation Workshops Connecting Research, Design, and Society.<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matters-of-activity.de\/en\/activities\/16605\/co-creating-futures-a-practical-guide-to-speculation-workshops-connecting-research-design-and-society\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.matters-of-activity.de\/en\/activities\/16605\/co-creating-futures-a-practical-guide-to-speculation-workshops-connecting-research-design-and-society<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One Thing Design. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speculative Design.<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onething.design\/post\/speculative-design\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.onething.design\/post\/speculative-design<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Futurescouting. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alternative Futures.<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/futurescouting.com.au\/alt-futrs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/futurescouting.com.au\/alt-futrs\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dunne, A., &amp; Raby, F. (2013). <i>Speculative Everything.<\/i> MIT Press. <a href=\"https:\/\/mitpress.mit.edu\/9780262019842\/speculative-everything\/\">https:\/\/mitpress.mit.edu\/9780262019842\/speculative-everything\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Museum Collections<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chafing Dish.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> eMuseum. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/emuseum.colonialwilliamsburg.org\/objects\/17518\/chafing-dish\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/emuseum.colonialwilliamsburg.org\/objects\/17518\/chafing-dish<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eel Gig.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> eMuseum. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/emuseum.colonialwilliamsburg.org\/objects\/49024\/eel-gig\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/emuseum.colonialwilliamsburg.org\/objects\/49024\/eel-gig<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foot Warmer.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> eMuseum. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/emuseum.colonialwilliamsburg.org\/objects\/19291\/foot-warmer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/emuseum.colonialwilliamsburg.org\/objects\/19291\/foot-warmer<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sucking Glass.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> eMuseum. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/emuseum.colonialwilliamsburg.org\/objects\/33435\/sucking-glass\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/emuseum.colonialwilliamsburg.org\/objects\/33435\/sucking-glass<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metropolitan Museum of Art. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ceramic Bottle.<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/309503\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/309503<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metropolitan Museum of Art. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comb.<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/474441\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/474441<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metropolitan Museum of Art. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cosmetic Box.<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/547031\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/547031<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metropolitan Museum of Art. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cradleboard.<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/751510\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/751510<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metropolitan Museum of Art. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lamp.<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/250996\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/250996<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metropolitan Museum of Art. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lock.<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/472764\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/472764<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metropolitan Museum of Art. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raincoat.<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/88255\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/88255<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metropolitan Museum of Art. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reading Chair.<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/205082\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/205082<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metropolitan Museum of Art. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tripod Firescreen.<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/461488\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/461488<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Gallery of Art. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warming Pan.<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nga.gov\/artworks\/28193-warming-pan\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.nga.gov\/artworks\/28193-warming-pan<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Institute of Art. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tiger Pillow (Ceramic Pillow).<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/new.artsmia.org\/programs\/teachers-and-students\/teaching-the-arts\/artwork-in-focus\/tiger-pillow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/new.artsmia.org\/programs\/teachers-and-students\/teaching-the-arts\/artwork-in-focus\/tiger-pillow<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Toronto Museums. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Syringe.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> MHC Digital Collections. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mhc.andornot.net\/en\/list?q=objects&amp;p=2&amp;ps=20\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/mhc.andornot.net\/en\/list?q=objects&amp;p=2&amp;ps=20<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Historical Societies &amp; Libraries<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linda Hall Library. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ren\u00e9-Th\u00e9ophile-Hyacinthe Laennec, Scientist of the Day.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lindahall.org\/about\/news\/scientist-of-the-day\/rene-theophile-hyacinthe-laennec\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.lindahall.org\/about\/news\/scientist-of-the-day\/rene-theophile-hyacinthe-laennec\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pilgrim Hall Museum. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17th Century: Colonial Period.<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/pilgrimhall.org\/ce_17_century.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/pilgrimhall.org\/ce_17_century.htm<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Southampton History Museum. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deep Dive: Exploring the Exhibits #50.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southamptonhistory.org\/post\/deep-dive-exploring-the-exhibits-50\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.southamptonhistory.org\/post\/deep-dive-exploring-the-exhibits-50<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Blogs &amp; Articles<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Festivaltopia. (2023, September 9). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 Everyday Objects from the 1800s That Nobody Can Identify Today.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/festivaltopia.com\/10-everyday-objects-from-the-1800s-that-nobody-can-identify-today\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/festivaltopia.com\/10-everyday-objects-from-the-1800s-that-nobody-can-identify-today\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hausfrau Journal. (2012, February). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hair Receiver: Rat\u2019s Companion.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hausfraujournal.com\/2012\/02\/hair-receiver-rats-companion.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.hausfraujournal.com\/2012\/02\/hair-receiver-rats-companion.html<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mandel, S. (2018, January 19). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cold Truth About Refrigerators.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> `<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/shaimandel.weebly.com\/blog\/the-cold-truth-about-refrigerators\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/shaimandel.weebly.com\/blog\/the-cold-truth-about-refrigerators<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recollections. (2016, August 19). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Victorian Parasols: Dainty and Demure.<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/recollections.biz\/blog\/victorian-parasols-dainty-and-demure\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/recollections.biz\/blog\/victorian-parasols-dainty-and-demure\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spyder\u2019s Den. (2012, March 4). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The History of Eyeglasses.<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/spydersden.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/04\/the-history-of-eyeglasses\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/spydersden.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/04\/the-history-of-eyeglasses\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weebly. (n.d.). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appliances of the 1920s.<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/1920newtechnologyhanyoung.weebly.com\/appliances.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/1920newtechnologyhanyoung.weebly.com\/appliances.html<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women of History. (2012, November 4). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18th-Century Birthing Chair.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/womenofhistory.blogspot.com\/2012\/11\/18th-century-birthing-chair.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/womenofhistory.blogspot.com\/2012\/11\/18th-century-birthing-chair.html<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Reference Works<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wikipedia contributors. (2023, November 17). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glove Stretcher.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wikipedia.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glove_stretcher\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glove_stretcher<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Collectors &amp; Marketplaces<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WorthPoint. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vintage Giftcraft Brass Metal Grocery List Device.<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worthpoint.com\/worthopedia\/vtg-giftcraft-brass-metal-grocery-4543889748\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.worthpoint.com\/worthopedia\/vtg-giftcraft-brass-metal-grocery-4543889748<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agent Gallery. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dudgeon Sphygmograph Blood Pressure Recorder, c. 1890.<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/agentgallery.com\/objects\/c1890-dudgeon-sphygmograph-blood-pressure-recorder\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/agentgallery.com\/objects\/c1890-dudgeon-sphygmograph-blood-pressure-recorder<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Photo &amp; Media Libraries<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Science Photo Library. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modified Dudgeon Sphygmograph, circa 1890.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/sciencephotogallery.com\/featured\/modified-dudgeon-sphygmograph-circa-1890-science-photo-library.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/sciencephotogallery.com\/featured\/modified-dudgeon-sphygmograph-circa-1890-science-photo-library.html<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Associations<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Fan Association. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Modern World Has Brought the Pankahs from the Colonial Raj Back.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/indianfanassociation.com\/the-modern-world-has-brought-the-pankahs-from-the-colonial-raj-back\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/indianfanassociation.com\/the-modern-world-has-brought-the-pankahs-from-the-colonial-raj-back\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bibliography: Speculative Design &amp; Methodology Matters of Activity. Co-Creating Futures: A Practical Guide to Speculation Workshops Connecting Research, Design, and Society. https:\/\/www.matters-of-activity.de\/en\/activities\/16605\/co-creating-futures-a-practical-guide-to-speculation-workshops-connecting-research-design-and-society One Thing Design. Speculative Design. https:\/\/www.onething.design\/post\/speculative-design Futurescouting. Alternative Futures. https:\/\/futurescouting.com.au\/alt-futrs\/ Dunne, A., &amp; Raby, F. (2013). Speculative Everything. MIT Press. https:\/\/mitpress.mit.edu\/9780262019842\/speculative-everything\/ Museum Collections Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Chafing Dish. eMuseum. https:\/\/emuseum.colonialwilliamsburg.org\/objects\/17518\/chafing-dish Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Eel Gig. eMuseum. https:\/\/emuseum.colonialwilliamsburg.org\/objects\/49024\/eel-gig Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Foot Warmer. eMuseum. https:\/\/emuseum.colonialwilliamsburg.org\/objects\/19291\/foot-warmer Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Sucking Glass. eMuseum. https:\/\/emuseum.colonialwilliamsburg.org\/objects\/33435\/sucking-glass Metropolitan Museum of Art. Ceramic Bottle. https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/309503 Metropolitan Museum of Art. Comb. https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/474441 Metropolitan Museum of Art. Cosmetic Box. https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/547031 Metropolitan Museum of Art. Cradleboard. https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/751510 Metropolitan&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":831,"featured_media":2417,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[43,34],"tags":[276,275],"class_list":["post-2394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-care-and-environment","category-festival-projects","tag-everyday-things","tag-speculative-design"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Everyday Things - CareLab<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/parsons.edu\/carelab\/everyday-things\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Everyday Things - CareLab\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bibliography: Speculative Design &amp; Methodology Matters of Activity. 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