The mundane lives of households: A design exploration into everyday resource sufficiency in the home

This thesis explores the relationship between household resource sufficiency, modern mundanity, and contemporary design. Using a Research-through-Design methodology, it collects personal narratives, histories, experiences, and philosophies from the ordinary lives of 61 urban and regional households across Australia and reflects on how these experiences can impact the broader conversation regarding resource sufficiency, domestic life, and environmentally-focussed approaches to design. The work explores the household through a theoretical lens of everyday life, seeking to uncover a deeper understanding of the experiences related to resource use, waste, and conservation, and in turn reflect on how design can best support practices of sufficiency