Artist and artisan-made things go on the yarn. Things not made by people go outside of the circle. You can have everyone place their objects before discussing them so they don't have to decide with everyone staring at them. Then you can direct the conversation to the most interesting choices. Explain that long before a product is manufactured, industrial designers decide how it will work, what it will look like and how it will feel.
Industrial designers draw lots of pictures and make models of products to plan products.
Focus on the objects in the middle of the circle. Direct the discussion to include the way the object works, what it looks like, what textures it has, what materials it is made out of, what color and any safety features that it has. Repeat with other objects until they have mastered the idea of an industrial designer's role. Dreaming of the Future Industrial designers also dream up what tomorrow's products will look like. Not all of these ideas reach the stores, but designers often make drawings and models of things we may use in the future.