Abstract
The tucumã-i fibre (Astrocaryum acaule) is a natural plant of the Brazilian Amazon untapped and a little bit known. It is characterized by sustainable production and the ability to generate various types of products: textiles, household items and / or decorative. However, no data regarding its application in products using advanced manufacturing semi-industrial processes. The few existing records that describe the practices developed with this fiber are referred to the empirical scope and craft. This research is based on several studies on expert opinion, designers and consumers, as well as the influence of the relevant aspects to be considered from different points of view and their assessment of the attributes of design and their traceability to the final generation of products. Through a compendium of articles by the different contributions are presented in the form of publications in conference proceedings and journals, in which we highlight the market study from the perspective of technical and scientific support of the design, being able to validate the attributes of innovation and differentiation offered by fiber, justifying their possible adaptation to a more advanced technique and studying the feasibility of new forms of use. The study for using of the natural fiber of tucumã-i (Astrocaryum acaule) for the development of semi-industrial products, used the area of ??design and standard tools in their research process to obtain information to identify possible paths to follow, analyzing problems, finding opportunities and detection of limits in context investigated, always with the purpose of considering those important and competitive aspects that facilitate the reach of new markets and related areas. It´s also examined, by using the systemic methodology, the problem related to putting into practice the proposal for inclusion of semi-industrial processes in this context, from the communities that use natural resources. It’s worth noting the various research projects that begin in Brazil from the results of the publications of the articles produced in this work.