19 April 2010 / There is a growing demand for eco-friendly and socially-equitable products, systems and lifestyle options. This public and private demand corresponds directly to increased global awareness and sensitivity to sustainability. Bamboo is one of the most sustainable materials on our planet, because it is […] read
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INDIGO is an open network, connecting designers around the world with the aim of understanding the notion of indigenous design. It is an online platform for collaboration and discussion exploring this theme.
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Designers worldwide are invited to comment, participate in the discourse and voice their opinions on indigenous design and what makes it distinctive to its home. Share your news on a global level and learn of other initiatives.
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12 June 2010 / Montreal (Canada) – INDIGO, the International Indigenous Design Network, is proud to announce that Robert L. Peters has been appointed as an INDIGO ambassador. Rob will bring invaluable design and consulting expertise to INDIGO as well as an extensive in […] read
INDIGO launches Mother Tongue
1 June 2010 / Montreal (Canada) – INDIGO, the International Indigenous Design Network, has launched Mother T […] read
INDIGO engages new advisors and ambassadors
10 May 2010 / Montreal (Canada) – Taking steps to further expand its network, INDIGO, the International Indi […] read
INDIGO, the International Indigenous Design Network launches new interactive website
26 April 2010 / Montreal (Canada) – INDIGO, the International Indigenous Design Network has announced today th […] read
INDIGO makes new appointments for advisors and ambassadors
20 April 2010 / Montreal (Canada) – INDIGO, the International Indigenous Design Network, is proud to announce two […] read
Mother Tongue is an open, multi-disciplinary, online exhibition that invites everyone around the world to respond to the call. This project seeks to capture the power of language - verbal and visual, formal and informal. Submissions will be accepted online from 12 July - 1 December 2010. view
How designers and artisans can work together
Increasingly, designers and artisans are working together in developing products that aim to enhance cultural sustainability in communities and strengthen social bonds in urban con […] view
New Maya Language – Redesigning an Ancient Script
The Maya was a civilisation of indigenous natives that populated Central America from around 1500 BC who invented the concept of number zero and whose calendric measurements are th […] view
10 August 2010 / India, despite its cultural diversities and regional (geographic) differences celebrates its religious festivals with gaiety and enthusiasm. Two major festivals, Deepawali and Holi coincide with encashment of crops and end of hard work of last 5-6 months. Although both the festivals are based on the theme of good defeating evil, the celebrations have entirely different tone. read
Bamboo Bridge: Sustainability in Indigenous Product Design through Bamboo
by Rebecca Reubens
Dustin Martin, T-Shirt Maker
by Eliza Shapiro
9 April 2010 / During his senior year of high school, Dustin Martin (CC ‘11) was out for a run when he had the idea to start creating t-shirts with a new logo he had designed. Unlike most of us, who probably would have just gotten back from the run and gone to band practice or whatever we were involved in du […] read
Knowledge as a way of being
by Karin Derkley
8 April 2010 / A new centre for Indigenous knowledge and design anthropology is set to shape the way knowledge is shared in Western universities. By Karin Derkley How do you work with or for people unless you understand how they see and experience the world? How do you create products, design systems and provide s […] read
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agIdeas 2010 international design week
Each year in Melbourne agIdeas presents 40 of the world’s creative leaders who share their insights with more than 10,500 designers, students and business leaders. agIdeas presents a series of events for designers who are seeking inspiration, for designers emerging in the i […] view
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Multiplicity & Visual Identities 2010/2011
Critical studies in identity, design, representation and image politics Call for applications Multiplicity & Visual Identities – CAS Corporate Design is an international pos […] view