Decolonial Design
Decolonial design is framed through Arturo Escobar's idea of pluriversality, actively challenging the colonial logics embedded in supposedly universal design standards and calling for design to value knowledge traditions worldwide.
The book frames Decolonial Design through Arturo Escobar's pluriversality: 'It means embracing what decolonial thinkers like Arturo Escobar term pluriversality – the radical recognition that "a world where many worlds fit" is not only possible but ethically necessary. It involves actively challenging the coloniality – the enduring logics of power, control, and knowledge rooted in colonialism, as analyzed by thinkers like Mignolo, Quijano, and Maldonado-Torres – that is often deeply embedded in seemingly universal design standards, technologies, and processes.' It also draws on Escobar's critique that 'dominant Western models of "development" and "progress"... frequently perpetuate environmentally destructive, extractive logics that are directly linked to colonial histories and ongoing neocolonial power dynamics.' Earlier, the book states plainly: 'the task is urgent: we must continue the work of decolonizing design, valuing the incredible tapestry of knowledge and practice woven across the globe.'
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Examples
- Borobudur, Indonesia · both placed under Civilized gaze, Eurocentrism and the peripheral
- Escuela de Artes y Oficios, Chile · both placed under Civilized gaze, Eurocentrism and the peripheral
- Jesuit Design Education, Mexico · both placed under Civilized gaze, Eurocentrism and the peripheral
- Brundtland Report ("Our Common Future") · discussed together in section 096
- Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) "Seventh Generation" Principle · discussed together in section 096
- MEDEA (Middle East Design Educators Association) · discussed together in section 122
- MOTH (More-Than-Human Rights) Program (NYU) · discussed together in section 096
- Project Cybersyn · discussed together in section 029
Methods
- Closed-Loop · discussed together in section 096
- Design for Disassembly · discussed together in section 096
- Life-Cycle Thinking · discussed together in section 096
- Modular Design · discussed together in section 096
- Regeneration · discussed together in section 096
- Regenerative Design · discussed together in section 096
- Upcycling · discussed together in section 096
In the Framework
- Pluriverse and pluriversal design · concept
- Ethics
- Design is a political act · concept
- Observations Component
In the book
- Chapter 3, section 029 · Embracing Local Identity for a Truly Symbiotic Future
- Chapter 9, section 095 · Ethics - The Foundational Cornerstone: Embracing Plurality in the Pursuit of Collective Flourishing
- Chapter 9, section 096 · Sustainability - An Ethical Obligation Across Time, Species, and Justice
- Chapter 12, section 122 · Core Dimension
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