Cultural Spaces and Design
– Prospects of Design Education
Travelogue: intercultural communication
Kulturelle Differenz beschreiben
Wie stellt Ihr Euch Indien vor, fragten wir unsere Studierenden bei der Vorbereitung unseres Workshops in Banasthali. Natürlich kommen dann zuerst einmal allgemeine Bilder und Aussagen, bis hin zu Stereotypien und Klischées. Um eine Kultur zu beschreiben braucht es bisweilen Verallgemeinerungen.
Collaborations of Designers and Artisans
It is a common practice today to leave handmade processes to artisans in poorer countries. A range of questions around this kind of collaboration occurs, as Murray points out: Manuel labour in the west has for a long time been declining.
Exploring Cultural Dimensions of Designing
Is design a uniform practique? Or is ist culturally coded? Do people around the globe follow the same procedures? Or are there different processes, different tools and methods, and even different values behind design decisions?