With Ahmed Ansari and Nina Paim,
moderated by Valentina Karga
(in English)

Design does not only give form to things but also shapes ways of thinking and being. It reflects mentalities and helps in worldbuilding. In the last years, discussions and initiatives about decolonising design have highlighted the dominance of Western modernist design and its discontents. To oppose its universal aesthetics and its extractive logic is not easy, however. This event asks how design can be rethought in order to derive from and address multiple heterogeneous worlds. It explores how it can be approached with reference to specific cultural and geographical contexts and developed in relation to local experiences and knowledge. As part of this panel, Ahmed Ansari, working on decolonising design and pluriversality, and Nina Paim, co-author of Design Struggles, present their views and engage in a discussion moderated by artist Valentina Karga.