Endogenesis

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30682/diid7622a

Keywords:

Endemic design, Design neorealism, Vernacular knowledge, Sustainability, Frugal Innovation

Abstract

With the term “Endogenesis”, we aim to highlight design practices and expressions that come from within, bottom-up dynamics, and understand where design belongs as a native species. The focus is dedicated to empirical and vernacular knowledge, first-hand experimentations, and to chase a kind of design that is owned by people and not vice versa. A space in which to question aesthetics and revisit our semiotic biases in matters of form and beauty. Speaking in biological terms, issue 76 aims for a reflection around design as an endogenous act, that lives and grows in specific contexts, rather than being an exogenous element implanted in existing systems with a high risk of rejection. The text also includes reflections and comments on the articles submitted by the authors invited to write for diid’s Open Debate section.

Author Biography

Paolo Cardini, Rhode Island School of Design

He is currently Full Professor and former Graduate Program Director in the Industrial Design Department at the Rhode Island School of Design. His previous appointment was within the interdisciplinary design graduate program at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar. He studied Industrial Design at the Politecnico di Milano and the Glasgow School of Art and he has been department chair for the bachelor and master courses in Industrial Design at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Turin. His activities range from scientific research to design consultancy and commercial projects; he designs for various international firms and he lectures in conferences and design schools worldwide contributing actively to the field with papers and publications. His recent work mostly focuses on the relationship between global market, local identities, and products through the lens of speculative and discursive design.

Additional Files

Published

2022-05-14

How to Cite

Cardini, P. (2022). Endogenesis. Diid — Disegno Industriale Industrial Design, (76), 6. https://doi.org/10.30682/diid7622a