Abstract
This paper studies two sustainable design initiatives from the Philippines, JunkNot and Pinyapel, and converses with the discourse of decolonial design. In doing so, it attempts to respond to the material and environmental conditions specific to the Global South while interposing the intricacies of an interconnected market system from the perspective of a former colony. Pinyapel is a state-led initiative that develops agricultural waste from pineapple plantations into lifestyle and household products, while JunkNot is a private social enterprise that upcycles plastic waste into furniture. Here, we attempt to map how colonial and neocolonial legacies determine the materials, processes, and advocacies that designers and a government design organization engages in and negotiates with. Specifically, how might we try to understand the intersection of material, design, and efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change in the context of the Global South?
Presenters
Judith Camille RosetteInstructor, Department of Art Studies, University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines Erika Yasmin Beldia
Instructor, Department of Art Studies, University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
Sustainable Design, Climate Change, Materials, Neocolonialism, Global South
