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FridaLarios: out of History and onto our Clothes
Fashion and Design Entrepreneur Frida Larios shares how her Mayan-inspired designs are taking new shapes and forms New Maya Language The Maya was a civilisation of indigenous natives that populated...
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Sebastian Guerrini: The Brands of Life
Our esteemed Argentinian Branding Guru shares some thoughts from his studio in Barcelona. Enjoy his lovely illustrations of ink and watercolour. A psychological and philosophical approach of the...
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Sangam: Mixing & Jamming in Gujarat
Sangam, which means confluence in Sanskrit, was launched by the the Australia-India Design Platform at the NID (National Institute of Design) campus in Ahmedabad. The Platform is a catalyst for a...
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What makes a World Design Capital? Part 2
What does it look when Design is part of your City’s Urban Fabric? Capitalising on craft and design in Cape Town, South Africa. Editor’s note: since this article was written, the City of Cape Town has...
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XCD Does Taipei: The IDA Recap
Getting a comprehensive recap of the 3-day event is an overwhelming task, but fortunately this is where partnerships make all the difference. In collaboration with XCD media partner DESIGN>...
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XCD does Taipei: a Few Facts on Formosa
Taiwanese designer Tien Min Liao who currently works in New york created this awesome book called Ilha Formosa which introduces Taiwan via infographics. Why “When I came to the United States, I...
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Robert Peters Does Taipei: 早安 Taiwan!
As part of XCD’s series in covering Design in Taiwan, we go to Robert L. Peters, past President of Icograda (2001-2003). 謝謝, Rob! Read more about his observations on “beautiful, rich, smart, talented...
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The Power of Window Dressing
In this 7 metre wide textile work named Grisgris-Blanc, Abdoulaye Konaté reflects on Malian writer Massa Makan Diabaté’s comment, “the guinea fowl spreads out its colours over its plumage and man...
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Expulsion: Dancing Across Borders at Home
The Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre sets it Site Specific Peformance Art on cross-cultural communities across the USA. Since 1985, Heidi Duckler has been choreographing dance along the boulevards and...
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Dear Esteemed Reader and XCD Fan: Due to some shifts in availability on the volunteer XCD Communications Committee, we are temporarily suspending our blog postings. We plan to be back in the summer...
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