Evert Ypma ambassador for INDIGO

26. February 2010

Evert Ypma ambassador for INDIGO global network

Since Februray 2010 Evert Ypma has become ambassador for the INDIGO global network.

INDIGO asks: What is Indigenous design?

To address this, it has set up a network of designers and a series of projects that explore its meaning and interpretation throughout the world.

INDIGO seeks to understand what makes design distinctive to its home and the connections to the place where it is made and for whom it is made. The notion of local design is frequently contested, hard won and often indeterminate. It includes themes of colonisation, migration, politics, language, history, identity and conditions such as the economy and natural resources.

As designers work within a global context seemingly without borders, INDIGO provides a platform for design practice as it contributes to the formation of national cultural identities.

INDIGO is highly participatory and collaborative in its approach and welcomes contributions and commentary from designers everywhere.


INDIGO website