Endogenesis

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.