Tag: design

Woven techniques and social interactions in the South Central Andes: ladder designs and the visualization of productive output

We examine the relations between weaving techniques and the social domain of knowledge and documentation, as expressed through the so-called ‘ladder’ techniques, in English terminology. These ladder techniques are characterised by their rows of contrasting colours in the simple form, or alternatively by their intercalated chequered patterns in the multiple form. Commonly they are used today to begin and end a textile design band, but they sometimes constitute whole bands. These ladder techniques have been mentioned in passing by a number of scholars, usually in the context of striped farming bags, both ethnographic and archaeological.

AutoraDenise Y. Arnold
Año2014
TipoCapítulo de libro
PaísBolivia
EditorialArchetype Publications
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ISBN9781909492080
APAEspejo, E., & Arnold, D. Y. (2014). “Woven techniques and social interactions in the South Central Andes: ladder designs and the visualisation of productive output.” In: Textiles, technical practice, and power in the Andes, 303-326.

Colombia For Export: Johanna Ortiz, Pepa Pombo and the re-creation of the cultural identity for a global fashion market

In this paper, I study the ways in which Johanna Ortiz and Pepa Pombo, two important Colombian designers that are widely known both in the country and abroad, selling their products through high-end international fashion retailers, use traditional elements of the national identity to create a new image of Colombia, as the basis of their creations for export. I argue that, in de-constructing the stereotypes that associate these elements with the violent and corrupt ideas of armed conflict and drug cartels, and reinterpreting them in their own design aesthetic, they re-construct the Colombian nation and re-create the national identity under a positive light.

AutoraLaura Beltran-Rubio
Año2017
TipoArtículo Académico
PaísColombia
EditorialCuadernos del Centro de Estudios en Diseño y Comunicación
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e-ISSN1668-0227
APARubio, L. B. (2017). Colombia For Export: Johanna Ortiz, Pepa Pombo and the re-creation of the cultural identity for a global fashion market. Cuadernos del Centro de Estudios en Diseño y Comunicación. Ensayos, (64), 239-253.

Research Notes: Ethical Fashion—The View from Argentina

With the rise of fast fashion in the early twenty-first century, the number of collections produced and consumed has increased dramatically. This led to new ways of thinking about how garments get made. The “race to the bottom” often meant that producers turned to sweatshops to keep retail prices competitive and both designers and consumers sought more transparency. While recent scholarship continues to highlight the ethical dimensions of contemporary design practices, especially as it relates to the design of emotionally durable goods or slow fashion, the diversity of Latin American responses remains neglected.

AutoraRegina Root
Año2015
TipoArtículo Académico
PaísArgentina
EditorialFashion Theory Journal
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DOI10.2752/175174114X14042383562227
APARoot, R. A. (2014). Ethical Fashion—The View from Argentina. Fashion Theory, 18(5), 633-638.