Design Beyond The Human

Ximena Rozo Design and Casa Taller El Boga are pleased to announce:

Interdise?o Mompox22, an international design workshop. November 22nd - 26th, 2022, in the magical UNESCO world heritage town of Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia.?

About the Workshop: Interdise?o Mompox2022 is a co-creation encounter of designers and artisans to collaboratively produce a collection of utilitarian objects for interior architecture, representative of the cultural richness of Colombia's territory, highlighting the traditional crafts of the region, local materials, and contemporary design.

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Engage with local artisan communities and highlight vernacular cultural elements of Mompox and colombia.
• Cover an -end to end- innovative process based on the design expertise of the workshop leaders integrated with the know-how of participants and local makers.
• Learn from the wisdom of the local artisans.
• Exchange individual experiences to generate new collective knowledge.
• Bring to the market six utilitarian objects for interior architecture, developed with a design thinking approach to innovation.

The workshop includes five days of in-person workshops from November 22nd - 26th, plus seven additional online sessions in October, virtually from San Francisco, Washington DC, Malm?, Stockholm, Zürich, Bogotá, Mompox, and beyond.

This project is an initiative of Ximena Rozo Design, co-organized with Casa Taller El Boga, a non-profit foundation promoting the safeguarding of arts and crafts of Mompox. Supported by the Ministry of Culture, National Programme for Cultural Cooperation, Colombia.?And led by Natalia Porter , Petra Lilja , Ximena Rozo .?

VISION "DESIGN BEYOND THE HUMAN"?

• We propose to design beyond the human, by which we mean to acknowledge the relational ecosystem of interdependencies between species – human and other-than-human – that we are part of.
• We believe that design can help create thriving ecosystems of mutual symbiosis for mutual enrichment, not for exploitation.?
• Design can also address social inequity and climate change.
• We believe in designing not for product obsolescence but for endurance, regeneration, recuperation, and repurposing.
• We believe in design for a full circular life cycle.

Design beyond the human?- Relational & Symbiotic-

If design is “how we shape the world according to human intentions” (von Busch, 2021: 16), we need to acknowledge the downsides of those intentions as well. Social and environmental consequences of mass production and mass consumption of designed products can bring material wealth but this human-centric way of understanding and doing design can also shape social inequity and climate change. Taking this into consideration, we propose to design beyond the human, by which we mean to acknowledge the relational ecosystem of interdependencies between species – human and other-than-human – that we are part of.?

We believe that design can help create thriving ecosystems of mutual symbiosis. As environmental philosopher Yogi Hale Hendlin writes, “Histories of symbiosis are cultivated, not merely accidental.” (Hendlin, 2019: 47).

At INTERDISE?O MOMPOX22, we encourage the consideration of the human communities as well as the lives of other-than-humans, of which we humans live in different forms of relational symbiosis.

Petra, Ximena, Natalia

About the Workshop organizers and design leaders:

• Ximena Rozo / Colombia / residing in USA ximenarozo.com Ximena is a designer from Universidad de Los Andes with a minor in Political Science and a Masters in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute, NY. Certified in Design Thinking from Georgia Tech and MIT.?Her design experience expands from aeronautical, digital, and handmade design. Ximena holds 15 patents in aerospace design in the USA for her work on the Boeing 787. Ximena has over 25 years of experience in user centered design and working in the craft sector. Her international design studio, Ximena Rozo Design, highlights the value of tradition, wisdom, and technical skill of the ancestral craft, which, in combination with contemporary design, allows handmade objects to enter national and international markets, which then fosters economic and social development for artisan producers. It also impacts consumers who have access to high-quality and innovative products. Ximena Rozo Designs have been showcased in the U.S., Japan, Italy, France, The Netherlands, Colombia, and Costa Rica, with work experience in Colombia, Mexico, Guatemala, and the U.S.
• Natalia Porter / Mexico / Residing in USA nataliaporter.com. Natalia is an Industrial Designer and Fine Artist interested in exploring the mobile frontier between art and design. Her work spans over 20 years of experience as a fine artist, product designer, and entrepreneur. Working in the home industry as a design director for over a decade gave her an in-depth knowledge of industrial manufacturing processes. In recent years she has been hand-crafting her own designs and engaging in didactic experiences and products. Since 2019 Natalia has been Lecturer Faculty at the School of Design at San Francisco State University. Born in Mexico City, Natalia holds a Master's Degree in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute, a Master's Degree in Fine Arts from CUNY, Queens College, and a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design from Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana. Her work has been featured on major international media such as T.V., print, and web and reviewed by The New York Times on multiple occasions. It has been exhibited and sold internationally, including The Museum of Modern Art Design Stores in New York and Japan, The Glasgow School of Art, The Queens Museum of Art, The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Oaxaca, Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico.
• Petra Lilja / Sweden www.petralilja.com. Petra Lilja is an industrial designer and curator. Since graduating from Pratt Institute in New York, she has explored different ways to combine her creative strength with her interest in sustainability. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Art, Craft, and Design (Konstfack) and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, exploring the intersections between design and critical posthumanism. In 2021, she led an Artist Lab in philosophy professor Rosi Braidotti's course: Posthumanism and New Materialism. She worked for five years as a design professor and director of the Design + Change programmes at Linnaeus University and often lectures and teaches design at leading universities in the Nordic countries, as well as internationally. For four years, she ran a gallery of the same name in Sweden, exhibiting art, design and research. She is a jury member of the annual Swedish UNG Design Award and its South Korean equivalent.
• El Boga Foundation www.elbogamompox.com is a non-profit foundation that seeks to develop cultural, academic, and artistic activities that foster dialogue and add value to the local community and visitors. El Boga promotes cultural exchange, environmental sustainability, and the protection of Mompox's material and immaterial heritage. We host artists in residence, foster exchanges, workshops, and offer accommodation to guests interested in sustaining El Boga's mission.

Invited MASTER ARTISANS:

• Glenys Pupo / Blacksmithing
• Jadis Garrido /?Textiles
• Carmen Rangel / Rafael Guaduas / Woodworking
• Deimer Arevalo / Leider Hernandez / Pottery
• Jhoana Trespalacios /Architectural details

PARTICIPANTS:

• Maria Claudia Vallejo
• Vicky Possin
• Chia Devis
• Catalina Sanint
• Maria Paula Valencia
• Danilo Rojas

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For additional information, contact:

Design: Ximena Rozo info@ximenarozo.com? www.ximenarozo.com

Press: Constanza Escobar: info@elboga.co?www.elbogamompox.com

Constanza Escobar , Ximena Escobar de Nogales