What is Indigo?
Indigo is a project that 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.

How to participate
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.

A highly participatory and collaborative programme in its approach, Indigo welcomes contributions and commentary. Designers are invited to nominate their own projects on the website for inclusion in the Indigo programme.

Our partners
An Icograda-led IDA project, Indigo is operated under license by the National Design Centre in Australia. Indigo is sponsored by FutureBrand and Monash University.

Join the network
To learn more about the Indigo network and to participate in its programmes, visit www.indigodesignnetwork.org