Indigo: Linking Cultures Through Design

An international programme that provides a platform for Indigenous design entitled Indigo was launched in Melbourne by Icograda, the world body for professional communication design, in partnership with Australia's National Design Centre.

Indigo is an ongoing programme that offers opportunities for local and Indigenous designers across the globe.

As designers work within a global context seemingly without borders, Indigo provides a platform for evolving creative expressions that shape the formation of national cultural identities.

"Indigo seeks to understand what makes design distinctive to its home, the connections to the place where it is made and for whom it is made," said Kathy Demos, Director of the National Design Centre.

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