{"id":2547,"global_id":"www.delconference.org\/2026?id=2547","global_id_lineage":["www.delconference.org\/2026?id=2547"],"author":"3","status":"publish","date":"2026-09-25 16:05:55","date_utc":"2026-09-25 15:05:55","modified":"2026-09-25 16:16:09","modified_utc":"2026-09-25 15:16:09","url":"https:\/\/www.delconference.org\/2026\/event\/disenar-desde-el-caribe-euro-centralizacion-en-la-moda-local\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/www.delconference.org\/2026\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/2547","title":"Dise\u00f1ar desde el Caribe: Euro Centralizaci\u00f3n en la moda local","description":"

Designing from the Caribbean: Eurocentralization in Local Fashion<\/h2>\n

About this session<\/h2>\n

La moda contempor\u00e1nea se desarrolla dentro en un sistema global hist\u00f3ricamente articulado en torno a centros culturales espec\u00edficos, principalmente en Europa y Norteam\u00e9rica. Este modelo ha contribuido a establecer par\u00e1metros est\u00e9ticos y mecanismos de validaci\u00f3n que influyen directamente en c\u00f3mo se piensa, produce y valora el dise\u00f1o en distintos contextos. En este marco, la presente ponencia propone reflexionar sobre qu\u00e9 significa ejercer una pr\u00e1ctica de dise\u00f1o desde el Caribe frente a estas din\u00e1micas. <\/span>Desde mi experiencia como dise\u00f1ador y director creativo basado en Santo Domingo, explor\u00e9 <\/span>c\u00f3mo el contexto urbano, la cultura popular y la observaci\u00f3n cotidiana pueden funcionar como herramientas de investigaci\u00f3n dentro del proceso creativo. A trav\u00e9s del uso de fotograf\u00eda, archivo personal e interpretaci\u00f3n del entorno, propongo entender el dise\u00f1o no solo como producci\u00f3n de objetos, sino como una pr\u00e1ctica de lectura y traducci\u00f3n de nuestros elementos culturales al \u00e1mbito de la moda. Desde esta perspectiva, dise\u00f1ar desde el Caribe implica negociar entre referencias globales y nuestras realidades locales, permitiendo que el contexto nos dicte nuevas narrativas visuales. La presentaci\u00f3n busca abrir una conversaci\u00f3n sobre c\u00f3mo las pr\u00e1cticas situadas pueden cuestionar estructuras euroc\u00e9ntricas y contribuir a la construcci\u00f3n de identidad dentro del dise\u00f1o contempor\u00e1neo y local.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Contemporary fashion operates within a global system historically structured around specific cultural centers, primarily in Europe and North America. This model has helped establish aesthetic parameters and validation mechanisms that directly influence how design is conceived, produced, and valued across different contexts. Within this framework, this talk proposes to reflect on what it means to practice design from the Caribbean in relation to these dynamics. Drawing on my experience as a designer and creative director based in Santo Domingo, I explore how urban context, popular culture, and everyday observation can function as research tools within the creative process. Through the use of photography, personal archives, and interpretation of the surrounding environment, I propose understanding design not only as the production of objects, but as a practice of reading and translating our cultural elements into the realm of fashion. From this perspective, designing from the Caribbean means negotiating between global references and our local realities, allowing context to dictate new visual narratives. This presentation seeks to open a conversation about how situated practices can challenge Eurocentric structures and contribute to building identity within contemporary, local design.<\/span><\/p>\n

Session type<\/strong>: Design Your Own (DYO)<\/p>\n

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