If you think of design as a relational practice, how might Indigenous knowing shape how we are in relation to country, to time, to community, to materials? This panel discussion begins with a short overview of the designers’ experiences engaging with Indigenous ways of knowing and being, weaving different perspectives from across design education, research and professional practice.

In this session, we will explore the embodied, situated, social, speculative and reflective orientation of design as a relational practice that can learn from and be deepened by an acknowledgment of Indigenous knowing and being. Part of the reFrame program, this online panel discussion will explore how an Indigenous lens can productively reframe colonial or modernist perspectives on design research, education and professional practice. Reference to existing Indigenous methodologies, research projects and case studies will frame the conversation before opening up for an interactive discussion.