Vernacular: form, object or technique that is born from a place, without a known author, adjusted to the climate, materials and local uses and transmitted by practice (casa pagesa, marge, gerra, llengües). In this subbrain, Manuel's own concept is used as an operational synonym for indigenous design: design as a cultural language, not as ornament — see Indigenous Design and its basis, proximitat design .
Useful nuances: vernacular ≠ folklore (the second fixes and exhibits; the first evolves); ≠ generic “Mediterranean style” (decoration without roots). Live cases: TEd'A , RipollTizon . Foreign gaze that learns from the local: Can Lis .
For the project
- Project framework: text-manifesto of the atlas and the exhibition ("Design without signature").
Frequently asked questions
What is Vernacular design / indigenous design?
Vernacular: form, object or technique that is born from a place, without a known author, adjusted to the climate, materials and local uses and transmitted by…
Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.