Anthropology of Design
Retail - Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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Anthropology of Design Details
Anthropology of Design is an anthropological exploration of designers and cities, in order to understand the influence of local contemporary, and heritage culture within their work. The result is a platform that examines cultural influences on designers, who produce work that is interdisciplinary by nature. Anthropology of Design is an independent project based in Dubai that aims to curate a collection of engineered garments and inelegantly designed jewelry with a strong belief in quality and relevant surrounding environments to present design through a new perspective. This gives users an experience of exceptional design and a closer look into how fashion is influenced through people and place. Every six months, AOD focuses on three cities per cycle. By traveling to these cities and meeting with designers, we get to observe them in their natural environment, giving us a closer look into their life, their culture, and their work. Through this, we deliver their collection and stories in a more honest and real way.The designers we feature draw inspiration from their surrounding, with influence from their urban environment and cultural community. Elements from the city are then incorporated in their collection which allows them to deliver new perspectives and thinking in design and lifestyle. They provide the consumer with pieces that focus on a more designed approach rather than generic mainstream thinking.Seasonally AOD will curate a collection that not only represents the designers aesthetic, but also represents this aesthetic within the context of the city they live in. By experiencing collections from the designers that come from the same city, you begin to experience the culture of that city; finding the similarities that tie the designers together. This makes it more evident that people living within the same environment tend to follow the same direction and subconsciously draw similar inspirations.
