“Indeed, our ancestors were material scientists” - Akinwumi Ogundiran
About Material Selvedges
pronunciation: /məˈtɪəriəl ˈselvɪdʒɪz/
noun (used with a singular verb)
1. A radio-making project examining materiality through Global Majority First Nations perspectives, with a focus on Southern and West Africa.
Etymology: From material + selvedges (plural of selvedge, also spelled selvage), from Middle English self + edge. The term performs deliberate wordplay with salvage (from Old French salvage, meaning "to save"), invoking both the textile concept of a self-finished fabric edge and the act of recovering suppressed knowledge systems.
Field Notes
About with another
Material Selvedges is based on with another’s third design principle:
‘Multi-Sensory Materialism’ as featured in: designmanifestos.org and designprinciplesftw.com.
In partnership with African Life-Centric Design + 16/16