The impacts of non-aligned designPredan, Barbara (Avtor) non-alignedindustrial designJanja LapSaša J. MächtigICSIDThe central topic of this paper are the different postures adopted by Slovenian designers when interacting with the Global North and the Global South. In the first case, a desire for recognition and active involvement on the part of the so-called advanced Other was evident, while in the latter, as one who possesses and selflessly shares knowledge, the approval was clearly inherent to the role itself. Using the historical method, the text illuminates two examples that illustrate how, on the basis of the Yugoslav Non-Aligned Movement and workers’ self-management in the 1970s and 1980s, Yugoslav designers introduced to both the Global South and the Global North the idea of decentralisation and questioning the epistemic colonialism, as well as highlighting the role of participation and the importance of listening to voices from the so-called periphery of design. The selected examples further show that Slovenian (and Yugoslav) designers, following the orientations of the Yugoslav social order of the time, focused their international outlook on understanding and designing an integrated approach in a broader cultural, social and geographical space.20232023-09-12 15:44:37Drugo149985sl