Marqués de Comillas, Chiapas, México
Keepers Lab&Kitchen
Bridging the gap between scientist and communities
Solutions and Knowledge are there. Design is needed to connect the theory and the practice. KEEPERS brings the connections to the table.
Dealing with the effects of climate change is not simply a matter of technological ingenuity or smart applications. It’s complex stuff. It takes good collaboration, on all levels, to actually trigger change. People with various perspectives need to connect. But it’s exactly that connection that’s missing.
In early 2018 the region of Marques de Comillas will be hosting the first KEEPERS pilot. The design and programming of KEEPERS will be shaped following Cascoland’s unique methodology: designing short-term interventions, tools for meeting and communication, creating public space, and collective moments. This way design works to bridge communication gaps, unlocking humanity’s potential to solve problems together.
Video produced by Cascoland for the Climate Action Challenge from What Design Can Do, winner of the challenge for funding to develop the Pilot in 2018.
Collaborators
Fiona de Bell
Bart Majoor
Femke Bijlsma
Mariana Martínez Balvanera
Roel Schoenmakers
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Cocina Colaboratorio is a transdisciplinary collective that brings together communities of people dedicated to agriculture, cooking, art, design, architecture, and research around the kitchen table to exchange knowledge, design, and implement actions for a sustainable food future. It is a laboratory of collective creation and joint experimentation that seeks to reconcile the care of nature with food production and diverse ways of life.
In this section, you will find stories of actions in three territories through three arenas: the Kitchen, the Experimental Plot, and the Living Biocultural Archive. We also share research-action projects, public programs, and exchanges through Extended Table, as well as stories about resources for other collectives.