D4CR PRESENTS
Through knowledge and collaboration we engage, impact products and services that interact with children.
The D4CR French Local Chapter is a collaborative platform to rethink design for children. The chapter focuses on the material and immaterial culture of children. Through inclusive and participatory reflections, the chapter invites actors to act and interact within the ethical framework and principles of D4CR. The chapter encourages the need to rethink the material environment of children in a participatory, inclusive and multi-vocal way.
D4CR French Local Chapter has emerged from the activities of Illustrious Lab (a research activity using co-creation to generate innovative and sustainable solutions with and through design), Studio Abi (a research-creation lab for textile education, working at the crossroads of sustainability, creativity, pedagogical innovation and children’s rights) and the In2FROCC research network (interdisciplinary and international network for research on children and clothing) www.illustriouslab.wordpress.com, https://www.studioabi.fr, https://acorso.org/en/childhood-and-clothing/ .
We approach the concept of design in a holistic way, in connection with the Cultural and Creative Industries. The French Local Chapter addresses various themes such as clothing and fashion, digital creation and uses for/by/with young people. D4CR – French Chapter brings together communities of children, practitioners, researchers, educators, industry and policymakers to rethink and innovate children’s culture in France and beyond through our European and international networks.
A collaborative platform to rethink:
We place the child at the heart of an inclusive and participatory reflection within the ethical framework of D4CR.
Academic research with French partners (IN2FROCC network (interdisciplinary and international network for research on children and clothing), etc.)
Partnerships with creative practitioners
Child led activities, such as the series of workshops “Tell me 1 and 2”: intercultural exchange between children from different countries using clothes as a communication medium
Hisse et Oh! project, EU Creative Flip - BLISS Learning Lab project..
Expertise to the industry: the Local Chapter has advised the European cluster Novachild and Prospect Kids 2022.
Policy making: through the contribution to the discussions on the role of clothes in the school environment, in partnership with the French National Museum of Education.
Translation of the Designing for Children’s Rights Guide into French.
Conferences, public engagement, publications and more…
Laetitia Barbu, designer, artistic director and design researcher, and Anne-Charlotte Hartmann-Bragard, expert in brand strategy, image and communication and founder of Studio Abi, coordinate the Local Chapter.
www.illustriouslab.wordpress.com and www.studioabi.fr
For questions, information, news and events, contact Laetitia Barbu : contact (at) arkellia.com
The chapter is co-hosted by Laetitia and Anne-Charlotte.