Indigo & Adire Traditions: 10 Skills in 90 Seconds
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Modern Revival: Contemporary Designers Working with Adire
Name one ethical concern raised by digital printing of adire patterns, and one way co-production models address the broader issue of fairness to traditional makers.
Digital printing can reproduce adire patterns without crediting or compensating the artisans whose knowledge underpins those designs, affecting their income and recognition. Co-production models address fairness by formally crediting elder dyers and compensating them as partners in the creative and commercial process.
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