Collaborative Design in Tunis | El Warcha

In this episode of Outline, Sabine Boghossian chats with Benjamin Perrot, one of the founding designers of El Warcha - a collaborative design studio based in Tunis. They discuss the collective's origins, the challenges it faces, and what its team is currently working on. They reflect on how public space manifests in Tunis, what it means to be a designer in the city today, and the collective's collaborative creative process.
0:00 Introduction
1:51 Origins of El Warcha & Ongoing Projects
11:23 Creative Process
19:30 How El Warcha Functions
23:00 Creating Art in Public Space in Tunis
31:22 Design Practitioners in Tunisia Today
42:46 What El Warcha is Currently Working On
El Warcha means workshop in Arabic. It is a collective and maker-space founded in 2016 in the medina of Tunis, Tunisia. It aims to promote hands-on education and civic actions through the making of temporary urban furniture, art installations and public events with local inhabitants. With members of its community moving around, the project established itself in Tottenham in north London in 2018, and in Lisbon since 2020. It has also operated regularly in Nefta in south Tunisia since 2019.
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