Slanted Special Issue: Rwanda

A Slanted special issue that presents outstanding personalities and many good stories in addition to "design eye-candy" from Rwanda Born from Julia Kahl and Lans Harmsen's experience as jury members for descom's Design Award Rhineland-Palatinate, and a subsequent exhibition that showcased work from both the Partnership Association Rhineland-Palatinate and Rwanda (Jumelage) in Kigali.  The exhibition caught the attention of Slanted, inspiring editors to take this look at the up-and-coming creative scene in Rwanda. The country impressed in other ways: plastic bags? Forbidden since 2004. Environmental management is decentralized from the political to the local level, leading to a widespread understanding of how to preserve the environment. On the last Saturday of the month, for example, every citizen is obliged to tidy up the streets. Beginning in 2019, no more used clothing from the West may be imported to Rwanda—an ban that could create around 25,000 new jobs, and encourage the flouris