Some references for decolonial, pluriversal and relational design.

Here is a list of some scholars, edited collections and projects that develop, apply or critique the ideas in Arturo Escobar’s *Designs for the Pluriverse: Radical Interdependence, Autonomy, and the Making of Worlds (2018) — especially around decolonial, pluriversal and relational design. 

#	Reference	Annotation (in relation to Escobar’s thesis)
1	Decolonial Pluriversalism (Ed. Zahra Ali & Sonia Dayan-Herzbrun, 2024) Bloomsbury Publishing	An edited volume that explores “pluriversalism” beyond Eurocentric universalism — relevant for your interest in multiple epistemologies/world-making. While not strictly design-only, it offers philosophical and aesthetic perspectives that complement Escobar’s ontological design project.
2	Pluriversal Worlding: Design, Narratives, and Metaphors for Societal Transformation by Renata M. Leitão (2023) fmkjournals.fmk.edu.rs	Explicitly links design, narratives and the concept of the pluriverse. Helps trace how designers are thinking about “world‐building” rather than mere product design — strongly aligned with your framework of “resistant world‐making”.
3	Pluriversal Spaces for Decolonizing Design: Exploring Decolonial Directions for Participatory Design by Nicholas Baroncelli Torretta et al. (2023) ojs.uc.cl+1	A participatory design case/analysis that talks about “pluriversal participation”, “pluriversal presence” and “pluriversal directionality”. Useful for moving from high theory (Escobar) into concrete design research/practice.
4	Towards Pluriversality: Decolonising Design Research and Practices by Rachel Charlotte Smith, Heike Winschiers-Theophilus, Rogerio Abreu de Paula, et al. (2024) pure.au.dk	A recent special-issue/editorial focusing on how design research itself can be decolonised and oriented toward “pluriversality”. Very relevant for your critique of Western hegemonic design and your interest in Indigenous relational epistemologies.
5	Critical Strategies for Ecological Architectures: Pluriversal‑Bioregional‑Decolonial by Mathias Rollot (2025) SpringerLink	While architecture-oriented, this book explicitly uses the frame of “pluriversal-bioregional-decolonial” strategies. Extends Escobar’s ideas into ecological built-environment contexts — aligning with your ecological/feminist concerns.
6	Decolonial Cultural Practices: Towards Pluriversal Cultural Institutions and Policies (Ed. Meike Lettau & Özlem Canyürek, 2025) Routledge	Though focused on cultural institutions/policies, this collection engages with decolonial pluriversalism in practice. It helps to situate your discussion of symbolic systems, hegemonies and institutional power (e.g., your “Gangster” vs “Goody” spectrum).
7	Future design narratives: an interdisciplinary approach to a decolonial glossary by Victoria Rodriguez Schön & Manuela Celi (2024) Cambridge University Press & Assessment	Focuses on language and lexicon in design from a decolonial/pluriversal perspective — tying into your interest in symbolic systems and how they embed power and ontology.
8	Pluriversal Design: A Virtual Decolonising Exhibition (Kambunga, Smith, Winschiers-Theophilus et al., 2021) dl.eusset.eu	A project-based demonstration of pluriversal design in multiple global contexts (Australia, Ghana, Greenland etc). Good for case study purposes in your essay—linking theory to praxis.
9	Design Research Society (Pluriversal Design SIG: PluriSIG) – initiative by Lesley-Ann Noel & Renata Leitão DRS	Not a publication per se, but a network/resource hub. Their reading lists, discussions and reference libraries can point you to further works (including Escobar + related authors). Useful for expanding your bibliography.
10	Designs for the Pluriverse: Radical Interdependence, Autonomy, and the Making of Worlds by Arturo Escobar (2018) Wikipedia+1	You already know this but it’s worth keeping as the anchor reference. It sets out the ontological design frame, critique of modernity/coloniality and articulation of the pluriverse.