Tuia·Museum Annual Forum 2024
Bicultural Design Systems

Two threads,
one thumbprint.

How a single mark — fingerprint spiralling into the kōuru koru — carries an entire national collection across charcoal signage, packaging and the museum floor.

A working talk on identity that holds for twenty-six years.

This is the Te Papa Aotearoa Modern design system, applied by Curio Design — a design-style library for AI agents. Full Te Papa Aotearoa Modern guide → designbycurio.com/learn/maori-te-papa-aotearoa-modern-1998