The term “development” refers to the classification of countries in the modern era. Developing is a derogatory Global North classification placed on cultures in the Global South to further other them. The use of the word functions not only as descriptor of economic or societal growth according to Global North standards, but also as rhetoric used to maintain global hierarchies, positioning the Global South inferior. In terms of design, the development framework positions industrial design as a distinct correlation to the culture’s modernity, thus it is superior to Indigenous knowledge and practices. Based on this, Latin American design is othered as their design practices were measured against Global North standards rather than recognized on their own terms. With labeling Latin America as developing means that these cultures will never fully reaching the point of developed; they are compared within classifications set by the Global North. This forces the Latin American cultures to constantly negotiate the juxtaposition between practicing their local ways and conforming to the white man’s standards of modernity. It is important to note that dexoloniality theory offers a powerful framework for resistance to combat the rhetoric of what is considered developed. Decolonial efforts highlight that these cultures are not primitive, but are simply living within a different way. Rather than viewing Latin America as ‘developing,’ it must be recognized as distinct, innovative, and modern on its own terms; through this, the Global North canon shall be dismantled.