Annemiek van Boeijen: Good Design comes from acknowledging Diversity in all its facets

Today we are talking to Annemiek about her experience with multidisciplinary. How did it happen that a designer with an engineering background started weaving anthropological perspectives into her approach to design? What ignited her turn towards a culture sensitive design? What does it take to design for a diverse society?. She also elaborates on the importance of combining a curious mind with a pragmatic attitude and the added value of being part of academia. We ask Annemiek to tell us more about her recently published book and the motivation behind this big project. And lastly, how does Annemiek see the impact of the recent designs as a reaction to Covid19: are they adding to the homogenizing trend or the opposite? Listen to this episode and lets reflect on those questions together.