Increasing interdisciplinary collaborations between art, design and science, draw attention to the need of elucidating the position of the designer. Such stance is hereby identified as an in-between position, characterised by its exploratory nature, which contributes to the experimental practice of design as a whole. This interstitial position for design, is furthermore identified as an empowering one, which can open up doors to novel opportunities and outcomes, by enabling designers to engage within the processes that construct meaning
author: Susana Camara Leret, Bas Raijmakers
CRISP project: G-Motiv
prototype: Molecules That Matter, Kindred Spirits