The research programme Social Design has been developed out of the need for change within society. New relationships have been emerging. The research programme will be developing new models, strategies, and products for this new reality. We will be exploring the encounter between people and design, in order to improve the quality of our day-to-day lives.

Head of department: Jan Boelen


MENTORS AND LECTURERS RESEARCH PROGRAMMES

Team 2012-13: Jan Boelen (artistic director of Z33-house for Contemporary Art), Dick van Hoff (designer), Thomas Lommee (designer), Rianne Makkink (architect and designer), Liesbeth Huybrechts (theoretician), Aldo Bakker (designer), Hilde Bouchez (theoretician), Christiane Högner (designer) and others.

History: Over the past few years the following people have been involved in this programme: Lucy Orta (artist), Satyendra Pakhalé (designer), Erna Beumers (anthropologist and africanist), Dick van Hoff (designer), Jan Boelen (artistic director of Z33-house for Contemporary Art), Bas Raijmakers (theoretician), Aldo Bakker (designer), Sanne Jansen and others.