Bas Raijmakers’ Statement
Design is a thoroughly multidisciplinary discipline. It is called upon ever more in society and industry to address problems and create opportunities. As a result design touches on many aspects of our everyday lives. In design processes discovery research is used from the start, to get access to knowledge about how people live. But that is not its only role. It also inspires design processes. With Design Documentaries, this research introduces documentary film as a new addition to the multidisciplinary mix in design, and invites researchers and designers to engage with video and everyday life creatively, to inform and inspire design processes.