ABSTRACT
I struggle with the term design anthropology. My unease can be attributed partially to the somewhat slapdash and inelegant juxtaposition of the words “design” and “anthropology,” devoid of any explanatory prepositions. Design anthropology, therefore, opens itself up to multiple interpretations without certainty about what precisely it stands for. Is this design of , for , with , or and anthropology? Is this a new type of anthropology informed by design (a designerly anthropology), or a new form of design inspired by anthropology (anthropological design)? Or, is design anthropology a new theory and practice inspired by the interstitial spaces between the disciplines? Fortunately, a fl urry of recent writing from academia and industry that can be situated squarely between design and anthropology offers answers to these questions as it maps out an agenda for this emerging fi eld of study ( Bjerregaard and Lauring 2012 ; Clarke 2011 ; Drazin 2013 ; Gunn and Donovan 2012 ; Gunn et al. 2013 ; Ingold 2014 ; Milev 2013 ; Smith 2011 ).
