Professional Identity
I am a designer who wants to understand before intervening, starting the design process preferably with observing, asking questions, and trying to uncover the system behind what is visible. I am curious about why people behave the way they do, but also about how their routines, responsibilities, tools, values, and surroundings shape that behavior . This makes me comfortable in complex contexts, where the problem is not immediately clear and different perspectives need to be connected before designing.
I am a responsible human-centered designer who works between people, systems, and emerging technologies. I do not see technology as a goal in itself, but as something that needs to be carefully shaped around human needs, autonomy, and responsibility . In courses like CDR, UETP, and DED, I developed my field-research approach and learned how observations, probes, data, and prototypes can reveal patterns that would otherwise remain hidden. Therefore, I do not just design to create solutions, but also to build u nderstanding.
My background in law has taught me to slow down, consider different perspectives, and question what the consequences an intervention might have . It adds an extra layer to how I design, which on the other hand, gives me the tools to turn these reflections into something tangible. This combination helps me approach emerging technologies, such as AI, not only as opportunities for innovation, but also as systems that need transparency, boundaries, and careful implementation. In my Final Master Project, this was how I worked between nurses, technical experts, hospital stakeholders, and with ethical and legal considerations.
Vision
I believe that designers, in a world where digital technology increasingly influences humans, have a responsibility to critically reflect on what they create and what consequences their design might have. Think about our relationship with Internet, Smartphones and Artificial Intelligence: in 2025, 96% of Dutch population of twelve years or older was online on daily basis (CBS, 2026), demon strating how deeply these technologies are embedded in our daily lives often because they make actions easier, faster or more efficient. However, the present also teaches us this use has consequences on our society, like loss of autonomy, bias, and pr ivacy violation, as these systems are not always understandable or controllable.
With my dual background in both law and industrial design, I want to contribute to a future in which new digital technology responsibly empowers these human capabilities. For that reason, I consciously consider ethical risks throughout the design process and prefer a human-centered design process. I prefer to start this process with observations, like in my M2.1 Project, to understand the user in their context before designing. This helps me question existing patterns and behaviors , and uncover unrecognized human needs.
I see technology as a means, rather than a goal in itself. Adoption of new technology only adds value when they are designed to fit and empower people in the context in which it is used. I am therefore interested in designing with emerging technologies like AI, because the relationship between humans and these technologies is still moldable. This gives designers like myself, the responsibility to ask what role technology should take: what it supports, changes and where its boundaries should be.
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS). (2026, 10 februari). 4. ICT-gebruik personen. Centraal Bureau Voor de Statistiek. https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/longread/rapportages/2026/digitalisering-en-kenniseconomie-2025/4-ict-gebruik-personen