Annelys de Vet is a designer, researcher, and educator whose practice focuses on long-term, participatory design projects that engage with urgent social and political issues. Currently, she is a postdoctoral researcher at ARIA (University of Antwerp), after having completed her doctoral research Disarming Design: Politics of Participatory Practices at Sint Lucas Antwerpen / ARIA in 2024.

De Vet is the founder of Subjective Editions, a publishing initiative that collaboratively maps regions through the lived experiences and perspectives of local communities. She is the co-founder of Disarming Design from Palestine; a platform that develops thought-provoking products from Palestine.

Previously De Vet led the temporary master’s program Disarming Design at the Sandberg Instituut in Amsterdam—an experimental curriculum exploring design practices within contexts of oppression. At this moment she teaches in the Master’s Context: Socio-Political program at Sint Lucas Antwerpen.

She welcomes PhD in the arts projects that critically explore the role of design within socio-political contexts. Her interests include participatory artistic practices, community-driven projects, and pedagogical projects that challenge dominant narratives and foster collective imaginaries. She is particularly drawn to research that investigates design as a tool for social engagement, emancipation, and situated knowledge production.