Various forms of design knowledge have been discussed such as methods, schemas, precedents, etc. In this chapter, I discuss cultural history, knowledge, interactions, and roots of researchers and designers as a design precedent. I talk through this concept as I present various case studies where researchers have built their research agenda heavily drawing from their cultural background. I discuss how framing their research agendas using cultural precedents enabled expansion of the power of design, especially in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). I highly relate to this space due to my personal researcher positionality as a “foreign cultural entity” in the westernized HCI theory. The case studies presented showcase how researchers and designers used cultural knowledge to frame their research methods, tools, outcomes, and philosophy.  I further discuss this intake of cultural perspectives as a precedent for HCI research and design practice: 1) For expanding scope of criticality in HCI design spaces and in turn, 2) Promoting Feminisms of thought through the diversity cultural knowledge and background entails in design work, with the risk of multiple perspectives fighting with each other; and 3) Encouraging cross-pollination of ideas to build the larger research agenda for HCI design. 

I also intend to use this chapter as a self-reflection and an avenue to represent young researchers who have excelled in the space of connecting HCI and design spaces to various dimensions through their cultural underpinnings.