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The Design History Society is one of the leading organisations that promotes and supports the study of design histories, both in the UK and internationally. Through its journal, annual conference and programme of events it brings together all those engaged in the subject – students, researchers, educators, designers, designer-makers, critics and curators among them. It also acts as an advocate for the subject in a number of different contexts.
5 September - 7 September
University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury, UK
Borders are an ever more pressing issue in the 2020s. Whether geopolitical, human and non-human, or digital...
In our new blog series, academic writer and researcher Dr Rukmini Chaturvedi explores the theme of design-craft engagement in the Indian design market.
17 April 2024
DHS Outreach and Membership Officer Yasmine Nachabe Taan invites DHS members to the launch of her new book,...
We love to hear what our members are getting up to. If you'd like to contribute to the DHS Newsletter and get published on our website, just drop us an e-mail.
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In this month's Provocative Objects blog, academic writer and researcher Dr Rukmini Chaturvedi discusses the Dabbawala coffee table, designed in 2016 by Parth Parikh.
27 March, 10am - 2pm
online
Women Engage in Discussion, Adorned by Ringaal Weaving Artefacts in Tangri Village, Uttarakhand, India, Kirti Kumari,...
Duygu Atalay Onur and Merve Aydin report on their research into oya lace and craft-based design which was supported by the DHS EDI Strategic Research Grant
25 March 2024
Chair of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Design History Prof Dr Grace Lees-Maffei reflects on the career of the...
25 March 2024
Registration is now open for the 2024 DHS annual conference Please visit the conference website to register -...
In this month’s Provocative Objects post, Design History Society Ambassador Rowan Adamson discusses this history of lace and its modern interpretations by Good Squish.
29 February - 1 March
online
Teaching Graphic Design History in/of the Arab World: Narratives and Practices DATE: Thursday 29th February -...
Design History Society members include all those interested in design: students, designers, lecturers, historians, researchers, craftspeople, manufacturers, archivists, curators, librarians and collectors. New members are always welcomed and actively encouraged to contribute to events and publications.
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Freya Purcell and Genevieve Drinkwater report on the digital archive project 'Word on the Street' supported by the DHS Virtual Event Award (Student)
Welcome to the next in our Provocative Places and Objects series, in which we look at places and spaces that challenge and confront us as design historians. This time, Alexandra Banister looks at artist Michael Rakowitz’s paraSITE project, which uses an interdisciplinary approach to art and architecture to highlight issues of homelessness.
5 February 2024
Call for Papers: Textiles and Masculinities SymposiumA Design History Society online symposiumSaturday 15 June 2024The...
5 February 2024
The Design History Society is pleased to welcome our new Ambassador, Pippy Stephenson. Pippy Stephenson is an MA...
29 January 2024
The latest episode of the DHS podcasts is out now!Listen to the 2023 Design Writing Prize guest judge Priscila Farias...
29 January 2024
From the ongoing tensions in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, to the rising peril on women’s rights,...
24 January 2024
The Trustees of the Design History Society and the Editorial Board of the Journal of Design History are very sorry to...
Check out our blog to see reports on the Society's activities.
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The Design History Society is pleased to welcome our new Ambassador, Dan Mu. Dan is a current PhD candidate at...
In the first Provocative Places and Objects blog of 2024, Souhardya De discusses Pathra Temple Complex and the Rural Bengali European Connect.
22 December 2023
As of January 2024, the Design History Society will be taking back management of all individual memberships and...