Design History Society

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.

Conferences
Border Control: Excursion, Incursion and Exclusion
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...

News
Trustee vacancy - the DHS seeks a Treasurer
18 November 2024

The DHS is looking to appoint a new Treasurer - please visit our vacancies page below for more...

Blog
Provocative Objects: Smart Caption Glasses
13 November 2024 -

Welcome to the next in our Provocative Places and Objects series, where we look at places and spaces that challenge and confront us as design historians. This time, Zhixin Zhang, PhD candidate in Design at the Edinburgh College of Art and hearing-impaired designer and researcher, discusses how smart caption glasses expose gaps in inclusive design.

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Blog
Crafting a National Identity in an International Market: The Beginning of Indian Design
23 October 2024 -

This blog series so far has discussed the contemporary Indian design market which has been posited against the global one. In this article, Dr Rukmini Chaturvedi discusses the beginning of ‘design’ in India, since the contemporary era cannot be entirely understood without a critical knowledge of understanding the nuances of the past.

Blog
Report: Ecological by Design: A History from Scandinavia by Kjetil Fallan (recipient of the Research Publication Grant)
21 October 2024 -

Kjetil Fallan reports on the publication of Ecological by Design: A History from Scandinavia, which was partly funded by the DHS Research Publication Grant.

Blog
Provocative Places: 2024 Paris Olympics
16 October 2024 -

Welcome to the next in our Provocative Places and Objects series, where we look at places and spaces that challenge and confront us as design historians. This time, DHS Communications Trustee Alex Banister looks at the architecture of the 2024 Paris Olympics, and how a more sustainable approach to hosting world events is the way forward.

Blog
Report: Nordic Design in Translation: The Circulation of Objects, Ideas and Practices, edited by Charlotte Ashby and Shona Kallestrup (recipients of the Research Publication Grant)
14 October 2024 -

Charlotte Ashby and Shona Kallestrup report on the publication of their edited volume: Nordic Design in Translation: The Circulation of Objects, Ideas and Practices, which was partly funded by the DHS Research Publication Grant.

News

Announcing the 2024 DHS Prize Winners

7 October 2024

Announcing the 2024 DHS Design Writing Prize and Student Essay Prize winners. The Design History Society would like...

News

Call for Submissions: JDH Special Issue 'Designing for Disability Futures'

27 September 2024

Call for Papers: Journal of Design History, 'Designing for Disability Futures'Guest editors: Ignacio G. Galán and...

Blog
Provocative Objects: Xcent Stool
25 September 2024 -

For this month's Provocative Places blog, Dr Rukmini Chaturvedi discusses Hardik Gandhi's modern reimagining of the cane mooda

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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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