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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.

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Provocative Objects: An Art Deco Table, Reattributed

The history of art and design contains countless examples of women’s work being attributed to men(1). One object in the…

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Available online! 2026 Student Publication - Threads, Traces, and Artefacts: Revisiting Global Design History

We are delighted to announce that the inaugural DHS Student Publication Threads, Traces, and Artefacts: Revisiting…

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