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Provocative Objects / Spaces

Provocative Objects: Tortoiseshell

15 January 2025

Welcome to the next in our Provocative Places and Objects series, where we look at places and spaces that challenge...

Provocative Objects / Spaces

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...

Provocative Objects / Spaces

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...

Provocative Objects / Spaces

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...

Provocative Objects / Spaces

Provocative Places: The Heygate Estate, Elephant & Castle

9 July 2024

For this month's Provocative Places blog, Design History Society Ambassador Pippy Stephenson discusses issues of...

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Provocative Objects: Shanzhai Smartphone

17 June 2024

For this month's Provocative Objects blog, Design History Society Ambassador Dan Mu discusses the Shanzhai smartphone...

Provocative Objects / Spaces

Provocative Objects: The Queen Elizabeth Virginal

9 May 2024

To me, the most exciting part of history is the moment of connection that stretches through centuries, an ‘I do that...

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Provocative Objects: The Dabbawala Coffee Table

11 April 2024

In this month's Provocative Objects blog, academic writer and researcher Dr Rukmini Chaturvedi discusses the...