Society News

Nominations sought for Design History Society Teaching and Learning Officer

The DHS is seeking nominations for the Teaching and Learning Officer position. More

Victoria and Albert Museum Symposium

To celebrate the opening of the V&A's new Dr. Susan Weber Gallery of Furniture, the V&A are holding a one-day symposium on the 17th of May to investigate furniture materials, making and design. More

DHS Day Seminar Series: 'It's Personal: Subjectivity in Design History'

Postmodern theory might have finally killed off the utopian ideal of history as an objective science, but it has arguably left a vacuum, with no comprehensive debate on the role of subjectivity and its potential challenges and benefits...


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Committee

The Executive Committee is elected every three years at the Society’s Annual General meeting, usually held during the Society’s annual Conference. The voluntary Executive Committee form the Society’s Board of Trustees, and work together to promote and support professional, scholarly work in design history. The Executive Committee invites and welcomes those interested in becoming more involved with the Society to consider joining the Executive Committee. Queries of interest can directed to the current Chair of the Society.

Chair

Dipti Bhagat (d.bhagat@londonmet.ac.uk)

Secretary

Charlotte Nicklas (c.nicklas@brighton.ac.uk)

Treasurer

Eleni Bide (Eleni.Bide@thegoldsmiths.co.uk)

Membership Officer

Bridget Wilkins (bridgetwilkins@btinternet.com)

Communications Officer

Liz Walker (liz@ten4design.co.uk)

Essay Prize Officer

Annebella Pollen (a.pollen@brighton.ac.uk)

Teaching and Learning Officer

Torunn Kjølberg (torunnkjolberg@hotmail.com)

Research Grant Officer

Catharine Rossi (catharine.rossi@network.rca.ac.uk)

Student Representative

Ness Wood (nesswood@me.com)

Conference Liaison Officer

Sally-Anne Huxtable (sally-anne.huxtable@northumbria.ac.uk)

Chair of the Editorial Board

Cheryl Buckley (cheryl.buckley@northumbria.ac.uk)