Society News
Call for workshop proposals on the theme of archives and collections in learning and teaching in design history and material culture. More
Call for papers and workshop by the Economic History Society More
Features
Indian Handymen
June 1st 2013
Kajal Meghani reports on Technical Education in the Indian Army during the Second World War. More
BOAC and the aircraft interior, 1939-1974
April 14th 2013
A report by Patrick O'Shea outlining his PhD research project in which he aims to document fully the design history of the British Overseas Airways Corporation's (BOAC) aircraft interiors throughout the Corporation's history from 1939 to 1974. More
Forging a transnational network in East Asian Design History
February 8th 2013
A report by Dr Yunah Lee More
Hollywood Before Glamour
February 2nd 2013
DHS Research Grant winner 2012, Michelle Finamore discusses fashion in American silent film. More
Design in Portugal (1960-1974)
February 1st 2013
The actions, actors and repercussions of the Art, Industrial Architecture and Industrial Design Nuclei of the National Institute of Industrial Research (I.N.I.I.). Sponsored by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) we are developing a research project that will provide a comprehensive understanding of the role played by public institutions in the context of the Portuguese New State's dictatorship for promoting design in Portugal between the late 1950's and beginning of the 70's. By Maria Helena Souto More
Barcelona Day Seminar Report 2012
February 1st 2013
Barcelona hosted the 15th Olympic Games in 1992. In 2012, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the event. Here is the report... More
The Material Culture of Sport Conference 2012
January 29th 2013
A round-up of the DHS 2012 very successful conference convened by Dr Paul Jobling at the University of Brighton More
Silver Anniversary: 25 years of the Journal of Design History
November 3rd 2012
Chair of the Editorial Board Cheryl Buckley provides a snapshot of the Journal. With over seventy editors and in excess of five hundred authors, the Journal is now twenty-five years old... More
Knoll Textiles 1947-1959
November 1st 2012
With the support of DHS Student Travel Award Lindsay Marsh investigates the use of foreign inspiration and talent in the creation and dissemination of an American brand. More
Rock, Paper, Scissors: The DIY Punk Zine and its Influence in Contemporary Visual Culture
November 1st 2012
Mark O'Brien from the Institute of Art, Design and Technology in Dun Laoghaire was this year's undergraduate DHS Essay Prize winner. Mark's essay examines the DIY punk zine and its influence in contemporary visual culture and this article provides us with an insight. More
Design History in Britain from the 1970s to 2011: Context Formation and Development
November 1st 2012
Joanne Gooding discusses her doctoral research project which was supported by funding from the Design History Society and Northumbria University. More
The Design History & Material Culture of Blood Donation in Ireland, 1950-1975
November 1st 2012
Post-graduate 2012 DHS essay prize winner; Teresa Reilly, from the National School of Art and Design in Dublin describes the content and critical approaches of her essay. More
Cups for sipping coffee for Muslims: German Turkenbecher in the 18th and 19th Centuries
October 27th 2012
DHS Research Grant recipient Rachel King reports on her research of Türkenbecher cups. More
Modernities on display
October 25th 2012
Kasia Jezowska was awarded a DHS Research Grant to help conduct her investigation into Modernities on display. More
How Barkers of Kensington used the opening of their Fashion Display Hall and associated Fashion Shows to position themselves as a luxury department store: 1928-1930
October 25th 2012
DHS Student Travel Award winner Susan Bishop introduces her research investigating the innovative marketing activities used by Barkers department store between 1928 and 1930 to attract fashion consumers. More
DHS Brighton Conference 2012
October 22nd 2012
DHS Secretary Charlotte Nicklas provides a round up of this year's Design History Society Conference at the University of Brighton and DHS student bursary recipients Triin Jerlei and Jessica Jenkins report on their experiences. More
Mingei and its Transnational Reception: A Comparative Study of Studio Pottery in South West England and West Canada
October 21st 2012
Alexandra Lambley used her Design History Society's Student Travel Award to help fund a four week research trip to Vancouver, researching for her PhD thesis, 'Mingei and its Transnational Reception: A Comparative Study of Studio Pottery in South West England and West Canada'. More
Early Career Researchers Publishing Workshop: A Little Bit of What, Why & How
October 19th 2012
DHS Student Bursary recipient Ness Wood reports on the Society's first early career publishing workshop. Dipti Bhagat, Chair of the Design History Society, opened the event explaining that the Society aimed to extend its teaching and learning activities. This newly initiated publishing workshop, held in conjunction with the Society's annual conference, aimed to bring together early career design historians to meet editors and view the design history journals which they oversee. More
Provenance: the story of a textile and its journey to the slave quarters
October 11th 2012
Recipients of the DHS Research Grant, Susan Falls and Jessica Smith report on their study of pre-Civil War coverlets, which represent a distinctly American legacy of folk textiles. More
A Review of the V&A's British Design 1948-2012
June 6th 2012
Ness Wood discovers the V&A's current exhibiton; 'British Design 1948-2012: Innovation in the Modern Age', which celebrates the best of British post-war art and design from the 1948 'Austerity Games' to the summer of 2012. More