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...


More

Society news archives here...

2012 DHS Essay Prize Winners Announced

August 13th 2012

Undergraduate: Mark O'Brien, Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dun Laoghaire, 'Rock, Paper, Scissors: the DIY punk zine and its influence in contemporary visual culture'

Postgraduate: Teresa Reilly, National College of Art and Design, Dublin, 'The Design History and Material Culture of Blood Donation in Ireland 1950-75'