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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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Crafting Furniture in the Global South: Renewable by Origin, Unsustainable by Design: Bio-based Plastics and Furniture from Brazil

Faced with skyrocketing demand for plastics, the search for more sustainable solutions has produced a plethora of new…

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Announcing the Design History Society Annual Conference 2027

The Design History Society Annual Conference 2027 comes to Chelsea College of Arts, UAL, exploring Veiling/Unveiling:…

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