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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.
5 September - 7 September
University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury, UK
Borders are an ever more pressing issue in the 2020s. Whether geopolitical, human and non-human, or digital...
In this article, Dr Rukmini Chaturvedi discusses the 1958 'India Report', which set the foundation for design in India and its impact on design pedagogy today.
Raquel Castedo reports on the Latino Design Histories Webinar Series (recipient of the Outreach and Event Grant)
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18 November 2024
The DHS is looking to appoint a new Treasurer - please visit our vacancies page below for more...
Welcome to the next in our Provocative Places and Objects series, where we look at places and spaces that challenge and confront us as design historians. This time, Zhixin Zhang, PhD candidate in Design at the Edinburgh College of Art and hearing-impaired designer and researcher, discusses how smart caption glasses expose gaps in inclusive design.
This blog series so far has discussed the contemporary Indian design market which has been posited against the global one. In this article, Dr Rukmini Chaturvedi discusses the beginning of ‘design’ in India, since the contemporary era cannot be entirely understood without a critical knowledge of understanding the nuances of the past.
Kjetil Fallan reports on the publication of Ecological by Design: A History from Scandinavia, which was partly funded by the DHS Research Publication Grant.
Welcome to the next in our Provocative Places and Objects series, where we look at places and spaces that challenge and confront us as design historians. This time, DHS Communications Trustee Alex Banister looks at the architecture of the 2024 Paris Olympics, and how a more sustainable approach to hosting world events is the way forward.
Charlotte Ashby and Shona Kallestrup report on the publication of their edited volume: Nordic Design in Translation: The Circulation of Objects, Ideas and Practices, which was partly funded by the DHS Research Publication Grant.
7 October 2024
Announcing the 2024 DHS Design Writing Prize and Student Essay Prize winners. The Design History Society would like...
Design History Society members include all those interested in design: students, designers, lecturers, historians, researchers, craftspeople, manufacturers, archivists, curators, librarians and collectors. New members are always welcomed and actively encouraged to contribute to events and publications.
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27 September 2024
Call for Papers: Journal of Design History, 'Designing for Disability Futures'Guest editors: Ignacio G. Galán and...
For this month's Provocative Places blog, Dr Rukmini Chaturvedi discusses Hardik Gandhi's modern reimagining of the cane mooda
In our ongoing blog series, academic writer and researcher Dr Rukmini Chaturvedi explores the theme of design-craft engagement in the Indian design market.
6 September, 5 - 6:15pm
Hybrid (UCA and Zoom)
The student-selected keynote lecture for the 2024 annual conference Border Control will be live-streamed via...
4 September, 2 - 5:45pm
University for the Creative Arts Canterbury CT1 3AN
This workshop introduces participants to how academic research can be serialised and presented in formats targeted...
3 September 2024
We are pleased to report that the AGM report for the period 2023-24 has now been published online ahead of the AGM on...
26 July 2024
The current DHS membership period is due to end on 31st July. From 1st August 2024 we will be offering annual...
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In our ongoing blog series, academic writer and researcher Dr Rukmini Chaturvedi explores the theme of design-craft engagement in the Indian design market.
For this month's Provocative Places blog, Design History Society Ambassador Pippy Stephenson discusses issues of heritage and identity in the regeneration of the Heygate Estate in Elephant & Castle
In our new blog series, academic writer and researcher Dr Rukmini Chaturvedi explores the theme of design-craft engagement in the Indian design market.