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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.

Event

Revisiting Design History: Global Cross-Cultural Interactions and Narratives

14 June - 15 June 2025

Online

Join us for our annual student conference, bringing together students, early-career researchers, and scholars...

Blog

Provocative Objects: The Madia

11 June 2025

In this month's Provocative Objects blog, Chiara Rubessi, exhibition designer and lecturer in Design History at ISIA...

News

Deadline extended to 1st October - JDH looks to appoint two Members of the Editorial Board

4 June 2025

The Journal of Design History is looking to appoint two new Editorial Board members: Asia Editor The...

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New podcast: Design Writing Prize 2024 winner Kitt Santos in conversation with guest judge Anne Massey

30 May 2025

The latest episode of the DHS podcasts is out now! Listen to the 2024 Design Writing Prize guest judge Professor...

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Announcing Prof. Elizabeth Guffey as the Guest Judge for the 2025 DHS Design Writing Prize

We are delighted to announce that Professor Elizabeth Guffey is the Guest Judge for the Design Writing Prize 2025. This…

Blog

Crafting a National Identity in an International Market: Contemporary Indian Design Gathers Momentum

28 May 2025

This month, Rukmini Chaturvedi explores how early government design initiatives and the National Design Policy paved...

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Introducing the Accessible Design History Grant

16 May 2025

We are please3d to announce the launch of the DHS Accessible Design History Grant This grant has been created to...

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Routes to Design History: Episode 2 - Barbara Perata-Smith

15 May 2025

In the next episode of our new podcast series: Routes to Design History, we speak with Barbara Perata-Smith, a design...

Blog

Provocative Places: Built but Belonging Nowhere: Modern Built Environment vs. Indigenous Identity in Africa

14 May 2025

In this month's Provocative Places blog, Dr Yaw Ofosu-Asare, Research Associate in the Faculty of Education at...

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Provocative Places: Built but Belonging Nowhere: Modern Built Environment vs. Indigenous Identity in Africa

14 May 2025

In this month's Provocative Places blog, Dr Yaw Ofosu-Asare, Research Associate in the Faculty of Education at...

Blog

Report: imperfect index: a graphic design reference book | Research Publication Grant recipients

2 May 2025

Abbie Vickress and Laura Parke report on the publication of their edited volume imperfect index

Blog

Crafting a National Identity in an International Market: Cultural Identity as a Competitive Advantage

30 April 2025

In this month's installment of our monthly blog series, Dr Rukmini Chaturvedi discusses how Indian designers are...

News

The Journal of Design History looks to appoint two Members of the Editorial Board

15 April 2025

The Journal of Design History is looking to appoint two new Editorial Board members:Asia EditorThe newly-appointed...

News

Routes to Design History: Episode 1 - Shirley Surya

The Design History Society is excited to announce the launch of our new podcast series: Routes to Design History.In the…

Blog

Provocative Objects: London, 2050: The City That Moves

9 April 2025

This month's Provocative Places and Objects blog takes the form of an essay narrating landscapes of four speculative...

Blog

Report: A New History of "Made in Italy": Fashion and Textiles in Post-War Italy | Research Publication Grant recipient

3 April 2025

Lucia Savi, Head of Curatorial and Interpretation at the Design Museum, reports on the publication of their monograph...

News

Call for Papers: Revisiting Design History: Global Cross-Cultural Interactions and Narratives

31 March 2025

In today's increasingly globalised world, the discipline of design history faces the imperative to reassess and...

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2025 Conference Call for Papers Update: Open Strand

26 March 2025

We are pleased to announce that the Call for Papers and Panel Sessions for the DHS 2025 Annual Conference is extended...

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