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The Design History Society is the leading organisation 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.
6 - 8 September
Parsons School of Design, New York
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimates that in 2016, some 65.6 million people were...
5 September, 10am - 3:30pm
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
The Design History Society will host a Publishing & Research Methods Workshop in conjunction with the 2018 Annual DHS...
8 August 2018
Convened by Louise Purbrick and Annebella Pollen, this panel, which focuses on the subject of Dress and...
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More details >DHS Membership and Outreach Officer, Sabrina Rahman, reviews 'Migrating Culture: Global Curation between Past and Present', a two-day symposium co-organised by the Design History Society and the Programme in Art History and Visual Culture at the University of Exeter.
Thanks to the generous support of a Student Travel Award from the Design History Society, I was able to undertake a five-week research trip to Moscow, Russia, where I conducted archival research for my doctoral thesis, 'The Kino-khudozhnik and the Material Environment in Early Russian Fiction Film, c. 1907-1930'.
17 July 2018
In the past decades there has been a lot of discussion about the construction and impact of history. Historians claim...
I am grateful for the generous support of the Design History Society of my Research Publication Grant application. These funds have been used to contribute to image rights and reproduction fees for visuals included in my forthcoming book, Designing the Department Store: Display and Retail at the Turn of the Twentieth Century.
DHS Ambassador, Vivien Chan, reviews the 'Resonating Occupation: Sound, Music and Imperialism' workshop, which took place as part of the Cultures of Occupation in Twentieth Century Asia project at University of Nottingham last month.
17 June 2018
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia is seeking to fill new academic positions in Design...
15 June, 1 - 5pm
University of Exeter
How can the curation of migrant cultures be a more dynamic and inclusive practice? What happens when objects are...
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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As part of my ongoing doctoral work, I am attempting to map-out and understand the shifting positions of design in postcolonial India. Crucially, a DHS Strategic Research Grant enabled me to visit Industrial Design Centre (IDC), IIT Bombay and National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad.
31 May 2018
29 May 2018
The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts presents 'SUPERSTRUCTURES: The New Architecture 1960-90', marking the 40th...
19 May 2018
Registration is now open for Design and Displacement, the 2018 Design History Society Annual Conference. The...
A fourteen-day research trip to two significant United States-based collections was made possible by the Design History Society's Student Travel Award. This visit allowed me to examine several rare Malay printed books and manuscripts, and consult several folders of missionary correspondence, lithographed, and typeset books.
1 May 2018
What do theories of things mean, to, for, and in design in both their historical and contemporary contexts? This...
I was thrilled to learn that my application for a DHS Research Publication Grant had been successful. These funds will be used to contribute to the colour printing of my book "Color, Science and Fashion: Splendid Hues in the 19th Century".
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With the generous support of the Design History Society's Strategic Research Grant, I had the fantastic opportunity of presenting my research on the Design History Society-affiliated panel at the annual College Art Association conference, held in Los Angeles on 21-24 February 2018.
5 April 2018
The Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture (MoDA) presents an exhibition entitled "Katagami in Practice: Japanese...
The College Arts Association's 106th Annual Conference was held last month in Los Angeles. This year was the second year in which the Design History Society participated in the event as a CAA-affiliated society panel.