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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.
2 September - 4 September 2021
FHNW Academy of Art and Design, Basel, Switzerland
We regret to inform our colleagues, members of the DHS2020 scientific committee that due to the severe challenges...
20 October 2020
We have a new postcard from Basel! The convenors of the DHS 2021 conference, Ernst Meret and Monica Gaspar are...
20 October, 7 - 8pm
Virtual
Design in Quarantine was founded in April of 2020 in order to document and preserve in real-time design responses to...
We love to hear what our members are getting up to. If you'd like to contribute to the DHS Newsletter and get published on our website, just drop us an e-mail.
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7 October 2020
Today in the mailbox, the convening team of the DHS 2021 conference in Basel is sharing with us some highlights of the...
1 October 2020
The Design History Society would like to congratulate the winners of the 2020 Virtual Design History Pathway. Amidst...
Dr. Zeina Maasri shares the exciting news on the publication of her monograph titled Cosmopolitan Radicalism: The Visual Politics of Beirut’s Global Sixties, which was partly funded by the DHS Research Publication Grant.
18 September 2020
We have another postcard from the DHS 2021 conference conveners in Basel!"Topic: Basel, place of the upcoming...
9 September 2020
The Design History Society would like to share the outcome of the Design Writing and Essay Prizes (undergraduate and...
7 September 2020
From now on the convenors of the DHS Annual conference 2021, Ernst Meret and Monica Gaspar will be sharing their...
5 September, 2 - 3pm
Via Zoom
Members of the DHS are invited to attend our first virtual AGM. This would usually be held at conference, but due to...
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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25 August 2020
Decentering Whiteness in Design History ResourcesWe are a group of White design historians in the USA who are working...
20 August 2020
Apart from the recent exhibition and attending catalogue for the 2018 Cooper-Hewitt exhibition, Senses: Design Beyond...
2 July 2020
Please join us in celebrating the editors, Wessie Ling and Simona Segre-Reinachand all the contributing authors of the...
22 June 2020
Launched in April this year by the V&A Waterfront and Platform Creative Agency, 100 Beautiful Things aims to celebrate...
2019 DHS Conference Bursary recipient, Catriona Quinn, shares her invaluable personal experiences and observations in participating in the DHS annual conference, providing us a glimpse through the panels.
18 June 2020
Adventures in Chemistry and Technology, Exploring the legacy of 19th Century Innovation in Textiles, Jewellery and...
15 June 2020
“Many words are walked in the world. Many worlds are made. Many worlds make us. There are words and worlds that are...
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Decolonizing fashion is not an isolated event, an act that happens and completes itself. This is the case whether we...
9 June 2020
The Design History Society condemns the brutal killing of George Floyd and the many individuals who have lost lives...
4 June 2020
Fashion Education Conference, Learning and Teaching in Fashion Theory and Practice Call for Participation: How...