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Provocative Objects: tiara with flowers made of translucent fish scales
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Provocative Objects: tiara with flowers made of translucent fish scales

5 June 2023 -

This month, guest contributor to the Provocative Objects series Amber Kim, MA History of Design student at the Royal College of Art/Victoria and Albert Museum, introduces a 19th century tiara with flowers made of translucent fish scales held by the V&A

Provocative Objects: The Gathri Stool - from wholesale to limited edition
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Provocative Objects: The Gathri Stool - from wholesale to limited edition

18 May 2023 -

This month, guest contributor to the Provocative Objects series Dr Rukmini Chaturvedi introduces the Gathri Stool designed in 2017 by Delhi based designer Parth Parikh.

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DHS podcasts new episode: Fiona Anderson in conversation with DWP guest judge Priscila Farias
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DHS podcasts new episode: Fiona Anderson in conversation with DWP guest judge Priscila Farias

10 May 2023

The latest episode of the DHS podcasts is out!In this episode you may listen to DHS Teaching, Learning and Continuing...

Call for Submissions: JDH Explorations
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Call for Submissions: JDH Explorations

5 May 2023

The Journal of Design History (JDH) is launching a new section named Explorations for shorter submissions that can be...

Call for proposals; DHS JDH Translations
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Call for proposals; DHS JDH Translations

28 April 2023

As part of its globalisation initiative, the Journal of Design History invites proposals for its annual DHS-Sponsored...

Provocative Objects: 'If I Hadn’t Ha’ Been So Shy' music sheet (1897)
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Provocative Objects: 'If I Hadn’t Ha’ Been So Shy' music sheet (1897)

19 April 2023 -

This month, guest contributor to the Provocative Objects series Cas Bradbeer explores a music sheet held by the V&A entitled 'If I Hadn’t Ha’ Been So Shy' (1897). This music sheet was published by Francis, Day & Hunter (1877-1972), whose founders often performed in blackface.

Report: researching moga culture in early twentieth-century Japanese material culture
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Report: researching moga culture in early twentieth-century Japanese material culture

18 April 2023 -

Erica Tso, Doctoral Researcher at the Department of Art History, Curating and Visual Studies, University of Birmingham reports on her delayed research trip to Japan as recipient of the 2021 DHS Research Access Award (Student).

Announcing Dr. Priscila Farias as the Guest Judge for the 2023 DHS Design Writing Prize
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Announcing Dr. Priscila Farias as the Guest Judge for the 2023 DHS Design Writing Prize

6 April 2023

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Priscila Farias is the Guest Judge for the Design Writing Prize 2023. This...

Call for Panel Proposals:  DHS Affiliated Society Panel: 112th CAA Annual Conference, 14-17 Feb 2024, Chicago, IL
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Call for Panel Proposals: DHS Affiliated Society Panel: 112th CAA Annual Conference, 14-17 Feb 2024, Chicago, IL

27 March 2023

The Design History Society invites proposals for an Affiliated Society panel at the College Art Association conference...

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Report: Putting on a show with the Kenwood Chef (recipient of the Outreach and Events Grant)
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Report: Putting on a show with the Kenwood Chef (recipient of the Outreach and Events Grant)

20 March 2023 -

Alice Naylor, AHRC-funded Collaborative Doctoral Researcher at the University of Portsmouth and Science Museum Group reports on two live events that evoked the history of a Kenwood demonstration, supported by the DHS Outreach and Events Grant.

DHS annual conference 2023: call for papers extended to 2 April
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DHS annual conference 2023: call for papers extended to 2 April

17 March 2023

The 2023 Design History Society annual conference will be hosted by the

Provocative Objects: Nadinola DeLuxe Bleaching Cream
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Provocative Objects: Nadinola DeLuxe Bleaching Cream

14 March 2023 -

This month, guest contributor to the Provocative Objects series Jade Lindo offers a brief glimpse into the history of Nadinola DeLuxe Bleaching Cream.

Call for papers: ‘Wi Deh Yah’ - Caribbean Fashion and Design Research Network In Collaboration with the DHS
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Call for papers: ‘Wi Deh Yah’ - Caribbean Fashion and Design Research Network In Collaboration with the DHS

13 March 2023

The Caribbean Fashion and Design Research Network (CFDRN) was established in October 2022 by a group of researchers...

2023 DHS annual conference website and call for papers now live
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2023 DHS annual conference website and call for papers now live

1 March 2023

The 2023 Design History Society annual conference will be hosted by the

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Welcome to the new members of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Design History.

27 February 2023

Join us in welcoming the new members of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Design History Dr Harriet Atkinson,...

Provocative Places: Prince/Mercer Street, New York and Virgil Abloh
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Provocative Places: Prince/Mercer Street, New York and Virgil Abloh

14 February 2023 -

This month, guest contributor to the Provocative Places series Monica Jae Yeon Moon explores Prince/Mercer Street in New York and the late designer Virgil Abloh.

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Report: Chandigarh Chairs (recipients of the DHS Research Access Grant [Professional])
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Report: Chandigarh Chairs (recipients of the DHS Research Access Grant [Professional])

7 February 2023 -

Petra Seitz, Nia Thandapani and Gregor Wittrick report on their 2022 fieldwork into the Chandigarh Chairs project which involved an initial trip to Chandigarh, supported by the DHS Research Access Grant (Professional)

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DHS Chair Sally-Anne Huxtable appointed Archives, Collections & Curatorship Editor of the JDH

6 February 2023

We are delighted to announce that DHS Chair Dr Sally-Anne Huxtable has been appointed as Archives, Collections &...

Global Conversations: Materiality and Mediation recording now on YouTube
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Global Conversations: Materiality and Mediation recording now on YouTube

30 January 2023

The recording of the virtual symposium, Global Conversations: Materiality and Mediation organised by the Design...