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.
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Call for papers - DHS online symposium: Crafting Furniture in the Global South: Contemporary Practices, Histories and Futures
Call for papers - DHS online symposium:Crafting Furniture in the Global South: Contemporary Practices, Histories and…
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Provocative Objects: Satin, Sugar, and Subversion: Manolo Blahnik’s Shoes in Marie Antoinette
When Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette premiered at Cannes in 2006, it was booed by critics who mistook its pastel…
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