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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Report: DHS Annual Conference 2025 Student Speaker Bursary recipient
Ludovica Polo, PhD candidate in Design Sciences at Iuav University of Venice, reports on the 2025 annual conference as…
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Provocative Objects: Vivienne Westwood’s 1990 Rococo Corset
Vivienne Westwood’s 1990 ‘Portrait’ corset, printed with François Boucher’s Daphnis and Chloe, remains one of her most…
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