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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...
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...
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.
More details >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...
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.
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.
More details >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...
12 June 2020
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...
DHS Conference Bursary recipient, Robert Gordon-Fogelson, elaborates on his participation in the 2019 DHS Annual Conference, The Cost of Design, sharing some invaluable highlights from the panels.
28 May 2020
The DHS is delighted to offer new funding opportunities for virtual activities whilst our support for face-to-face and...
Check out our blog to see reports on the Society's activities.
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2019 DHS Conference Bursary recipient, Christin Yu offers us a glimpse of last year's DHS annual conference through the lens of textiles, design, and material cultures, which informs her own perspective in her PhD research.
20 May 2020
The first DHS podcast is now online! Please listen to Megha Rajguru, the DHS Teaching and Learning Officer, in...
15 May 2020
Open call for academic articles for the inaugural online issue of ‘DISCERN, International Journal of Design for...