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Crafting a National Identity in an International Market: The Beginning of Indian Design
Crafting a National Identity in an International Market: The Beginning of Indian Design

This blog series so far has discussed the contemporary Indian design market which has been posited against the global one. In this article, Dr Rukmini Chaturvedi discusses the beginning of ‘design’ in India, since the contemporary era cannot be entirely understood without a critical knowledge of understanding the nuances of the past.

23 October 2024 -

Crafting a National Identity in an International Market
Report: Ecological by Design: A History from Scandinavia by Kjetil Fallan (recipient of the Research Publication Grant)
Report: Ecological by Design: A History from Scandinavia by Kjetil Fallan (recipient of the Research Publication Grant)

Kjetil Fallan reports on the publication of Ecological by Design: A History from Scandinavia, which was partly funded by the DHS Research Publication Grant.

21 October 2024 -

Reports
Provocative Places: 2024 Paris Olympics
Provocative Places: 2024 Paris Olympics

Welcome to the next in our Provocative Places and Objects series, where we look at places and spaces that challenge and confront us as design historians. This time, DHS Communications Trustee Alex Banister looks at the architecture of the 2024 Paris Olympics, and how a more sustainable approach to hosting world events is the way forward.

16 October 2024 -

Provocative Objects / Spaces
Report: Nordic Design in Translation: The Circulation of Objects, Ideas and Practices, edited by Charlotte Ashby and Shona Kallestrup (recipients of the Research Publication Grant)
Report: Nordic Design in Translation: The Circulation of Objects, Ideas and Practices, edited by Charlotte Ashby and Shona Kallestrup (recipients of the Research Publication Grant)

Charlotte Ashby and Shona Kallestrup report on the publication of their edited volume: Nordic Design in Translation: The Circulation of Objects, Ideas and Practices, which was partly funded by the DHS Research Publication Grant.

14 October 2024 -

Reports
Provocative Objects: Xcent Stool
Provocative Objects: Xcent Stool

For this month's Provocative Places blog, Dr Rukmini Chaturvedi discusses Hardik Gandhi's modern reimagining of the cane mooda

25 September 2024 -

Provocative Objects / Spaces
Crafting a National Identity in an International Market: Design Emergence of the Global South
Crafting a National Identity in an International Market: Design Emergence of the Global South

In our ongoing blog series, academic writer and researcher Dr Rukmini Chaturvedi explores the theme of design-craft engagement in the Indian design market.

16 September 2024 -

Crafting a National Identity in an International Market
Crafting a National Identity in an International Market: Design as Power
Crafting a National Identity in an International Market: Design as Power

In our ongoing blog series, academic writer and researcher Dr Rukmini Chaturvedi explores the theme of design-craft engagement in the Indian design market.

18 July 2024 -

Crafting a National Identity in an International Market
Provocative Places: The Heygate Estate, Elephant & Castle
Provocative Places: The Heygate Estate, Elephant & Castle

For this month's Provocative Places blog, Design History Society Ambassador Pippy Stephenson discusses issues of heritage and identity in the regeneration of the Heygate Estate in Elephant & Castle

9 July 2024 -

Provocative Objects / Spaces

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