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In this article, Dr Rukmini Chaturvedi discusses the 1958 'India Report', which set the foundation for design in India and its impact on design pedagogy today.
Crafting a National Identity in an International Market
Raquel Castedo reports on the Latino Design Histories Webinar Series (recipient of the Outreach and Event Grant)
Reports
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, Zhixin Zhang, PhD candidate in Design at the Edinburgh College of Art and hearing-impaired designer and researcher, discusses how smart caption glasses expose gaps in inclusive design.
Provocative Objects / Spaces
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.
Crafting a National Identity in an International Market
Kjetil Fallan reports on the publication of Ecological by Design: A History from Scandinavia, which was partly funded by the DHS Research Publication Grant.
Reports
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.
Provocative Objects / Spaces
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.
Reports
For this month's Provocative Places blog, Dr Rukmini Chaturvedi discusses Hardik Gandhi's modern reimagining of the cane mooda
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