The annual Design History Society Conference is a prestigious, international event, which offers a platform for an interdisciplinary approach to research and critical debate in design history. Each year the conference is hosted by a different convening institution that works closely with the Society to organise the conference on a theme chosen by the convenor. The annual conference aims to bring together and offer a forum for emerging and established scholars, museum professionals and design practitioners who engage with debates on cultures of design from both contemporary and historical perspectives. It is the particular aim of the conference to further global dialogues on design and its histories.
Past conferences have been hosted at Delft (2006), Falmouth (2008), Hertfordshire (2009), Barcelona (2011), Brighton (2012), Ahmedabad (2013), Oxford (2014), San Francisco (2015) and Middlesex (2016).
Call for Convenors
School of Art & Design, Middlesex University, London
8 September 2016
California College of the Arts, San Francisco, California
11 September 2015
Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford, UK
4 September 2014
National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India
5 September 2013
Brighton, UK
6 September 2012
Barcelona, Spain
6 September 2011
University of Hertfordshire
6 September 2009
University College Falmouth, Cornwall, UK.
6 September 2008