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), Middlesex (2016) and Oslo (2017).
Call for Convenors
The call for convenors for our 2021 Annual Conference is now open. Please click here to download the application package.
FHNW Academy of Art and Design, Basel, Switzerland
2 September 2021
Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
5 September 2019
Parsons School of Design, New York
6 September 2018
University of Oslo, Norway
7 September 2017
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