DHS Student Conference 12–13 June 2026 (online)
EPHEMERAL ENCOUNTERS
SUMMARY
The word ephemeral is used to refer to things or states that only last for a short time. In times of upheaval and uncertainty, the ephemeral nature of design and design history is made apparent. Objects can be ephemeral in their nature; creators, users, and historians share fleeting encounters with materials, objects, and spaces. Wars, natural disasters, developments in technology can precipitate the disappearance of objects, sites, cultures and histories. Design historians must grapple with these ephemeralites. This conference explores ideas of ephemera, ephemerality and ephemeral encounters across the broad spectrum of design history.
Recordings of this symposium are published on the DHS YouTube channel:
Day one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=digdxXPKEJc
Day two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk1RXrVGzEU
Click here for the full programme: https://indd.adobe.com/view/6d10e842-5bf4-4f19-ab73-eac5cbec51ad