Routes to Design History: Episode 5 - Derrick Gaiter

DHS Podcasts

15 August, 2025

In the next episode of our new podcast series: Routes to Design History, we speak with Derrick Gaiter, an Assistant Attorney General in Florida. Through Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (“VLA”), Gaiter also provides pro-bono legal assistance to income-eligible artists, creative entrepreneurs, and arts organizations. Post his MA History of Design & Curatorial Studies degree at Parsons, he went on to pursue a JD. In this conversation, we will trace Derrick's journey of navigating the shift from design history to law, the parallels, and the contrasts.

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Developed by our Teaching and Learning Officer Deepika Srivastava, our Student Officer Alex Todd, and our Ambassadors Dan Mu and Pippy Stephenson, the Routes to Design History podcast series explores diverse ways of practising the field. Join us as we uncover the many routes to shaping a career in design history.