Design History Society

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New on the blog! Carey Gibbons reports on a trip to Vancouver to research Pre-Raphaelite illustrations, which was partly-funded by the DHS Research Access Grant buff.ly/4g8cwbM

Thanks to all members who completed our 2024 survey. We are delighted to share the results of the survey on our website: buff.ly/3DbTgv6

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In this month's Crafting a National Identity in an International Market blog, Dr Rukmini Chaturvedi discusses the 1958 'India Report', which set the foundation for design in India and its impact on design pedagogy today. buff.ly/3w8MCyL

New on the blog today: Raquel Castedo, programming chair at AIGA Baltimore & the Society of Design Arts (SoDA), reports on the Latino Design Histories webinar series, which was supported by the DHS Outreach and Event Grant buff.ly/3V45ZWN

In this month's Provocative Objects blog, 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. Read more: buff.ly/3w8MCyL

We are recruiting for a Treasurer of the Design History Society! As a voluntary, unpaid member of the Executive Committee, the Treasurer acts as a bridge between Society members and design history’s many constituencies. More details and how to apply here: buff.ly/3NADYCP

Over on the blog, Prof Kjetil Fallan, University of Oslo and Editor of the JDH, reports on the publication of 'Ecological by Design: A History from Scandinavia', which was partly funded by the DHS Research Publication Grant buff.ly/3YAH7XS

The next in our 'Crafting' a National Identity blog is now live! Discussion so far have focused on the contemporary Indian design market posited against the global one.This time Rukmini Chaturvedi discusses the beginning of ‘design’ in India buff.ly/3w8MCyL

Our Teaching and Learning Officer Deepika Srivastava is on the scientific committee of the @icdhs14 New Delhi, the 14th International Conference on Design History and Design Studies. For more details and submission guidelines: buff.ly/3Nu2DZ1

New report now on the blog: 'Nordic Design in Translation: The Circulation of Objects, Ideas and Practices', edited by Charlotte Ashby and Shona Kallestrup, recipients of the Research Publication Grant. Read the full report here: buff.ly/4080sSq

In this month's Provocative Places blog 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 #provocativeplaces buff.ly/3w8MCyL