One week to go until our two vacancies at the Journal of Design History close! Could you be our next Asia Editor or Explorations Managing Editor? Apply here: buff.ly/KWY9ka9

'Africa Re/Designs Prelude: Decolonising Design as Cultural Reclamation' is a 90-minute online roundtable supported by the Design History Society's Outreach and Event grant. Find out more here: buff.ly/vwMf0LL

We are delighted to announced that Rosa te Velde, theory tutor at the MA Industrial Design department at KABK , is the winner of the 2025 Design Writing Prize. Find out more:

To celebrate London Fashion Week, this month’s Provocative Objects blog written by Sufiyeh Hadian explores eroticism, empowerment, and the feminist gaze in relation to Vivienne Westwood’s 1990 Rococo corset. Read it here: buff.ly/zqFlKnw

September’s edition of the Routes to Design History podcast features Elizabeth Guffey, Professor emerita in Art History at the State University of New York, Purchase College. Listen to our conversation here: buff.ly/41i0wTK

A reminder that the Journal of Design History is looking to appoint two new Editorial Board members: Asia Editor and Explorations Managing Editor Apply by 1st October 2025 Further details here: buff.ly/KWY9ka9

Find out more about our 2026 annual conference hosts Masaryk University here: buff.ly/EK8DiUW

We are thrilled to announce that next year’s annual conference will be hosted by Masaryk University in Brno on the theme ‘Design in an Age of Uncertainty’. Looking forward to seeing you there in 2026! #dhs2026

Thank you to all who attended, presented research, and chaired sessions at our recent annual conference ‘Converging Paths: Design in the Creative Economy’. A particular thanks to the team at Ankara Bilim University for their hospitality and to British Council Turkey their support of the events.

It’s the last day of papers at our ‘Converging Paths: Design in the Creative Economy’ conference! Take a look at the sessions lined up for today #dhs2025 #dhsconvergingpaths

The final Friday sessions of our annual conference take place from 4.30-6pm #dhs2025 #dhsconvergingpaths

Day Two of our annual conference continues with the following sessions taking place from 11.30am-1pm #dhs2025 #dhsconvergingpaths

Day Two of our annual conference has begun. Take a look at the sessions running this morning from 9.30-11am #dhs2025 #dhsconvergingpaths

See what’s on at the Design History Society conference this afternoon. Our second sessions take place from 4-5.30pm today #dhs2025 #dhsconvergingpaths

The Design History Society annual conference kicks off today! Our first sessions take place from 2-3.30pm today #dhs2025 #dhsconvergingpaths

Our annual conference is underway, starting with the Publishing Workshop #dhs2025 #dhsconvergingpaths @jodesignhistory.bsky.social

The Design History Society 2024-2025 Annual Report is now available to read on our website. Our annual AGM will be taking place on Saturday 6th September at the conference, from 9.30-10.30am Read it here: buff.ly/iIthfOS

Introducing the final keynote speaker for our upcoming conference ‘Converging Paths: Design in the Creative Economy’: Süha Ozkan. Süha is an architect and Former Secretary General of Aga Khan Trust for Culture. Find out more about our keynote speakers: buff.ly/m7krj17

The full programme for our annual conference, ‘Converging Paths: Design in the Creative Economy’, is now live. Take a look here: buff.ly/dcpNxaM

Have you signed up or renewed as a Design History Society member this month? There are 3 options of membership to choose from, plus concessionary rates, and all members are eligible for a range of benefits. Find out more: buff.ly/AvcdtV6

Introducing our second keynote speaker for our upcoming conference: Gülay Hasdoğan. Gülay is the head of the Department of Industrial Design at the Middle East Technical University (METU), where she is also a professor. Find out more about our keynote speakers: buff.ly/m7krj17

The next Routes to Design History podcast is here! This time, hear our conversation with Derrick Gaiter, an Assistant Attorney General in Florida. Listen here: buff.ly/gXtP67W

Introducing the first keynote speaker for our upcoming annual conference ‘Converging Paths: Design in the Creative Economy’ at Ankara Bilim University: John Newbigin. Find out more about our keynote speakers: buff.ly/m7krj17

A reminder that Design History Society annual memberships run from 1st August until 31st July so now is the time to sign up or renew! buff.ly/AvcdtV6

Only one month to go till our 2025 conference ‘Converging Paths: Design in the Creative Economy’! Register now for your place to attend at Ankara Bilim University from 4-6 September: buff.ly/faBcLRx

In the concluding part of the 'Crafting a National Identity in an International Market' series, Dr Rukmini Chaturvedi summarises the key themes explored in the blog over the past year. Read it along with the full series here: buff.ly/YbEtOIz

We now have a Key Dates section on our website so you can keep up-to-date with our events, deadlines, and membership renewal cycle. Take a look here:

Have you registered for your place at our annual conference? This year’s event takes place at Ankara Bilim University from 4-6 September, under the theme of ‘Converging Paths: Design in the Creative Economy’. Find out more:

In this month's Provocative Objects blog, fashion and design historian Sufiyeh Hadian looks at socialist feminism in the Belle Époque through an analysis of a medal commemorating the first wave feminists of Paris. Read it here: buff.ly/vSvDwEv

This month’s Routes to Design History podcast is now live! This time we chat to Ezrena Marwan, a graphic designer, educator, and archivist, who specialises in visual advocacy and the politics of archives. Listen here: buff.ly/elNXwUh

A reminder that the deadline for this year's Design Writing Prize is tomorrow! Be sure to submit your application before 11:59pm BST on 15 July 2025. More details: buff.ly/uclFNVy

Registration is now open for this year’s Publishing Workshop, to be held at our conference in Ankara Bilim University and online. Please register for your place by 26th August 2025. More info and booking here: buff.ly/3dSGzZO

The Explorations section of the Journal of Design History seeks to nurture innovative, experimental, and creative interventions in researching and writing about design and its histories. Find out more:

The deadline to submit entries to our annual Design Writing Prize is fast approaching! Submission formats can take a number of forms including essays, interviews, reviews, or editorial commentary. Please submit your entry by 11:59pm BST on 15 July 2025 . More details: buff.ly/2wnpGkk

It’s the last day of the Early Bird registration rate for this year’s conference: ‘Converging Paths: Design in the Creative Economy’. Register for your place here: buff.ly/x369f6Y

We are delighted to share the first recipient of the Design History Society’s Decolonising Design History Grant, Mariana Salgado, for the project ‘Decolonising Design Through Dialogue’. Find out more about the project: buff.ly/1DUFid1

Sustaining India's artisanal legacy and the alliance between designers and craftspeople is the topic of Rukmini Chaturvedi's latest blog in our 'Crafting a National Identity in an International Market' series. Read it here: buff.ly/AZcaSHj

Don’t forget to register for the Early Bird rate at this year’s Design History Society conference. These rates are available until 2 July 2025: buff.ly/x369f6Y

Entries are open for our annual Design Writing Prize. Find out more: buff.ly/23n35rw

Registration is now open for the 2025 Design History Society conference ‘Converging Paths: Design in the Creative Economy’. This year the conference takes place at Ankara Bilim University from 4-6 September. Early Bird rates are available until 2 July 2025. Register your place here:

The latest episode of our podcast ‘Routes to Design History’ is here! We chat to Sarita Sundar, designer & design historian, who combines her 30+ years of working with brand strategy and design solutions with her academic training in museum studies and heritage interpretation

We apologise for the technical difficulties experienced for this morning’s sessions of our student conference. The Zoom link sent to those who registered via Eventbrite is now working and the next session will be available via that link at 1pm BST

Don't forget our student conference 'Revisiting Design History: Global Cross-Cultural Interactions and Narratives' takes place this weekend! Full details, including session programme, book of abstracts, and Eventbrite registration can be found here: buff.ly/pO1srvk

In this month's Provocative Objects blog, Chiara Rubessi, exhibition designer and lecturer in Design History, discusses the madia, a traditional piece of rural furniture, explored through the lens of gendered material culture and domestic labor. buff.ly/y6RzE6F

The full book of abstracts for our online student conference 'Revisiting Design History: Global Cross-Cultural Interactions and Narratives' is now available to read. Don't forget to sign up for the event taking place this weekend:

Registration is now open for our online student conference 'Revisiting Design History: Global Cross-Cultural Interactions and Narratives' taking place Saturday 14th- Sunday 15th June

Our student conference 'Revisiting Design History: Global Cross-Cultural Interactions and Narratives' is coming soon! Find out more: buff.ly/pO1srvk

The Design History Society has a bursary fund to assist DHS Student and precariously-employed members whose papers have been accepted for presentation at our annual conference. Deadline: 25 June 2025. Find out more here: buff.ly/yYllHYx

The Journal of Design History is looking to appoint two new Editorial Board members: Asia Editor and Explorations Managing Editor. The deadline for these roles has been extended to 1st October 2025. Find out more: buff.ly/MfLUAPp

We are delighted to announce that Professor Elizabeth Guffey is the Guest Judge for the Design Writing Prize 2025. Submissions for the 2025 prize are accepted until 23:59 BST on 15 July 2025. Please visit the Design Writing Prize webpage for submission details: buff.ly/23n35rw