We are recruiting! The Inclusion Officer will work towards ensuring best practices of inclusion, equity & diversity are enacted across the society & will be responsible for developing a set of guidelines for inclusive practices across the conference, student conference and membership buff.ly/L5Aqqrl
The Design Writing Prize 2026 is now open for applications! The award invites scholars, researchers, critics, practitioners and educators, both from within the Society and the vibrant community beyond, to champion the cause of critical debate in design through writing. Find out more: buff.ly/OtO34nj
In celebration of International Women's Day, this month's Provocative Objects blog, written by Sufiyeh Hadian, looks at the history of the suffragette rosette and its place in the history of British feminism #IWD2026 buff.ly/HAZHOpg
We are pleased to introduce the newest members of the Design History Society team: our new Ambassadors! Our third new Ambassador is Abigail Egwunyenga, a Nigerian PhD student at the School of Design and Creative Arts at Loughborough University
Find out more about Abigail here: buff.ly/41axg1z
We have extended the deadline for applications to be the new Chair of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Design History. The new deadline is Monday 20th April 2026.
More details can be found here: buff.ly/QTdcNjk
Deadline next week! Submit your abstract for our upcoming symposium Crafting Furniture in the Global South: Contemporary Practices, Histories and Futures. Find out more: buff.ly/qiiZrO8
We are pleased to introduce our new Ambassadors! Aurore Damoiseaux is a PhD student at the University of Brighton. Her AHRC-Techne funded research project focuses on the use of clothing and textile objects in British anti-nuclear activism. Find out more: buff.ly/wKQLRpT
This month, Ishan Khosla, Associate Professor at the School of Design at UPES, Dehradun, discusses research into the JhΔΕu (broom), and its role as a politically loaded, symbolically charged object deeply entangled with questions of caste, gender, labour and power. Read it here: buff.ly/0cht73n
Have you submitted an abstract for our new symposium: Crafting Furniture in the Global South: Contemporary Practices, Histories and Futures? The full call for papers can be found here: buff.ly/qiiZrO8
We are pleased to introduce the newest members of the Design History Society team: our new Ambassadors! First up is Katherine Easthill, is a design history researcher and graphic designer. Find out more here: buff.ly/wKQLRpT
The deadline for applications to be the new Chair of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Design History is next week! Please submit your application by Friday 27th February.
For more details and to apply: buff.ly/p8JvO2P
Call for papers: Crafting Furniture in the Global South: Contemporary Practices, Histories and Futures. Full details can be found here: buff.ly/qiiZrO8
The first Routes to Design History podcast of 2026 is now available. This time, we talk with Dr Yaw Ofosu-Asare, Ghanaian-Australian designer, educator, and researcher. Listen here: buff.ly/5fiMzzf
Did you know that you can keep up to date with all Design History Society events, deadlines, and membership info on the Key Dates section of our website? Take a look here: buff.ly/Ni8zbBZ
Brand new! Call for Papers: Crafting Furniture in the Global South: Contemporary Practices, Histories and Futures. Find out more: buff.ly/qiiZrO8
The DHS is looking to appoint an Inclusion Officer. This is a new Trustee role which has been created to ensure that the best practices of inclusion, equity, and diversity are enacted across the Society. If this sounds like you, find out more: buff.ly/L5Aqqrl
A reminder that we are recruiting for a new Chair of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Design History. For more details and to apply: buff.ly/p8JvO2P
In the first Provocative Objects blog of 2026, Anneke Coppoolse, Assistant Professor in the Department of Visual Communication Design at Hongik University in Seoul, South Korea, examines stranded marine waste as revealing design decisions and material economies. Read it here: buff.ly/15S4Pvf
The Trustees of the DHS and Editorial Board of the Journal of Design History sincerely thank outgoing Editorial Board members Sarah Cheang and Jane Tynan. Their expertise and thoughtful contributions have strengthened the quality and direction of our publication. We wish them both the very best!
Remember that the Call for Papers for our 2026 annual conference βDesign in an Age of Uncertaintyβ closes next week! Find out how to submit your proposal here: buff.ly/kkePXYX
The DHS is looking for a new Chair of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Design History! For more details and to apply: buff.ly/p8JvO2P
Several of our 2026 funding streams are now open for applications, including our Research Access Grant, Decolonising Design History Grant, Accessible Design History Grant, and Research Publication Grant.
For further details, please see the Awards section of our website: buff.ly/pAyBfub
A reminder that the Call for Papers for our 2026 annual conference βDesign in an Age of Uncertaintyβ, hosted by Masaryk University in Brno, closes on Sunday 1st February.
Find out how to submit your proposal for individual papers and for thematic panels here: buff.ly/kkePXYX
We are pleased to welcome Livia Rezende, new Explorations Managing Editor of the Journal of Design History. Find out more here: buff.ly/AGvR1Ge
If we tried to recommend all the amazing galleries and museums worth visiting in Brno during our conference, youβd probably have to take an extra week off. So instead, we picked the crΓ¨me de la crΓ¨me β the spots you simply canβt miss!
Get ready to meet the host city of the 2026 DHS Conference! Design in the Age of Uncertainty will take place in vibrant, innovative, and culture-packed Brno. Over the next few posts, weβll be introducing this Czech gem β so stay tuned! πΈ from Czechia Digital Media Library by JiΕΓ KruΕΎΓk
If youβve been seriously side-eyeing every thematic focus we introduced donβt worry β weβre open-minded! We gladly welcome any theme that engages with uncertainty in design! Deadline is 1st of February 2026
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#designuncertain
#callforpapers #dhsconference
Introducing thematic foci of the 2026 DHS Annual Conference β‘οΈDesign in an Age of Uncertainty β‘οΈ
3. Ecology and Responsibility β»οΈ
The Call for Papers is officially open π£
Find out more: buff.ly/XXu0w0L
Deadline? 1st of February 2026 β³
#designuncertain
#callforpapers #dhsconference
Introducing thematic foci of the 2026 DHS Annual Conference β‘οΈDesign in an Age of Uncertainty β‘οΈ
3. The Non-Human and the Interspecies πΈ
The Call for Papers is officially open π£
Find out more: buff.ly/XXu0w0L
Deadline? 1st of February 2026 β³
#designuncertain
#callforpapers #dhsconference
For the last Provocative Objects blog of 2025, Jennifer Rittner, Assistant Professor of Strategic Design and Management and Assistant Dean for Curriculum and Learning at Parsons School of Design, discusses the spoon as an object of care and its uses in Ancient Egyptian cosmetics buff.ly/KzE6hzT
