Society News
3 Sep
Writing Design - Call for Papers
The Design History Society Annual Conference 2009, Writing Design: Object, Process, Discourse, Translation, has now opened its call for papers.
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22 Aug
DHS Roles Available
The Society is seeking to fill a number of positions on its Executive Committee, including Secretary, Conference Liaison Officer, Communications Officer, Essay Prize Officer and Student Representative....More
15 Aug
DHS Essay Prize Winners Announced
Awarded annually, the DHS essay prize for undergraduate and postgraduate work was announced last week, and the winners were .......More
Something Old, Something New
May 18th 2008
The Textile Society's annual conference, Something Old, Something New, will be held in Winchester, UK, on 5-7 September 2008. Papers include:- Prof Simon Olding, Director, Crafts Study Centre, Farnham "The Development of the Crafts Centre and Its Textiles collections"
- Dr Maria Hayward, Director, AHRC Research Centre for Textile Conservation and Textile Studies, Winchester "From the Cradle to the Grave: Dressing for English royal christenings, weddings, coronations and funerals, 1485-1558"
- Clio Padovani, Senior lecturer, Winchester School of Art, "New ways of experiencing historical textiles, working with the V&A"
- Hilary Davidson, Curator, Museum of London "Wearing very well: recreating Jane Austen’s silk pelisse coat"
