The Centre for Design History is proud to announce new books by its members, Ceren Özpınar and Harriet Atkinson. Join us for a joint book launch to hear from the authors about their respective projects and to celebrate their success. … Continue Reading →
Join the Centre for Design History for another installment of our IOTA II seminar series. In this session, Dr Jo Lance and Dr Charlotte Nicklas will discuss mending and haberdashery in the early twentieth century. 27 March 2025, 1-2pm Design… Continue Reading →
An event organized by the University of Brighton Design Archives and the Centre for Design History. Tuesday 18 March, 3-4.30pm (GMT) online via MS Teams Among the rich collections of the University of Brighton Design Archives is the archive of… Continue Reading →
Julia Winckler is a principal lecturer in the School of Art and Media at the University of Brighton and a member of the Centre for Design History. Here Julia shares her research and reports on her experience of co-curating a… Continue Reading →
*This opportunity is only available to University of Brighton staff* We are pleased to announce that this year’s first call for the CDH Individual Research Support Fund is now open for applications. APPLY NOW by emailing this form to Centrefordesignhistory@brighton.ac.uk… Continue Reading →
Jenny Maidment, the University of Brighton’s Head of Library Content and Discovery Systems, attended the Centre for Design History’s October 2024 event, Material Memoirs: Telling Tales through Things. Her account reflects on her own material life story. As I’ve… Continue Reading →
Event | IOTA II – The Rise and Fall of the Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture, 13 March 2025
Join the Centre for Design History for another installment of our IOTA II seminar series. In this session, curator Dr Zoë Hendon will discuss her experience of working in the UK’s museum sector. Organised with the University of Brighton Design… Continue Reading →
Join us for an afternoon workshop with Mathilda Tham organised by CDH’s Sustainability Research strand leads Sally Sutherland and Chantal Spencer, and programmed as part of the University of Brighton’s Global Challenges Week (2-5 December 2024). Monday 2 December, 2-5pm… Continue Reading →
The Centre for Design History (CDH) seeks to appoint a Postgraduate Research (PGR) student as a Research Communications Assistant to help us to further develop our social media presence to continue to enhance our profile and reach new audiences with… Continue Reading →
Anne Nielsen – PhD student and co-leader of CDH research strand ‘Museums, Archives and Exhibitions’ – reflects on our recent ‘What is Curating?’ roundtable Reflecting on “What Is Curating?” roundtable session (Mithras House, 27th September 2024) Anne Nielsen, University of… Continue Reading →
