Author Andrea Potts
An in-person international conference hosted by the Centre for Design History, The University of Brighton. Confirmed speakers include: Professor Laurajane Smith, Professor of Heritage and Museum Studies, Australian National University Dr Porchia Moore, Assistant Professor of Museum Studies, University of… Continue Reading →
For the latest instalment of our interview series, Dr Andrea Potts sat down with Dr Kajal Meghani whose research sheds light on how individuals of South Asian heritage have contributed to museum collections in the UK. Together, they discuss Kajal’s… Continue Reading →
Earlier this summer, CDH hosted British Museum curators Isabel Seligman and Billie Duch Giménez from the museum’s Prints and Drawings Department, who shared insights into the process of co-curating the recent exhibition Hew Locke: What Have We Here? with renowned… Continue Reading →
We are delighted that CDH member and PhD researcher Pragya Sharma is this year’s recipient of the Textile Society’s Brenda M. King Prize for Critical Writing in Textiles. Pragya was awarded £1,000 for her essay titled The Sari Body. In… Continue Reading →
The Centre for Design History is pleased to announce a new Architectural and Spatial Histories research strand. This research area focuses on how space is produced, experienced, mediated, and contested. It examines how built and natural environments – from interiors… Continue Reading →
In Conversation with Zoe Childerley For the latest instalment of our interview series, Dr Andrea Potts sat down with PhD researcher Zoe Childerley who uses art to make contemporary experiences on board container ships more visible. Together, they discuss Zoe’s… Continue Reading →
The two-day symposium ‘Visuality, Nationhood and Power Relations: Representation of Korea in World’s Fairs and Expositions’ was organised in June 2024 by CDH members Lina Shinhwa Koo, Oknim Jo, and Dr. Yunah Lee. It was hosted by the Centre for… Continue Reading →
News | Professor Pollen’s research features in Sussex Modernism exhibition The Sussex Modernism exhibition at Towner Eastbourne will feature the research and items from the collection of CDH member Prof Annebella Pollen. A forthcoming exhibition at leading contemporary art museum,… Continue Reading →
Doing Design History | In Conversation with Dr Nicola Miles Doing Design History is an interview series that shines a light on the work of members of the Centre for Design History. In this instalment, Dr Andrea Potts is in… Continue Reading →
Dr Esther Draycott discusses the research that she will be undertaking on the “Making Sustainable Homes: The Design Industry, the Data Gap and Design Innovation” project led by CDH-members Dr Megha Rajguru and Dr Tom Ainsworth. I am delighted to… Continue Reading →
