Author Tania Messell

Tania Messell is currently conducting doctoral research on the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID), as part of the Internationalising Design History research cluster, after having completed an MA on the RCA/V&A History of Design Programme on early corporate identities in France (1950-75).

‘Modernisms’ Locations’: Reporting on IDH at the ICDHS Conference

By Tania Messell The IDH research cluster was represented by three panels at the ICDHS Conference, which took place in Taipei this year, and which aimed at exploring and expanding on the use of ‘global’, ‘world’ and ‘transnational’ design histories… Continue Reading →

CfP International Design Organisations: Histories, Legacies, Values

A conference examining the histories, legacies and values of international design organisations in a post-industrial, post-organisational world. University of Brighton, Internationalising Design History Research Cluster Victor J. Papanek Foundation, University of Applied Arts Vienna Date: 9-10 November 2017 Location: University… Continue Reading →

From ‘Soft’ to ‘Hard’ Power? Changing visions of Diplomacy by Design from 1945 Onwards at the University of Brighton

By Tania Messell The role of design in diplomatic encounters was the topic of the research Symposium ‘From “Soft” to “Hard” Power? Changing visions of Diplomacy by Design from 1945 Onwards’, held at the University of Brighton in November 2015…. Continue Reading →

Internationalising Design History Research Cluster

The Internationalising Design History research cluster launched in autumn 2014 offers a focus for those interested in the field of design history. It aims to develop and extend the study of design in all its forms, through its undergraduate and… Continue Reading →

Looking Back (2014-2015)

By Tania Messell With 2016 having been set in motion, it is worth recollecting the activities undertaken by the Internationalising Design History research cluster, which since 2014 have led to fruitful exchanges and paved the way for future initiatives amongst… Continue Reading →

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