7th Conference of the International Committee of Design History and Design Studies (ICDHS)
20-22 September 2010, Brussels , Belgium
The conferences of the International Committee of Design History and Design Studies (ICDHS) aim to assess the current state of affairs of design history and design studies.
The seventh ICDHS conference, “Design and Craft: A History of Convergences and Divergences,” brings the relation between design and craft to the fore.
This theme offers an excellent opportunity to gather new design historical and theoretical research from over the world in a focused discussion on regional specificities as well as the impact of global processes of industrialisation.
If, until now, design history has been largely dominated by the Western narratives of industrialization, then moving the focus towards non-industrial design practice might bring non-Western scholars to the forefront.
Moreover, previously marginalized design histories in industrialized countries can finally get a voice.
http://www.designandcraft2010.be/
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