Grace Lees-Maffei
@gracelm.bsky.social
Prof of Design History; Author, Design at Home; Reading Graphic Design; Ed. Design & Heritage, Designing Worlds, The Design History Reader etc; Chair, Journal of Design History; Book Series Co-Editor, Cultural Histories of Design. www.graceleesmaffei.org
I'm honoured to be giving the 2024 lecture for The Pugin Society AGM at The Art Workers' Guild this Sat. I'll talk about some of my research for The Hand Book, reading 2 examples of contemporary art via C19th design reformers Pugin, Ruskin & Morris. Read more on my blog - link in bio.
December 10, 2024 at 7:43 PM
I'm honoured to be giving the 2024 lecture for The Pugin Society AGM at The Art Workers' Guild this Sat. I'll talk about some of my research for The Hand Book, reading 2 examples of contemporary art via C19th design reformers Pugin, Ruskin & Morris. Read more on my blog - link in bio.
It’s here: the second edition of The Design History Reader! Thanks to co-editor Rebecca Houze & the staff at Bloomsbury, to readers of the 1st edition who made a 2nd possible, and to the authors whose work is showcased here. Available to preorder now! #designhistory #newbook #design #celebrate
November 24, 2024 at 8:21 PM
It’s here: the second edition of The Design History Reader! Thanks to co-editor Rebecca Houze & the staff at Bloomsbury, to readers of the 1st edition who made a 2nd possible, and to the authors whose work is showcased here. Available to preorder now! #designhistory #newbook #design #celebrate
New on my blog, a post reflecting on the symposium I convened to celebrate the first decade of #DHeritage the professional doctorate in heritage which I direct the University of Hertfordshire www.graceleesmaffei.org/home/2024/11...
November 22, 2024 at 6:01 PM
New on my blog, a post reflecting on the symposium I convened to celebrate the first decade of #DHeritage the professional doctorate in heritage which I direct the University of Hertfordshire www.graceleesmaffei.org/home/2024/11...
Hello! I’m a design historian writing a book about hands. I’ve published on globalization & national identities, mediation, domestic advice, methodology & historiography. I’m Chair, Journal of Design History; Trustee, Design History Society; and Co-Series Editor for Cultural Histories of Design.
November 16, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Hello! I’m a design historian writing a book about hands. I’ve published on globalization & national identities, mediation, domestic advice, methodology & historiography. I’m Chair, Journal of Design History; Trustee, Design History Society; and Co-Series Editor for Cultural Histories of Design.
The professional doctorate in heritage - DHeritage - students had a super workshop yesterday on Heritage Fictions and Gothic Tourism led by Dr Kaja Franck. A morning of Strawberry Hill House and then the afternoon got darker… #DHeritage #heritage #doctorate #researchdegree
November 16, 2024 at 9:08 AM
The professional doctorate in heritage - DHeritage - students had a super workshop yesterday on Heritage Fictions and Gothic Tourism led by Dr Kaja Franck. A morning of Strawberry Hill House and then the afternoon got darker… #DHeritage #heritage #doctorate #researchdegree