Episodes

Monday Apr 14, 2025
DHS Routes to Design History: Shirley Surya
Monday Apr 14, 2025
Monday Apr 14, 2025
Welcome to the Design History Society: Routes to Design History podcast series. This series offers a glimpse into the journeys of those who have studied or practice design history, highlighting global perspectives and diverse ways of engaging with the field.
In this episode, we speak with Shirley Surya, Curator (Design and Architecture) at M+, Hong Kong. Shirley shares insights into her curatorial journey after studying history of design at Royal College of Art - from working on the retrospective of Yung Ho Chang in Beijing to becoming the first member of the Design and Architecture curatorial team at M+. She shares her reflections on working across regions, the diverse roles of a curator in the making of exhibitions, the process of building the architecture collection, and much more.

Monday Jan 29, 2024
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Guest Judge Priscila Farias in conversation with Ijeoma Ndukwe, the 2023 Design Writing Prize winner for her essay "Golden Lion winner: The pioneering architecture of Nigerian artist-designer Demas Nwoko". This episode includes audio clips of Nwoko reflecting on his practice.
You can read the full winning essay here: https://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/architecture-artist-designer-demas-nwoko-nigeria

Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
The DHS Teaching, Learning and Continuing Professional Development Officer Fiona Anderson is in conversation with the 2023 Design Writing Prize Guest Judge, Dr Priscila Farias, Associate Professor at the University of São Paulo School of Architecture and Urbanism (FAU USP), and a Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development research fellow.
For more information on the prize, please visit the DHS website

Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Guest Judge, Alice Twemlow is in conversation with Joana Albernaz Delgado, the 2022 Design Writing Prize Winner for her essay "Musical Chairs"

Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
The DHS Teaching, Learning and Continuing Professional Developement Officer Fiona Anderson is in conversation with the 2022 Design Writing Prize Guest Judge, Dr Alice Twemlow, Research Professor at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK), and Professor in the Wim Crouwel Chair in the History, Theory and Sociology of Graphic Design and Visual Culture at the University of Amsterdam.
For more information on the prize, please visit the DHS website.

Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Guest Judge, Jarrett Fuller is in conversation with Emily Candela, the 2021 Design Writing Prize Winner

Wednesday Jul 07, 2021
Reverberations by Zara Arshad: S01E09: Decolonising Design and Culture: Rachael Minott
Wednesday Jul 07, 2021
Wednesday Jul 07, 2021
Funded by the DHS, the Reverberations podcast was created by Zara Arshad to discuss marginalisation, underrepresentation and erasure in the UK’s cultural and creative sectors.
For more information visit: https://zara-arshad.com/Reverberations

Wednesday Jul 07, 2021
Reverberations by Zara Arshad: S01E08: Decolonising Design and Culture: Tanveer Ahmed
Wednesday Jul 07, 2021
Wednesday Jul 07, 2021
Funded by the DHS, the Reverberations podcast was created by Zara Arshad to discuss marginalisation, underrepresentation and erasure in the UK’s cultural and creative sectors.
For more information visit: https://zara-arshad.com/Reverberations

Wednesday Jul 07, 2021
Reverberations by Zara Arshad: S01E07: Decolonising Design and Culture: Danah Abdulla
Wednesday Jul 07, 2021
Wednesday Jul 07, 2021
Funded by the DHS, the Reverberations podcast was created by Zara Arshad to discuss marginalisation, underrepresentation and erasure in the UK’s cultural and creative sectors.
For more information visit: https://zara-arshad.com/Reverberations

Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
Reverberations by Zara Arshad: S01E06: Divergent Models: Etienne Joseph
Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
Funded by the DHS, the Reverberations podcast was created by Zara Arshad to discuss marginalisation, underrepresentation and erasure in the UK’s cultural and creative sectors.
For more information visit: https://zara-arshad.com/Reverberations