Design/Body/Sense: Physical and Psychical Embodiment in Design

The Design History Society Annual Conference 2007
Kingston University London

Wednesday 5 September to Friday 7 September 2007

Deadline for early registration: 1 July 2007

As an embodiment of thought, feeling and intention, design demands to be
encountered from a bodily perspective. Design/Body/Sense calls for the
interdisciplinary engagement of design and its histories. It suggests the
bodily encounter of design is central to its meaning and that the physical
and psychical experiences of design are contingent upon historical
processes of continuity and change.

Design/Body/Sense will provide a forum for academic enquiry within the
broad community of design historians. Emphasizing the histories of bodily
and sensual experiences of design this conference aims to provide an
inclusive theme for historians, researchers, practitioners and academics
working across the various design disciplines whilst offering the
opportunity for fertile interdisciplinary engagement.

For further information, to download a registration form or working
conference programme, please visit the conference website at
www.designbodysense.co.uk

Any specific queries about this conference should be directed to the
convenors through the conference email address:
designbodysensekingston.ac.uk

Convenors: Dr Trevor Keeble and Juliette Kristensen, School of Art and
Design History, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Kingston
University London.