16^th 4T DESIGN AND DESIGN HISTORY SYMPOSIUM

On the Move: Objects/Images/Spaces

6-7 November 2025

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The 4T Design and Design History Society invites participants to submit abstracts for its 2025 symposium titled "On the Move: Objects/Images/Spaces". This symposium seeks to explore how objects, images, and spaces, whose movement have a profound implication both for the multiple histories and contemporary practices of design, migrate and transform across cultures, times, and borders. These include the interaction of local communities and practices with the design movements and styles that travel across borders; the role that the exchange of ideas and expertise plays in the transformation of contemporary design practices; the impact of the displacement of people and cultures on the (re)production and reception of design; and finally, the role of designers in refugee contexts and diasporic communities. By fostering creative discussion among a diverse community of scholars, practitioners, and students, this symposium aims to create a space for critical engagement with the mobility of design—objects in motion, images that move, and spaces in transition—across various domains.

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IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline for Extended Abstracts	30 May 2025
Notification of Acceptance	To be announced
Early Bird Registration	To be announced
Regular Registration	To be announced
Announcement of Symposium Program	To be announced
Symposium	6-7 November 2025