There are some very exciting events through the V&A, RCA as well as our Alumni that we wish to share:

Ai Weiwei Study Day, V&A

Friday 9 March, 10:00 – 16:30

FREE, booking essential (lunch included)

Join us for a special study day, take part in a practical workshop and enjoy a series of talks on the practice of Ai Weiwei.
Reserve your place by emailing Leanne Manfredi at l.manfredi@vam.ac.uk
Places are limited and are available on a first come, first served basis.

Easter Gilding Course, Florence
2 April – 14th April 2012

for more information: globalgilding.com

2011 RCA / V&A History of Design graduate, Sophie Plender, will lead art and design history tours of Florence and nearby Tuscan towns.

V&A/RCA History of Design Open Research Seminars, Spring Term 2012
Humanities Seminar Room
Royal College of Art
5.00-6.30 pm Thursdays

Thursday 9 February
Emulation: anxieties of influence and the progress of plagiarism.
Dr Katie Scott, Courtauld Institute of Art, London

Thursday 16 February
To the Ends of the Earth: Fashion and Ethnicity in Vogue fashion shoots
Dr. Sarah Cheang, Royal College of Art

Thursday 23 February
The rediscovery of Korean tradition in graphic design, fashion and visual culture from
1960s and to 1980s
Dr. Yunah Lee, University of Brighton

Thursday 1 March:
Identity, Food and Consumerism: Charting the Movement of Ramen as
a Chinese Dish to a Japanese National Icon
Dr. Barak Kushner, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Cambridge]

Thursday 8 March:
Tailoring for Royal Needs: The Manufacture of Clothing at the Royal Court in early
17th Century Sweden
Dr. Cecilia Aneer, Textile Studies, Department of Art History, Uppsala Universitet

Thursday 15 March:
Mind Mud: The Conceptual Ceramics of Ai Weiwei
Garth Clark, Author and Critic

Thursday 22 March:
Join the Tea Set: Selling an Old Commodity in a New Britain
Dr. Erika Rappaport, University of California, Santa Barbara

The History of Design Research seminars are open to all with a research interest in the field. Any further enquiries about the programme, please contact hod@rca.ac.uk