The Design History Workshop Japan is dedicated to reaching out to group of scholars, historians, designers, craftspeople, collectors, promoters, journalists, museum curators and postgraduate students interested in the history and culture of design, and to encouraging the continued development of design history as a discipline in Japan. To this end, the DHWJ aims to function as a network for communication between members.

Membership benefits include participation in all research workshops and symposia, a subscription to the DHWJ’s journal, Design History, and the right to contribute original research for publication in Design History.

To join the Design History Workshop Japan, please download and fill out the Application Form after reading the DHWJ’s Constitution and Bylaws, and send the Secretariat an email which the completed form is attached with. The Secretary General will then be in touch regarding the initial membership fee (5,000 yen, one-time only) and annual membership dues (8,000 yen for Full Members and 4,000 yen for Student Members).

We look forward to your participation in the Design History Workshop Japan.

The Design History Workshop Japan Constitution and Bylaws
Application Form (MS-Word file)
Address and Email of the Secretariat
Bank Account of the Design History Workshop Japan