Posted on 22.6.10
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Forthcoming events 25 September 2010 - The Bauhaus Dessau, 1979 Deborah will present a paper on the influence of the Bauhaus on post war design on both sides of the Iron Curtain. This is based on her experience at the Bauhaus, Dessau GDR in 1979, and take place at the Study Day: Cold War Cities to be held at the Centre for the Study of Cultural Memory at the Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies, University of London. For further information email ricarda.vidal@sas.ac.uk or visit the Institute's website. 26 September 2010 - Tunbridge Ware Deborah will give a lecture about the history of wooden toys at the Tunbridge Ware Day at the Hotel Du Vin, Tunbridge Wells on 26th September 2010. For further details email info@edenbridgegalleries.com or visit the Edenbridge Galleries website. |
Posted on 22.06.10
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Victoria: A celebration which Deborah wrote in 2001 has been reissued as Victoria: Her Life, Her People, Her Empire by Carlton to coincide with the fascinating exhibition 'Victoria and Albert in Love' at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace. |
Posted on 8.03.10
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ideas21 pose a crossword puzzle for International Women's Day using clues from Ingenious Women! Do the crossword here, and be in with a chance of winning a copy of Ingenious Women. |
Posted on 25.2.10
| Deborah has been appointed to the Council of the Newcomen Society for the study of the history of engineering and technology. |
Posted on 11.05.09
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Deborah has edited and designed a special edition of Plastiquarian. This issue is devoted to the impact of plastics on women's lives. Find out more in the new magazines section, and at the PHS website. |
Posted on 4.11.08
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Deborah will be giving a talk on November 19th. The event, Brains, Beauty, Business and Innovation - the World of Women Inventors, is organised by Own-It, and is to mark Women's Enterprise Day. The event is at Rootstein Hopkins Space, London College of Fashion, 20 John Princes Street, London, W1G 0BJ, from 6-9pm. More information and ticket booking may be found here. |
Posted on 4.11.08
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Some of Deborah's latest series of panitings, Filling the Void - An Exploration of Loss, have been added to the art page. These form part of a project exploring loss through painting and writing. |
Posted on 23.10.08
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Deborah has been appointed editor of the Plastiquarian, the journal of the Plastics Historical Society. The latest issue, published October 2008, is to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the discovery of polyethylene and the foundation of thr British Plastics Federation. Find out more in the new magazines section, and at the PHS website. |
Posted on 23.10.08
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Ingenious Women and The History of Toys can now be purchased directly from Deborah. If you would like to buy a copy, please email Deborah. |
Posted on 19.01.08
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Deborah will be talking about the history of toys, specifically in relation to London, at the Museum in Docklands on February 9th 2008. Further information from www.museumindocklands.org.uk. |
Posted on 10.11.07
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Niezwykle Kobiety, the Polish edition of Ingenious Women, has recently been published by Muza, Warsaw. |
Posted on 09.01.07
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Deborah's paper based on her talk to the William Shipley Group last October can now be downloaded here (PDF document). |
Posted on 04.01.07
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Plastics and the History of Toys On the 7th Februrary, Deborah will be speaking to the Plastics Historical Society about the role of plastics in the design and manufacture of toys. This will take place at the Institute of Materials in London, at 5.45pm. Please contact the Honorary Secretary of the PHS at r_chambers@lineone.net for further details. Hampstead and Highgate Festival Piers Plowright will be in conversation with Deborah about her work on the 12th May. Further information here. |
Posted on 01.10.06
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Deborah is giving a talk on Ingenious Women at a joint meeting between the William Shipley Group and the Imperial College Women's Club. The talk takes place on October 10th at 5:30pm, in the Meeting Room on the 4th floor of the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Bessemer Building, Imperial College. Tickets £5 to cover refreshments. To book a place please send application and remittance to: Patricia Chapman, Manager, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Bessemer Building, Imperial College London SW7 2AZ. |
Posted on 16.05.06
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The History of Toys is published today by Sutton Publishing. There will be a book signing on June 28th at Daunt Books, 51 South End Road, London NW3 2QB. Please visit the History of Toys page for more information and reviews. |
Posted on 31.05.06
| Deborah has been appointed to the Committee of the Victoria and Albert Museum of Childhood at Bethnal Green in London. |
Posted on 22.03.06
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Geniale Frauen, the German edition of Ingenious Women, was launched at the British Embassy in Berlin on March 7th, the eve of International Women's Day. A report of Deborah's presentation at the embassy can be found here. Deborah also spoke at the Universität Leipzig for the British Council - read a report (in German) here.
For more information on Ingenious Women please see here. |
Posted on 04.02.06
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Deborah will be appearing on Richard Hammond's 5 o'Clock Show this Tuesday, February 7th, at 5pm on ITV1. There is a regular piece on the programme called Mothers of Invention and Ingenious Women will feature this week.
For more information on Ingenious Women please see here. |
Posted on 01.02.06
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The History of Toys will be published by Sutton Publishing in May. For more information on The History of Toys please see here. |
Posted on 01.02.06
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Deborah will be speaking at the British Embassy in Berlin to launch Geniale Frauen on March 7th, International Women's Day. Geniale Frauen is the German edition of Ingenious Women, published by Artemis & Winkler. For more information on Ingenious Women please see here. |
Posted on 31.01.06
| DeborahJaffe.net launched! More content will be added over the next few months so please check back. |