https://www.deborahsuggryan.co.uk/home daily 1.0 2024-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d9c3586728120382071ef1/8d97d32d-71db-4222-9859-d2f0b9084aca/5D4_9669-Edit.jpg Professor Deborah Sugg Ryan Professor Deborah Sugg Ryan is a historian, author and broadcaster. She is a specialist in the history of houses, interiors, fashion, consumer culture and everyday life. Deborah is Professor of Design History at the University of Portsmouth and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. She is series consultant for BBC Two’s A House Through Time and has appeared in all four series. Drawing on her current research on the history of the kitchen, she appeared in and was consultant to Channel 5’s My Kitchen: 60 Years of Fads and Gadgets and co-wrote and co-presented the BBC Radio 4 programme Fitted and Kitted in 2024, and has contributed to many other TV and radio programmes. Deborah's most recent book is Ideal Homes: Uncovering the History and Design of the Interwar Home. She is currently writing a history of the modern kitchen. https://www.deborahsuggryan.co.uk/contact daily 0.75 2024-09-02 https://www.deborahsuggryan.co.uk/tv-and-radio daily 0.75 2024-09-02 https://www.deborahsuggryan.co.uk/research-and-writing daily 0.75 2024-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d9c3586728120382071ef1/c723d43a-5435-45ba-9524-a9ed1fc83893/Ideal+Homes+2nd+edition1024_1.jpg Research and writing - “Deborah brings to life the history of typical 1930s British houses using stories from the archives of the real families for whom such houses were home. For anyone who wants to research the history of their own house, her new introduction gives away some key tricks of the trade.” —Professor David Olusoga OBE, historian and presenter of A House Through Time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d9c3586728120382071ef1/1626194897830-AG372NKJ96BEEM9I4OWH/RYAN000_PB_220118+front+cover.jpg Research and writing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d9c3586728120382071ef1/1626195204889-657CWZO2LHN7MZAKG53I/81tZ%2BSyhohL.jpg Research and writing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.deborahsuggryan.co.uk/househistoryhour daily 0.75 2024-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d9c3586728120382071ef1/1626191718679-PBWZ2PHCD4GLYGLV7E5K/CY7447.jpg #HouseHistoryHour - #HouseHistoryHour Founded in lockdown in May 2020, the Twitter @HouseHistoryHr account was run by Deborah and leading house historians Karen Averby, Mel Backe-Hansen, Gill Blanchard, the late Audrey Collins, Ellen Leslie, Keith Searle, Cathy Soughton and Jill Stewart until August 2023. On the first and third Thursdays of the month from 7-8pm we took it turns to host, sometimes with a special guest. We used the hashtag #HouseHistoryHour in Tweets to discuss, share and pose questions about house history. See @HouseHistoryHr or visit the website https://www.deborahsuggryan.co.uk/about daily 0.75 2024-09-02 https://www.deborahsuggryan.co.uk/podcastsandtalks daily 0.75 2023-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d9c3586728120382071ef1/e282716d-e80d-4d19-8fed-5753bbf514f2/IMG_4268.JPG https://www.deborahsuggryan.co.uk/consultancy-and-press daily 0.75 2024-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d9c3586728120382071ef1/da7b97ce-a29b-481d-aeb3-1e4c42bc9c30/Figure+6.4.jpg Consultancy and press - Deborah is frequently asked to comment on news stories and features relating to the history of the home, interior design and consumerism. She has been interviewed by a range of newspapers, magazines and websites, including Daily Mail, The Express, The Guardian, The Financial Times, The Times, The Independent, Family Tree, John Lewis at Home and BBC Homes and Antiques. British Empire Exhibition: The forgotten event that took the world to Wembley Coronation ceramics: are they iconic — or ironic? Holy guacamole: are you ready for the return of the avocado bathroom suite? How the Covid-19 pandemic transformed the modern family kitchen What is cottagecore? ‘Your grandma but, like, hip’ How Ikea helped build a flatpack revolution Burnt out: How the humble candle became a millennial must-have Sears, Argos and Habitat: A catalogue of our lives Keep calm and buy a sofa: How pandemic Britain turned to nesting and home renovation Which household items should make a comeback? Discover the hidden history of YOUR home https://www.deborahsuggryan.co.uk/news daily 0.75 2023-06-28