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Design Museum Shop. Our high street shop is located at at Kensington High Street 224–238. Inside the museum, our main shop is located in the atrium, Ground floor. There's also an exhibition shop inside Gallery 1, Ground floor. For further information, please visit the shop website, where you can also find a carefully curated range of gifts ...
Exhibitions - Design Museum
A major exhibition exploring the design evolution of one of the world’s most famous dolls: Barbie®. Journey into the Barbie universe to discover rare, unique and innovative dolls dating from 1959 to the present day. Barbie: Book your ticket. Opens 25 October: Tickets on Sale.
Dieter Rams - Design Museum
Nov 3, 2015 · As head of design at Braun, the German consumer electronics manufacturer, Dieter Rams (1932-) emerged as one of the most influential industrial designers of the late 20th century by defining an elegant, legible, yet rigorous visual language for its products. **Formative Years** Dieter Rams was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, in 1932. As a teenager he loved to watch his grandfather who worked as a ...
Charles Rennie Mackintosh - Design Museum
Feb 16, 2016 · Combining a progressive modernity with the spirit of romanticism, the Scottish architect and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928) created many of the best loved and most influential buildings, furniture and decorative schemes of the early 20th century. Few designers can claim to have created a unique and individual style that is so ...
The Story of the Design Museum - Design Museum
The Story of the Design Museum book. The publication charts the history of the Design Museum from the 1980s to the present day – from twenty-five years of groundbreaking exhibitions at its former home in Shad Thames to the future in its spectacular new home in a landmark 1960s architectural icon in Kensington. Learn more about the Design ...
Barbie®: The Exhibition - Design Museum
5 July 2024 — 23 February 2025. A major exhibition exploring the design evolution of one of the world’s most famous dolls: Barbie®. Journey into the Barbie universe and discover over 250 remarkable objects, with rare, unique and innovative dolls dating from 1959 to the present day. Please note, Barbie: The Exhibition is very popular.
What is "Good" Design? A quick look at Dieter Rams' Ten Principles.
However Rams attempted to express what he believed to be the most important principles for design. Here is a brief overview: Good design is innovative. Good design makes a product useful. Good design is aesthetic. Good design makes a product understandable. Good design is unobtrusive. Good design is honest. Good design is long-lasting.
What's on - Design Museum
Open from 10:00am, the museum is located at 224–238 Kensington High Street, London W8 6AG. Visit information. The Design Museum has a whole host of activities and events across the year to enhance your visit including talks, events, courses and workshops.
Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design 1924 – Today
Oct 14, 2022 · Published to accompany the exhibition Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design 1924 – Today, the publication celebrates Surrealism’s enduring legacy featuring groundbreaking fashion by Mary Katrantzou and Dior, as well as British designs by Tim Walker, Jonathan Trayte and Vince Fraser. Edited by Curator Kathryn Johnson and designed by ...
Arts and Crafts Movement - Design Museum
Profile. The Arts and Crafts Movement (ACM) aimed to promote a return to hand-craftsmanship and to assert the creative independence of individual craftspeople. It was a reaction against the industrialised society that had boomed in Britain in the Victorian period, and aimed for social as well as artistic reform.