Classroom resource: films

The Design Museum asked the public what they would nominate as ‘good design’. The Crowd Sourced Wall at the beginning of the Designer Maker User gallery is a collection of those nominations. Senior Curator Alex Newson asks what is ‘good design’ and what would you nominate?

Margarete "Grete" Schütte-Lihotzky was an Austrian architect who used Fordism and Taylorism to pioneer the fitted kitchen.The Designer Maker User gallery features a full sized model of the Kitchen.

The Designer Maker User exhibition finishes with a look at the way in which making has changed over the last 170 years. Assistant Curator Maria McLintock takes us through the evolution of the making process and explores the human cost of manufacturing.

Grant has cerebral palsy, a condition that gives him the shakes. This can make simple tasks such as eating his morning cornflakes quite difficult. Grant knew that the world of design could come up with a solution to help his meal times go smoother.

Grant contacted Mark from design company 4C and set him the challenge. But what did Mark and 4C come up with? ... listen to their story here!

Designer Emma-Jayne Parkes found her inspiration on a dull day as she sat with her designer friend Viviane Jaeger. The pair thought about how they could create a design to brighten up a rainy day.

The pair started their own design company making colour changing umbrellas, rain macs and more… listen to Emma-Jayne’s story here!

Designer Emma-Jayne Parkes found her inspiration on a dull day as she sat with her designer friend Viviane Jaeger. The pair thought about how they could create a design to brighten up a rainy day.

The pair started their own design company making colour changing umbrellas, rain macs and more… listen to Emma-Jayne’s story here!

Guy Jeremiah went on Dragon's Den with his idea for a collapsible bottle and an accompanying app that meant you were never too far from getting a fresh drink of H2O. The dragons laughed off Guy's idea to replace single use plastics with his design. Now Guy has the last laugh....

Designer Anna Bullus was looking for inspiration in the most unlikely of places: kerbside litter. She examined random samples, looking at things like crisp packets and cigarette butts. She then tried to figure out which elements could be recycled.

"One of the litters I found was a piece of chewing gum and as a designer I was completely amazed there was nothing actually being done to recycle it," she said

This film has been created thanks to the kind support of the Helen Hamlyn Trust

From very first Ferrari to Michael Schumacher’s winning Formula One car and the newest hybrid model, the exhibition features rare cars and memorabilia displayed in public for the first time.

Experience original hand-drawn sketches, sculpture-like models and engines, alongside films and interviews telling one of the great design stories of all time.

15 NOVEMBER 2017 - 15 APRIL 2018

Breathing Colour by acclaimed Dutch designer Hella Jongerius, is an installation-based exhibition that takes a deeper look at the way colour behaves, exploring shapes, materials, shadows and reflections.

28 JUNE 2017 –24 SEPTEMBER 2017