Designers In Residence is the museum's ongoing programme supporting emerging talent within the field of design. Working with the museum, emerging designers create site-specific installations on the ground floor of the museum. Throughout the residencies there will opportunities to meet the designers and obtain a unique insight into the design and development of their work.

See insights from the designers and follow their progress on the exhibition blog

Residency II - 27 January - 15 March 2010
Asif Khan
'Harvest' - A collection of native British plants have been manipulated by using the unique technique of plastination, presented in the Design Museum Tank until Tuesday 22 March.
Bethan Wood
'Particle' - Bethan has furnished the museum café with functional furniture made from recycled mass-produced material.
Farm (Giles Miller, Alexena Cayless, Guy Brown and Sebastian Hejna)
Farm Factory have converted the Atrium into a studio space and design salon to debate and reveal the hidden processes that link design, manufacturing and consumption.

Residency I - 18 September 2009 - 31 October 2009
Dave Bowker
Marc Owens

Free Exhibition

Asif Khan - Designers in Residence 2009 from Designers in Residence on Vimeo.

Asif Khan talks about a public space project in Brazil while he was studying at the Architecture Association.

Avatar visits Super Contemporary from Designers in Residence on Vimeo.

Generously supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.