The Design Museum and Big Dance invited children between the ages of 5 and 16 to design a travel card holder themed around the Big Dance 2012, capturing the spirit of dance and movement.

Two category winners:
Age 12 – 16 winner: Coco Cripps, Stockwell 15 years old
Age 5 – 11 winner: Katherine Yoon, Barbican 10 years old

The winning travel card designs were revealed on Saturday 19 May and now on sale in the Design Museum Shop.

The museum received nearly 300 entries. See the lists of runners-up here.

Retrospective exhibition of Christian Louboutin is now open. Be the first to see the installation celebrating 20 years of his career. With over 200 shoes, a hologram performance with Dita Von Teese and material drawn from his personal archive, this exhibition is fashion must see. #LouboutinRetrospective

Wins the Designs of the Year 2012. British studio Barber Osgerby were chosen from 89 entries for their stunning design of the London 2012 Olympic Torch. The award, designed by Swarovski was presented by Anya Hindmarch at the awards ceremony held at the Design Museum.

Deyan Sudjic Director of the Design Museum said of the winning entry ‘Nothing is harder to get right than designing for the Olympics. The lightness and simplicity of Barber Osgerby’s London 2012 Olympic Torch does just that. The torch not only captures the spirit of London as Olympic host city but also demonstrates how design can celebrate traditional ideas in a modern way’.

Seven Category awards were also presented at the ceremony:
Architecture Award: London 2012 Velodrome by Hopkins Architects
Fashion Award: 132 5. collection by Issey Miyake
Digital Award: Microsoft Kinect for Xbox 360
Graphic Award: Nokia Pure typeface by Dalton Maag
Furniture Category: 1.3 Chair by Kihyun Kim
Product: London 2012 Olympic Torch by Barber Osgerby
Transport Award: Redesign of the Emergency Ambulance

Read the full press release (PDF)

See images of the Designs of the Year awards ceremony at designsoftheyear.com

Until Tuesday 1 May 2012 the first floor gallery is closed to install forthcoming exhibition Christian Louboutin. You can still see the best designs from around the world in Designs of the Year for a reduced ticket entry.

Admission into Designs of the Year 2012:
£8 Adults (£7.20 without donation)
£7 Concession £7 (£6.30 without donation)
£5.50 Student (£5 without donation)

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For opening times see the Visit us page.

Now in their fifth year, the Designs of the Year exhibition and awards celebrates the most innovative, useful or beautiful designs from around the world nominated in the categories Architecture, Fashion, Furniture, Graphics, Product and Transport.

Category award winners and the overall winner of the Designs of the Year will be announced at an awards event on 24 April 2012.

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With support from the Art Fund, the Design Museum has added the Jasper Morrison’s Handlebar Table, to its Collection. The Handlebar Table, designed in 1983 and regarded as Morrison’s first piece of significant furniture design, will go on to be displayed as part of an exhibition celebrating pieces from the museum’s collection.

With its unique bicycle handlebar base and top and Beachwood column, the Handlebar Table demonstrates Morrison’s simple, innovative approach to design. This piece defined the beginning of Morrison’s career and represents his moderate approach to the design excesses of the 1980s and an early fascination with the ‘found’ object.

Jasper comments, "This was one of my first designs, certainly the first 'commercial' project. I made it as an edition of 10, whilst a student at Kingston Polytechnic. I had read somewhere that Marcel Breuer had the idea for a chair in bended tubular steel after seeing some racing handlebars and in the spirit of the ready-made it seemed appropriate to use the handlebars themselves. The components cost me £20 each and I sold the tables for £100, which seemed like a good business at the time. Looking back at it now I would say the most relevant and important success of the design for my future development was the successful combination of the three materials (wood aluminium and glass) in their natural states. The somewhat eccentric shape of the table itself was fitting to mood of the time and my own frame of mind, a kind of poetic, anti-establishment, business like attitude!"

The Design Museum is developing its Collection ahead of its relocation to new premises at the former Commonwealth Institute, west London in 2014.

Read the full press release PDF

Available on iPad from today. Explore 59 remarkable objects from the museum's collection through film, commentary and photographs. Download for free from iTunes. #collectionapp

Designer Ilse Crawford has been announced as Chair of Jury for the Designs of the Year Awards 2012. Ilse will be joined on the panel by: Hella Jongerius, Sir George lacobescu, Henrietta Thompson and Evgeny Lebedev.
The category winners and overall winning design will be revealed at the awards event at the Design Museum on 24 April 2012.

Find out more about the 2012 jury on the exhibition blog designsoftheyear.com

By sharing with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea your support for the museum’s planning applications for the new Design Museum you can contribute to rejuvenating this landmark building. If you think that the new Design Museum matters – get involved – take part in the debate about this important cultural project now.

The museum has two important planning applications submitted to support its move to the former Commonwealth Institute. These applications will soon be considered by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea planning committee, so if you have not had a chance already, it is now your opportunity to share your comments and help ensure the applications are approved.

The first application Reference PP/11/03333 is in support of extending the museum's opening hours, so that the museum can stay open from time to time beyond 10pm. This will allow the museum to hold evening events for the public, which are a critical part of its programme for visitors, but also help generate much needed income to support the museum's charitable activities.

The second application Reference LB/11/03340 shows the museum's scheme for reconfiguring the interior of the building. The plans online give a good outline of how the internal layout will be reconfigured to accommodate the museum's and its visitors’ needs. Specifically, this application is aiming to determine the size and location of the openings in the first and second floor that will form a new central atrium, create a second opening in the second floor, create two new mezzanine, one in the basement and one between ground floor and first floor levels which will echo the original dais. These changes will preserve stunning internal views of the distinctive ‘swept’ roof and will improve the quality of access in the public spaces.

There’s only one more week for opinions to be registered, the deadline is Friday 16 March.You can see an example letter that you can use here.

You can register your comments by:
Email planning@rbkc.gov.uk quoting the reference numbers in the subject line. Reference PP/11/03333 for the opening hours application, reference LB/11/03340, for the interior of the building.

Post your feedback quoting the reference numbers to:
Robert Lancaster, Department of Planning and Development
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Town Hall, Hornton Street,
London W8 7NX

Everyone, whether they in the borough or not, is able to respond to the proposed plans and we hope that you will support the ambitious vision for the building and the future life of the museum.

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9 - 18 March 2012
What would happen if we used 20% less materials and energy to make products? On the one year anniversary of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, Muji presents a display at the Design Museum that reconsiders the way we look at what makes good product design.

Find out more about Product fitness 80.

Recruiting now for the Design Museum's acclaimed MA Curating Contemporary Design course. Applications welcome for September 2012.

Now in its tenth year, the collaboration between Kingston University and the Design Museum has grown into one of the world’s foremost MA programmes for design curators.

Find out more about the MA Curating Contemporary Design course and how to apply.

The Design Museum welcomes the launch of the published Henley Review of Cultural Education, in particular the recommendation that greater priority be given to the importance of design as a curriculum subject and Teacher CPD be developed with stronger links to industry.

At a time when the Design Museum is developing its activities and learning programme threefold as part of our proposed relocation and expansion from Shad Thames to the former Commonwealth Institute in late 2014, we warmly welcome the government’s response and look forward to developing the museum’s role in relation to the Review.

We strive to enrich and extend school design education by providing inspiration and insight into design embedded in its real world context, in order to better equip young people with the skills, knowledge and passion needed to help make a positive impact on today’s complex world, both as the designers of the future and as critical and thoughtful consumers.

Find out more and download the full Henley Report on the DCMS website.

The winners of the Design Ventura enterprise competition were announced at the celebration event hosted by Sebastian Conran at the Design Museum. Pupils from Walworth Academy, Southwark scooped the top prize for their brilliant new game, ‘Slick Shooter’.

‘Slick Shooter’ takes its inspiration from the traditional ‘tiddlywinks’, creating a cleverly designed, marketable and portable product, which can be assembled from a piece of plastic the size of an Oyster card. The pupils’ aim was to design a game that encourages young teenagers to play as a group.

The winning team will receive a £1,000 bursary and a five-day programme of workshops and guidance from professional designers to develop the game, which will be sold exclusively in the Design Museum Shop from summer 2012.

The winning Virtual Ventura design was also awarded to Simon Langton Boys Grammar School with their self-assembly plywood finger piano, Plyano.

The top Design Ventura entries are currently on display at the Design Museum in the Learning Centre on the second floor until Saturday 25 February.

See images from the celebration event on the Design Ventura blog.

1 May - 8 July 2012
Opening to the public on Tuesday 1 May 2012, this major retrospective celebrates Christian Louboutin’s career to date and showcases twenty years of designs and inspiration, revealing the artistry and theatricality of his shoe design.

BOOKING
Tickets for the exhibition can be purchased in advance from Ticketweb within timed sessions each day. Last admission 30 minutes before the end of the session. (booking fee applies)
Morning session: 10am - 1.45pm
Afternoon session: 2pm - 5.45pm
Saturday evening session: 6pm - 9.45pm

The exhibition opens today, showcasing the most innovative and progressive designs from around the world. See all the nominations at the museum across seven categories: Architecture, Digital, Fashion , Furniture, Graphics, Product and Transport.

See all the nominations at a glance or visit the exhibition blog

The Design Museum today unveiled plans to create the world’s leading museum of design and architecture at the former Commonwealth Institute building in Kensington, London. Designs for the site have been produced by two of the world’s most innovative architectural practices: John Pawson has redesigned the interior of the Grade 2* listed building and OMA has planned the surrounding residential development.

The move will allow the new Design Museum to become a word class centre for design, nurturing British talent and its international influence on design of all kinds. It will bring the museum into Kensington’s cultural quarter, where it will join the V&A, Science Museum, Natural History Museum, Royal College of Art and Serpentine Gallery, creating a platform for the promotion and support of the next generation of creative talent.

The new building will open to the public in 2014, giving the Design Museum three times more space to showcase its unique collection. The museum aims to double its visitor numbers to 500,000 a year, and will greatly expand its education and public events programme with state of the art facilities.

Download the full press release (PDF)

Watch the new Design Museum film

Designs of the Year 2012 longlist announced. Which designs will follow in the footsteps of winners such as the ingenious folding plug, the Obama election poster and the innovative Pluman lightbulb? Exhibition, featuring the entire longlist, opens 8 February.

The Design Museum is looking for the next set of Designers in Residence for the 2012 programme. Deadline for entries is 5pm on Monday 20 February, find out more about the residency and how to apply.

Designer Jonathan Ive has been awarded a KBE from the Queen today in the New Years Honours list. Deyan Sudjic, Design Museum Director said, "The Design Museum congratulates Jonathan Ive for this much deserved honour. Ive is the most gifted and successful designer of his generation, a man who has done as much as anybody to demonstrate that design matters. In Ive's hands, design is a powerful business tool, one which has done a lot to make Apple as successful as it has been. But Ive has also used design to create objects that give their users pleasure and machines that are simple and enjoyable to use. Even before he left Britain and moved to California his work was outstanding in its attention to the smallest detail, and for the way in which it made modern design part of the everyday world. Ive is the designer who helped us stop worrying about technology and start to love it. "

20 January 2012 the museum is open until 10pm. Workshops, activities and talks curated by this year's Designers in Residence. See films from previous Design Overtimes.

The museum is open until 2pm on Saturday 24 December, CLOSED Christmas Day and Boxing Day. See three exhibitions and enjoy delicious treats from the new cafe. There's never been a better time to visit the museum.

Fourteen design classics have been added to the Design Museum Collection, they include a Sony Walkman, a Kalashnikov AK-47 rifle and an example of the motorway signage system, whose standardised typeface, designed by Jock Kinneir and Margaret Calvert in 1960, has not changed to this day. The Design Museum is developing its Collection ahead of its relocation to new premises at the former Commonwealth Institute, Kensington in 2014.

See the full list of new acquisitions in current exhibition This is Design until 22 January 2012.

One of the world’s best-known designers, restaurateurs and retailers, The Way We Live Now explores Terence Conran’s design legacy, inspirations and his extraordinary impact on contemporary life in Britain.

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One of the world’s best-known designers, restaurateurs and retailers, new exhibition The Way We Live Now explores Conran’s design legacy, inspirations and his extraordinary impact on contemporary life in Britain.

Visit the exhibition

While the museum installs Terence Conran - The Way We Live Now the first floor gallery is closed. See current exhibitions on the second floor for a reduced ticket entry.

Admision into This is Design and Designers in Residence:
£8 Adults (£7.20 without donation)
£7 Concession £7 (£6.30 without donation)
£5.50 Student (£5 without donation)

Visit us

See a celebration of the Design Museum’s Collection, which examines the impact of design on the modern world and how it shapes our lives and contemporary culture. Highlights include recent acquisitions to the Collection: Britain’s celebrated red telephone box, donated by BT and a set of traffic lights designed by David Mellor. Visit the exhibition

Recorded earlier this month at the Design Museum, author and journalist Barbara Chandler finds out how Kenneth Grange became one of Britain's leading product designers. Download the interview here

Grab a pencil and join the family drawing tour through current exhibition This is Design. The half hour tour begins with a general introduction to the museum, then invites you to discover the iconic objects in the Design Museum Collection through a series of drawing exercises. Recommended for ages 7 + including grown ups too. Sketching paper and pencils will be provided.

Booking essential
Free with museum entry, but places are limited.
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Annual PUMA.Safe Sustainable Design Lecture: Alejandro Aravena
Tuesday 18 October, 7.30pm.

The Design Museum welcomes executive director of Elemental S.A., Alejandro Aravena. The architect and designer discusses his approach to sustainability-informed design, demonstrated in work such as the Monterrey Housing project in Mexico, which gained Elemental S.A. a Designs of the Year nomination in 2010 for its innovative solution to low-cost, self-build social housing.

Booking
Tickets £15 / £7.50 members, includes entry to all current exhibitions before the talk.
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Tuesday 11 October, 7.30pm
Kenneth Grange Interview

In this informal interview, author and journalist Barbara Chandler will be asking Kenneth Grange to describe
his motivations, inspiration and the key achievements that have led him to become one of Britain’s leading product designers. With a prolific career that spans over 50 years, Grange is responsible for designing some of the most iconic and familiar products and appliances that continue to shape our daily lives. What does he think are his greatest achievements and what should we expect from designers in the future?

BOOKING
Tickets £15 / £7.50 Members
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A busy weekend at the museum: drawing workshop in the KENWOOD kitchen on Saturday 2 - 4.30pm. Then on Sunday, its making and baking between 2 - 4.30pm. All activites free with museum entry and the first 50 people to visit the museum on Sunday get a FREE anglepoise lamp. Don't miss out.

KENWOOD KITCHEN WEEKEND - DOMESTIC MASTERY
Saturday 24 September, 2 – 4.30pm
Free with museum entry
It's drawing galore as the pop-up kitchen is trasformed into an artists studio for the afternoon. With sumptuous still life compositions to inspire, and Kenwood products as seen in Kenneth Grange - Making Britain Modern to act as your muse, draw and collage a contemporary masterpiece. Or closely examine and sketch current and vintage KENWOOD Chefs guided by members of their product design team.

KENWOOD KITCHEN WEEKEND - MAKE AND CAKE FAMILY WORKSHOP - FULLY BOOKED
Sunday 25 September, 2 – 4.30pm
Free with museum entry
Start with a kit of design materials, add a sprinkle of imagination and join our KENWOOD Kitchen-themed family workshop. Using a humble cardboard box, create a model of a fantastical labour saving gadget for your home inspired by the iconic and familiar products in the Kenneth Grange - Making Britain Modern exhibtions. Add a finishing touch by donning your own paper chef hat and decorating a delicious cupcake to take home.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Get a FREE lamp from Anglepoise
To celebrate the 2011 London Design Festival, the Design Museum and Anglepoise are giving away 50 Anglepoise lamps on Sunday 25 September. The first 50 people to buy a ticket to the Design Museum’s current exhibitions: Kenneth Grange – Making Britain Modern, This is Design and Designers in Residence, on Sunday 25 September will get a free Anglepoise Lamp Type 1228 special edition.

The Anglepoise Lamp Type 1228 was designed by Kenneth Grange in 2004 and a special edition was issued in 2011 in Daffodil Yellow to celebrate his exhibition. Entry to the Design Museum’s three current exhibitions is £10 plus a £1 voluntary donation.

The Anglepoises formed a display in the Design Museum Tank to celebrate the museum’s Kenneth Grange exhibition and are being given away as ex-display. There is one lamp per person, terms and conditions will be supplied with the lamp.

Jade Folawiyo, Simon Hasan, Hye-Yeon Park and Will Shannon are the Designers in Residence. Selected through an open-call for applications, these talented young designers have been asked to consider the idea of imperfection either in an object, environment or experience. See their remarkable designs in the gallery.

September 2011 - March 2012
The Design Museum is looking for up to three volunteers aged 18 - 24 to help shape and develop the museums Young Peoples Get into Design Programme. We aim to work with three volunteers between September 2011- March 2012, to co-create exciting and inspiring design based activities for our younger audiences.

See further information about the placements on the vacancies page.

Kenneth Grange is Britain’s leading product designer, his prolific career spans over 50 years and he is responsible for designing some of the most iconic and familiar products and appliances that shape our daily lives. See the exhibition celebrating his remarkable career.

Kenneth Grange is Britain’s leading product designer, his prolific career spans over 50 years and he is responsible for designing some of the most iconic and familiar products and appliances that shape our daily lives. Kodak cameras, the silhouette for the Intercity 125 train, Kenwood food mixers, Parker pens, and the re-design of the London black cab are just some of his well-known designs. Making Britain Modern, the exhibition celebrates his remarkable career.

CHAMPION CHAIRS
Sunday 24 July, 2 - 4.30pm
Kids £4.50 (ages 5 - 11)
Explore the range of innovative chairs in the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year exhibition and then create your own miniature chair. Use your exciting ideas and unusual materials to transform your chair from an everyday piece of furniture into a champion chair!

Booking
Workshops are £4.50 per child and £11 for accompanying adults. Includes entry to all current exhibitions.
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"Britain's top design award." This year's winner is the Plumen lightbulb. See all the nominations including the seven category winners in this year's exhibition. Also visit the exhibition blog.

The Trustees of the Design Museum announced (29 June 2011) a major gift by the Conran Foundation, endowed by Sir Terence Conran towards the museum’s new development project. This will help to create the world’s leading museum of contemporary design and architecture in London.

Sir Terence Conran, who celebrates his 80th birthday in October this year, met the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Culture, Jeremy Hunt, at 10 Downing Street today in recognition of his continued support for the Design Museum and this exciting new project.

Sir Terence Conran’s donation consists of a cash gift of £7.5m and the value of the sale of the lease of the current Design Museum building at Shad Thames valued in the region of £10m. This gift will bring the Conran Foundation’s support for the museum, and its predecessor, the Boilerhouse over the last 30 years to £50m.

Read the full press release PDF

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Stroll through the allegorical garden of delight at the Design Museum’s Summer Party on Friday 1 July. Revel in the festive combination of bunting and banter, vintage games, workshops and see exhibitions until 10pm.Tickets £7.50 in advance, includes entry to current exhibitions.

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£11 on the door / £7 students / Members free

Also take advantage of the special dinner offer at Zizzi on Shad Thames. Simply show your Summer Party ticket on entry to Zizzi's and get a main course and drink from the set menu for £8.95. Groups of eight or more should book in advance. 020 7367 6100. Open until 11pm.

11am - 4pm
Bring the whole family along to the Design Museum for an exciting day of activities and fun with workshops, exhibition trails, games and competitions. All Famly Day activites are free with museum entry: £10 adults, free for under 12's. Tickets include entry to all current exhibitions.
See the Family Day programme of events.

We have teamed up with Andaz Hotel Liverpool Street to offer the chance to win the Ultimate Wim Crouwel Weekend. The weekend includes: overnight stay at Andaz, two complimentary tickets to Wim Crouwel: A graphic odyssey and two tickets to the sold out event Pioneers of Industrial Culture: Wim Crouwel at the Design Museum on Thursday 23 June, 7.30pm.

Enter here.

The Design Museum is hosting a pop-up shop at Clerkenwell Design Week from 24 - 26 May. We have an exclusive range of products on sale including Wim Crouwel inspired wallpaper and new merchandise for forthcoming exhibition, Kenneth Grange - Making Britain Modern. Join Tony Brook from Spin on Wednesday 25 May for drawing workshop 'Enter the Grid'.
The shop is open 10am – 9pm.
Find us in the Farmiloe Building,
34 St John Street
EC1M 4AY

The Faculty of Arts at the University of Brighton has secured two Art and Humanities Research Council Collaborative Doctoral Awards in collaboration with the Design Museum to add to its significant portfolio of postgraduate research. The Awards provide opportunities for doctoral students to gain first hand experience of work outside an academic environment. The closing date for all awards is Friday 17 June 2011. For more information and details of how to apply here.

A graphic odyssey is Dutch graphic design legend Wim Crouwel's first UK exhibition. Explore key designs, iconic posters, print and typography spanning over 60 years of his career.

The Plumen energy saving light bulb has won this year's Designs of the Year 2011. British designer Samuel Wilkinson and product design company Hulger, have won the Brit Insurance Design of the Year 2011 for their stunning redesign of the low energy light bulb. Beating over 90 entries to claim the winning title, 2011 Jury Chair Stephen Bayley presented the award at yesterday's ceremony held at the Design Museum. Exhibition runs until 7 August.

Making its UK debut at the Design Museum: sticky tape architecture. Made from 156 rolls of sticky tape – that's about 10.3km of tape - this sculptural structure is being made site specifically for the museum. See it, for one night only, Tuesday 15 March from 6.30 - 9pm.

While the museum installs Wim Crouwel: A graphic odyssey the first floor gallery is closed. See Brit Insurance Designs of the Year on the second floor for a reduced ticket entry.

"Britain's top design award." See all the nominations including the seven category winners in this year's exhibition.

The winners of the Brit Insurance Design Awards 2011 are announced.

See all of the nominations in the exhibition at the museum and vote for your favourite on the awards blog.

See all the nominations at the museum and vote for your favourite on the exhibition blog designsoftheyear.com

See a 1961 E-Type Jaguar displayed on the riverfront outside the museum to celebrate fifty years of the E-Type.

A beautiful exhibition of over 150 images that evoke the spirit and style of 100 years of fashion.

While the museum installs Brit Insurance Designs of the Year the second floor of the museum is closed. See the list of nominees now.

A beautiful exhibition of over 150 images that evoke the spirit and style of 100 years of fashion.

The Design Museum is looking for four designers to become this year's Designers in Residence. Deadline for applications: 28 Febraury 2011.

The 90 nominees for the Brit Insurance Designs Awards have been announced. Spread across seven categories, the designs are nominated by industry experts. The exhibition featuring all of the nominees opens 16 February.

Stephen Bayley will chair the jury for the museum's annual Brit Insurance Design Awards. He will be joined by art and design curator Janice Blackburn OBE, graphic designer Mark Farrow, novelist Will Self, Pro Vice-Chancellor of Kingston University Penny Sparke and Simon Waterfall co-founder of digital agency Poke

"The father of modern architectural minimalism"
The New York Times
Plain Space celebrates Pawson's career to date including a 1:1 structure, the largest installation the museum has built, alongside materials, models and photographs. See a behind the scenes of the exhibition build on the exhibition blog.

The first floor gallery is now closed to install forthcoming exhibition Drawing Fashion which opens on 3 November. You can still see John Pawson Plain Space on the second floor and shop in the Design Museum Shop.

The exhibition John Pawson - Plain Space is open. The largest installation the museum has built, the exhibition includes a 1:1 structure, materials, models and photographs. See a behind the scenes of the exhibition build on the exhibition blog.

The exhibition of architect John Pawson opens tomorrow. The largest installation the museum has built, the exhibition includes a 1:1 structure, materials, models and photographs. See a sneak preview on the exhibition blog.

Until 21 September the second floor of the museum is closed to install John Pawson Plain Space which opens on 22 September. You can still see almost 100 of the best designs in Brit Insurance Designs of the Year 2010 on the first floor.

Current exhibitions Urban Africa and Sustainable Futures both close on Sunday 5 September. Also see the Basso & Brooke installation in the Design Museum Tank. Enjoy the exhibitions until 7pm on Saturday 4 September or shop in the Design Museum Shop and Cafe.

Every Saturday in August the Design Museum is open until 7pm. Don't miss the final weeks of current exhibitions Sustainable Futures and David Adjaye’s Urban Africa or shop in the Design Museum Shop and Cafe.

Don't miss this year's Brit Insurance Design of the Year - Folding Plug by Min-Kyu Choi, along with all the shortlisted designs across seven design categories - Architecture, fashion, furniture, graphics, interactive, product and transport. Showing until 17 October.

See current exhibitions Urban Africa, a photographic survey of African cities by David Adjaye, and Sustainable Futures an exhibition of the latest in sustainable design.

Urban Africa displays David Adjaye's photographic jpurnay of African capital cities. Sustainable Futures explores a range of products, concepts and projects that address issues of sustainability in their design. Both until 5 September.

Brit Insurance Designs of the Year on the first floor will be closed on Monday 7 June and partially closed Tuesday 8 June. David Adjaye - Urban Africa and Sustainable Futures on the second floor, the Design Museum Shop and Café will be open as usual with a reduced entry price: £6 adults, £5 cons, and £4 students.

Brit Insurance Design of the Year nominee, the BMW concept car GINA, will be on display at the Design Museum until 6 June So don't miss your chance to see this incredible vehicle and the other 90 nominated designs in the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year exhibition.

See new exhibitions Urban Africa and Sustainable Futures, a photographic survey of Urban Africa by David Adjaye and an exhibition of sustainable design.

See this year's Brit Insurance Design of the Year - Folding Plug by Min-Kyu Choi, along with all the shortlisted designs across seven design categories - Architecture, fashion, furniture, graphics, interactive, product and transport. Showing at the museum until 31 October.

David Adjaye - Urban Africa and Sustainable Futures on the second floor is closed on Tuesday 13 April. Brit Insurance Designs Awards on the first floor, the Design Museum Shop and Cafe will be open. Tickets prices on the day are reduced to £6 adults, £5 cons, £4 students.

David Adjaye- Urban Africa and Sustainable Futures, are now open. Urban Africa - a photographic journey by David Adjaye reveals a unique snapshot of life in Africa today whilst Sustainable Futures explores a range of products, concepts and projects that address issues of sustainability in their design.

Wins the Brit Insurance Design Award 2010. Chosen as the most innovative and forward thinking design from the past 12 months. See the plug, along with all the shortlisted designs at the museum until 31 October.
See insights, images and comment at the Designs of the Year exhibition blog.

The overall Brit Insurance Design of the Year 2010, will be revealed at the Awards Ceremony at the Design Museum tonight. Visit the Designs of the Year blog to find out the winning design posted exclusively on Wed 17 March.

Final Week of the museum's ongoing programme supporting emerging talent within the field of design. The designers have created site-specific installations on the ground floor of the museum, showing until 15 March. Free exhibition

Showcasing the most innovative and forward thinking designs from around the world in seven design categories: architecture, fashion, furniture, graphics, interactive, product and transport. The winning designs for each category have been announced and are now competing for the overall Brit Insurance Design of the Year 2010, to be revealed at the Awards Ceremony at the Design Museum on 16 March. The winning entries, along with all the shortlisted designs, are on show until 31October.

See all the winners, nominations and comment on the designsoftheyear.com blog.

The seven category winner for the Brit Insurance Design Awards 2010 have been announced today. Collectively they celebrate everyday design, reflecting international trends, current themes of sustainability and social enablement. The winners originate from Chile, China, Netherlands, UK and USA.

The seven Brit Insurance category winners are:
Brit Insurance Architecture Award 2010: Monterrey Housing, Mexico
Brit Insurance Fashion Award 2010: Alexander McQueen Spring / Summer ’10 and Spring / Summer Catwalk presentation Plato’s Atlantis. UK
Brit Insurance Furniture Award 2010: Grassworks, Netherlands.
Brit Insurance Graphic Award 2010: The Newspaper Club
Brit Insurance Interactive Award 2010: The EyeWriter
Brit Insurance Product Award 2010: Folding Plug
Brit Insurance Transport Award 2010: E430 Electric Aircraft

These designs will now compete for the overall Brit Insurance Design of the Year 2010, to be announced at the Awards Ceremony at the Design Museum on 16 March.

See images of all the winners and full nomination list on the DesignsoftheYear Blog

Brit Insurance Designs of the Year is now open. See the 91 nominated designs in seven categories. The Brit Insurance Design Awards winner is announced on March 16.

Inspired by the innovative and streamlined products of German designer Dieter Rams, participants are challenged to design a fantasy object for their home, starting with only a blank white box and armed with a kit of design tools and materials. Suitable for children ages 5-11, workshops will be running Sunday the 7th and 28th of February.

Comprehensive exhibition of the work of legendary German product designer Dieter Rams. Comprehensive exhibition of the work of legendary German product designer Dieter Rams. Also on show Ergonomics - Real Design and Designers in Residence.

Working alongside product designers Giles Miller and Sebastian Hejna, 12 - 16 years olds will explore current exhibitions and develop skills to create their own product design solutions and prototypes on this exciting 3 day course. Explore the various techniques and processes employed by design group Farm Studios and take a closer look at their work during Designers In Residence, opening in January. Working alongside product designers Giles Miller and Sebastian Hejna, participants will explore current exhibitions and develop skills to create their own product design solutions and prototypes on this exciting 3 day course.

The shortlist for the Brit Insurance Design Awards is announced today. Nearly one hundred designs in seven categories have been shortlisted for the Brit Insurance Design Awards and you can see every design in the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year exhibition that opens 17 February. Category winners are announced on 4 March and the overall winner is announced at a dinner on 16 March.

Final weeks to see the work of David Chipperfield, one of the UKs most important architecture firms, through beautifully detailed models, sketches, photographs and film.

"A shrine to modern minimalism" (Evening Standard).
Visit the new Dieter Rams exhibition at the museum and see an interview with Deiter on this week's BBC Culture Show.

Less and More - The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams and Ergonomics - Real Design are now open. Discover the work of one of the most influential industrial designers of the late 20th century alongside the science of everyday life. Read more...

To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Design Museum, leading designers Tord Boontje, Margaret Calvert, Konstantin Grcic and David Chipperfield have been invited to design an original print to be sold exclusively in the Design Museum Shop. Each commission will be available as an edition of 100, strictly limited and numbered and exclusive to the Design Museum.

Tord Boontje Print
Margaret Calvert print
David Chipperfield print
Konstantin Grcic print

All proceeds from print sales go directly towards the Design Museum exhibitions and education programme.
Buy online from the Design Museum Shop

Children can make a modern home using the latest construction kits from Meccano. With experts on hand to assist you and a bumper range of design materials to choose from, this workshop is a must for all budding young architects and 3D designers!

New exhibition David Chipperfield Architects - Form Matters. See the work of one of the UKs most important architecture firms, through beautifully detailed models, sketches, photographs and film.

See the work of one of the UKs most important architecture firms through beautifully detailed models, photographs and film in new exhibition David Chipperfield - Form Matters. Also your last chance to see the work of Spanish designer Javier Mariscal and highlights from Jan Kaplickýs architectural career.

Monday 2 November @ BFI
Animated Conversation
Created live by Javier Mariscal
Two performances: 7pm and 9pm
Witness the inner workings of the imagination of renowned Spanish designer and artist Javier Mariscal. By creating and controlling animation film footage in real time, Mariscal has devised his ‘Conference’ which is the spontaneous and instantaneous application of his creative thinking onto the silver screen. In this energetic live performance Mariscal manifests the images, voices, narrative and content that transport his characters, the Garriris, from the universe of his imagination onto the screen

Booking
Tickets £20.15, members £18.65, concession £13.65
BFI box office - 0207 928 3232
Book online at the BFI website

New exhibition David Chipperfield - Form Matters. See the work of one of the UKs most important architecture firms, through beautifully detailed models, sketches, photographs and film.

Monday 2 November @ BFI, £20.15, concession £13.65
Animated Conversation

Created live by Javier Mariscal
Two performances: 7pm and 9pm
Witness the inner workings of the imagination of renowned Spanish designer and artist Javier Mariscal. By creating and controlling animation film footage in real time, Mariscal has devised his ‘Conference’ which is the spontaneous and instantaneous application of his creative thinking onto the silver screen. In this energetic live performance Mariscal manifests the images, voices, narrative and content that transport his characters, the Garriris, from the universe of his imagination onto the screen

Super Contemporary, an exhibition of London design past, present and future, closes Sunday 4 October. Don't miss this in depth survey of a city that so many great designers call their home.

Residency I - 18 September 2009 - 31 October 2009: Dave Bowker, Marc Owens
Residency II - 27 January - 8 March 2010: Asif Khan, Bethan Wood, Farm (Giles Miller, Alexena Cayless, Guy Brown and Sebastian Hejna)

Visit the Designers in Residence Blog

See the Designers in Residence exhibition until 10pm and meet some of the residents at our late night event Design Overtime Festival on 25 September. Debates, workshops and a Birthday Bake-off set to a blend of music and entertainment to celebrate our 20TH Birthday.

Tickets are only £5 in advance and includes entry all current exhibitions and activities.

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£8.50 on the door

See the lively and colourful graphic design of Spanish designer Javier Mariscal in his first UK retrospective. Also on show are highlights from Jan Kaplický's architectural career. Visit these exhibitions and be inspired by their visionary design.

Four new exhibitions will be opening at the museum over the next few months. David Chipperfield - Form Matters, Less and More - The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams, Ergonomics and annual exhibition Designers In Residence.

For dates and details see the Exhibitions page

Wednesdays 5, 12, 19 or 26 August
5 - 11 year olds
Fun and engaging thirty minute gallery tours beginning with a introduction to the Design Museum and then highlights of the colourful Mariscal - Drawing Life exhibition.

Tours are Free with entry to the museum
Children Under 12 FREE
£8.50 adults / £5 students / £6.50 concessions
Booking is not necessary but places are limited

For details of our Sunday workshops for kids see Families page.

The Design Museum has been granted a wedding license so you can now get married and have the reception at our beautiful Thameside location.

Contact our Events Team now to organise your perfect wedding
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For further details see the weddings page.

The museum will be open late on Saturday 1 August until 7pm. Enjoy all three of our current exhibitions and shop late at the Design Museum Shop and Cafe.

See details of our late night opening on Friday 25 September Design Overtime Festival

The museum is open until 6.45pm Friday 24 and Saturday 25 July, so you can enjoy all three current exhibitions until later than usual. The Shop and Cafe will be open late too.

Mariscal - Drawing Life
1 July - 1 November 2009
Regarded as one of the most innovative and original designers of our time, this exhibition will be the first UK retrospective of Spanish designer and artist Javier Mariscal. Mariscal's diverse body of work will be on display, from kooky cartoon characters and furniture to stunning interiors and graphic design.

Jan Kaplický - architect of the future
1 July - 1 November 2009
Jan Kaplický, who died earlier this year, was the Czech architect responsible for some of the most remarkable buildings that Britain has ever seen. This exhibition curated by Deyan Sudjic will celebrate Kaplický’s career, his influences and unique futuristic vision for building design.

Late night opening Design Overtime Festival until 10pm on 25 September.

Marvellous Mariscal Workshop and Get Into Illustration! - See Mariscal for families

Until 4 October 2009
Super Contemporary features 15 new commissions for London. Some commissions are installed around London, see Paul Smith's bunny bins and Ross Phillips' Head to Toe booth in Covent Garden. Celebrating the spirit of London design, past, present and future, the exhibition highlights London's creative moments in architecture, product design, people and fashion from 1960 to present day.

Wed 24 June, 7.15pm, £15 (£10 members)
Currently featuring in the Super Contemporary exhibition, Tom Dixon earned his name as a design maverick in the early 80’s with a D.I.Y punk approach to furniture making. Deftly combining the creative with the commercial, Dixon went on to set up his own studio, become Creative Director of Habitat and now Artek, the Finnish furniture manufacturer. Book now.

Mariscal - Drawing Life
1 July - 1 November 2009
Regarded as one of the most innovative and original designers of our time, this exhibition will be the first UK retrospective of Spanish designer and artist Javier Mariscal. Mariscal's diverse body of work will be on display, from kooky cartoon characters and furniture to stunning interiors and graphic design.

Jan Kaplický - architect of the future
1 July - 1 November 2009
Jan Kaplický, who died earlier this year, was the Czech architect responsible for some of the most remarkable buildings that Britain has ever seen. This exhibition curated by Deyan Sudjic will celebrate Kaplický’s career, his influences and unique futuristic vision for building design.

Late night opening Design Overtime Festival until 10pm on 25 September.

Super Contemporary opens on 3 June, featuring 15 new commissions from London's most dynamic creatives. Some of these exciting commissions can already been seen around London, Paul Smith has designed a new London rubbish bin, installed in the Covent Garden Piazza. Or record a snapshot of your body at one of the Head to Toe booths designed by Ross Phillips situated in Covent Garden, Idea Store and Selfridges & Co London.

See an exclusive exhibition from fashion designer Paul Smith which features 138 bag designs to be showcased in the museum atrium from Tuesday 19 May - Monday 1 June.

Its your last chance to see the acclaimed exhibition by fashion designer Hussein Chalayan. The museum will be opening late until 7pm on the final three days.

There's only two weeks to see the acclaimed exhibition of fashion designer Hussein Chalayan. The museum will be open until 7pm on the final three days.

Design Museum current exhibitions Brit Insurance Designs of the Year and Hussein Chalayan are open until 10pm on Friday 24 April. Tickets are only £5 in advance and include entry to activities that explore innovation throughout the museum.

Sunday 5 & 26 April and Sunday 3 & 31 May, 2 – 5pm
Design your own model car and race it around our fantastic model track! Be inspired by designs showing in Brit Insurance Designs of the Year with students from the renowned vehicle design course at the Royal College of Art on hand to give expert advice and speed you along your way. Book Now

The Brit Insurance Design of the Year 2009 winner is Shepard Fairey's Obama poster nominated in the Graphics category by design expert Patrick Burgoyne. The design was chosen from the seven category winners and announced last night as the winning design at the awards dinner hosted by Naomi Cleaver.

Shepard Fairey said on receiving his award, “I’d like to thank the jury and the Brit Insurance Design Awards for presenting me with this award. The Obama Hope poster was created as a grass roots tool for the Obama campaign and I’m very honoured to be recognised for its creativity and contribution to graphic design, especially amongst all the other incredible nominations across the various disciplines that made thought provoking, conscious design.”

The Blog Vote winner was revealed as the Magno Wooden Radio by Singgih S. Kartono.
With over 7000 people voting it was the dominant winner in the vote and the peoples' favourite design.

See the exhibition blog for more news and images.

The Blog Vote winners will be announced on Wednesday 18 March. Polls close at midnight tonight, so you can still vote now at designsoftheyear.com/polls/. Also see exclusive images of the awards in production ahead of the Awards Dinner on Wed 18 March where the chosen Design of the Year 2009 will be announced. designsoftheyear.com/

Its not to late to vote for your favourite design in The Blog Vote at designsoftheyear.com/polls/. Voting closes at midnight on the 17 March and the winner of the Blog Vote will be announced on 18 March.

SUNDAY 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 March, 2- 5pm
Celebrate spring at the Design Museum by learning about modern millinery techniques and designing and making your own unique headpieces. Use a range of exciting materials to ensure a look that is totally you and then model your stylish designs in a fun, fashion photo shoot. Book now!

The winning entries in each category of the Brit Insurance Design Awards 2009, awarded to the most progressive and forward thinking designs from the past 12 months, are: New Oslo Opera House for Architecture, Vogue Italia: A Black Issue for Fashion, MYTO chair for the Furniture category, and the Graphics category is awarded to the Barack Obama Poster. Interactive goes to Make Magazine, Magno Wooden Radio wins Product and the Transport winner is Colombia’s Line-J Medellin Metro Cable.

The winning entries represent a snapshot of contemporary design and demonstrate the role that design plays at a global level. Ranging from Shepard Fairey’s iconic Obama poster, to the economically sustainable Magno Wooden Radio and the multi-functional landmark of the New Oslo Opera House, the international winners are spread across Indonesia, Colombia, USA, Norway and Italy.

The seven winning designs will now contend for the prestigious accolade of Brit Insurance Design of the Year 2009, to be revealed at an awards dinner hosted by Channel 4 design presenter Naomi Cleaver, at the Design Museum on 18 March.

Its not to late to vote for your favourite design in The Blog Vote at designsoftheyear.com/polls/. The winner of the Blog Votewill be announced on 18 March.

The world’s most interesting and forward looking designs are recognised in the Brit Insurance Design Awards by industry experts spanning seven categories: architecture, fashion, furniture, graphics, interactive, product and transport. See the 91 shortlisted designs in the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year exhibition.

Nominated by industry experts, Brit Insurance Designs of the Year presents all the shortlisted projects in seven categories: architecture, fashion, furniture, graphics, interactive, product and transport. Vote for your favourite design on the exhibition blog.

See the first comprehensive presentation of Hussein Chayalan's remarkable vision. Reflecting on his creative approach and questioning nature, this exhibition presents his most significant work from the last fifteen years.

Last chance to see Alan Aldridge - the Man with kaleidoscope Eyes and Patricia Urquiola - Purely Porcelain. Both exhibitions close 25 January.

The museum is open every day except Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Start the year with your very last chance to see the acclaimed Design Cities exhibition, curated by Deyan Sudjic.

The nominees for Brit Insurance Designs of the Year 2009 have been announced. Visit the blog and sign up to receive details about the nominees.

Monday 15 December, 7.15pm £15

The Design Museum’s current exhibition Design Cities argues that seven cities have each enjoyed a 'moment' when their particular economic, cultural and geo-political stars have aligned to have a transformative effect on the history of design. In this debate the British Council and the Design Museum have come together to examine the notion of ‘Design City’, and look to where this title might be applied in the future. In a panel discussion led by Design Museum Director and curator of Design Cities Deyan Sudjic, candidates from four major world cities will have the opportunity to state their case.

Ruy Ohtake is an acclaimed architect and will argue for Brazil’s largest city, Sao Paulo, with its vibrant design scene and host of landmark buildings and structures.

Professor M P Ranjan is a designer and a member of the Faculty at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, he will argue in favour of Bangalore, the fastest growing metropolis in India and known as the Silicon Valley of India.

Ou Ning editor and graphic designer, will put forward the case for Beijing, the centre of politics and culture in China. Beijing expresses strong traditions and values as well as globalisation, and islbuilding upon the 2008 Olympics in terms of the advancement of design and technology.

Denis Cherdantsev is a designer, journalist and teacher who will make the case for the largest city in Europe - Moscow. Cherdantsev works for Designet, Russia’s leading web site for the promotion of Russian design which focusses on supporting the national design community. A melting pot of politics, economics and religion, Moscow is also home to the largest number of billionaires in the world.

At the end of the event the audience will be able to cast their vote in response to the arguments and campaigning of the night.

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See current exhibitions until 10pm, find design gifts in the Design Museum Shop and enjoy festive workshops. Only £5 in advance.

Alberto Alessi in conversation with Design Museum Director Deyan Sudjic. Alessi will be responding to footage from a selection of the ‘Design Interviews’, a series of DVDs produced by Museo Alessi, co-edited by Museo Alessi and Edizioni Corraini and directed by Anna Pitscheider. Featured in the short films are five masters of design - Andrea Branzi, Achille Castiglioni, Alessandro Mendini, Richard Sapper and Ettore Sottsass.

Alan Aldridge - the Man with Kaleidescope Eyes and Patricia Urquiola - Purely Porcelain are now open. See these exhibitions and check out the new exhibition products in the Design Museum Shop.

New enterprise in design education teaching and learning resource free to download and use in your classroom.

Acclaimed exhibitions Industrial Facility - Some Recent Projects and Tim Walker - Pictures close on 28 September. See them while you still can.

Design Cities tells the story of contemporary design through seven key cities at their creative height. The exhibition includes designs from William Morris, Christopher Dresser, Ron Arad, Adolf Loos, Josef Hoffman, Le Corbusier, Marcel Breuer, Charles and Ray Eames, Ettore Sottsass, Shiro Kuramata, Zaha Hadid and Richard Sapper.

05 September – 04 January 2009

Last tickets remaining for a talk at the museum with Industrial Facility designer Sam Hecht. It is also an opportunity to view the exhibition Industrial Facility - Some Recent Projects. 15 September 7.15pm. Book now.

Monday 15 September, 7.15PM
SAM HECHT IN CONVERSATION

£15/£6 Members
One of the founding members of London based design office Industrial Facility, and responsible for the selection of objects in the current show ‘Under a Fiver’, Sam Hecht will be discussing his achievements, recent projects and attitudes towards design.

Last chance to see Richard Rogers + Architects - From the House to the City before the exhibition tours to Spain. Exhibition closes Monday 25 August.

10.30am – 3.30pm daily
12 – 16 year olds
COURSE FEE £120

Calling all enthusiastic young animators, set designers, scriptwriters and directors!

This year’s Animation Summer School is inspired by the magical, enchanted world of fashion photographer Tim Walker, whose acclaimed photography exhibition Tim Walker – Pictures will continue to be on show at the Design Museum over the summer. Working with Brighton based animator Tom Hillenbrand, you will explore a broad range of animation production techniques including plot development, story boarding, set and character design, 3D modelling and stop frame animation.

This fast paced, fun packed five day course will culminate in a celebratory screening of your animated film for invited parents and friends. All materials are included in the course fee.

Booking is essential, please contact the education team for further information
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Talks and workshops plus the chance to catch the museum's exhibitions of design, architecture and fashion photography. Galleries open until 10pm. £5 tickets available in advance.

Calling all budding young architects! Inspired by the stunning architectural models in the current Richard Rogers exhibition these exciting workshops will offer you the unique opportunity to take part in a special project and work alongside professional model makers from Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.

Using a range of recycled materials and specialist model making skills you can help design and make a large 3D architectural model of a fantasy, future London cityscape which will be added to each week.
The Future London Cityscape Model will be exhibited in the Design Museum Space on each Sunday throughout July. At the end of each workshop session the model will be photographed and images will be emailed to each budding architect.

Brit Insurance Designs of the Year Student Competition 2008.

Brit Insurance Designs of the Year National Student Competition is run jointly by the Design Museum and the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.

This new competition links to the Design Museum’s ground-breaking industry award Brit Insurance Designs of the Year and accompanying exhibition celebrating the most innovative and memorable new work in design internationally and across seven design categories.

The competition will be judged by a high level panel including leading designers whose work has been nominated as design of the year.

See our Design Challanges page for further details and a full competition brief.

The closing date for entries is Friday 18 July 2008.
Entries should be emailed in jpeg or pdf format (maximum 1MB) to:

Chris Smith
National Network Co-ordinator Technology
Specialist Schools & Academies Trust
E chris.smith@ssatrust.org.uk

Alternatively hard copy entries can be sent by post to:
Design Museum
Designs of the Future Competition 2008
28 Shad Thames
London SE1 2YD

A week-long snapshot of Hong Kong creativity, Creative Hong Kong brings together 100 examples of Hong Kong design and offers a glimpse of how the region is developing contemporary Chinese design.

Come to Design Overtime and be enthralled by the creativity of Hong Kong design. ‘China chic’ creator and fashion extraordinaire Vivienne Tam, Ford Motors’ Chief Designer Chelsia Lau, Shrek III co-director Raman Hui, are amongst the 100 designers featured in Creative Hong Kong – previewed tonight and showing for one week only. Plus, discover unique products forged from a collaboration between ten Hong Kong designers and ten major international brands. Come and take a guided exhibition tour or simply be delighted by our Hong Kong DJ and Dim Sum.

Our Summer in the City Party Package offers the chance to host the perfect summer party this August. Our stylish building on the River Thames by Tower Bridge has spectacular views of London and houses contemporary exhibitions for your guests to enjoy.

Design Overtime returns with the perfect night for actual or budding innovators with workshops, discussions, DJ, music, bar, and the return of ‘speed debating’. EUREKA !

It's Family Day at the Design Museum this Saturday from 11 - 4pm. Normal admission price includes all activities, workshops and design fun!

See Industrial Facility - Some Recent Projects which includes Under a Fiver and Tim Walker - PIctures both opening today.

The London-based product design studio Industrial Facility show Some Recent Projects alongside Under a Fiver, their selection of items that cost lest than £5.

Richard Rogers + Architects - From the House to the City has opened. See the exhibition of this key architect and his practice Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.

Brit Insurance Designs of the Year is on until 27 April. Don't miss the best designs of last year in architecture, fashion, furniture, graphics, interactive, product and transport.

The Design Museum, in association with Harrods, presents a series of lectures celebrating Design Icons. The events are selling out fast so book your ticket now.

April's Sunday workshops, 2 - 5pm, are for young designers to experiment with a range of design skills in our Young Designers of the Year workshop.

Wins the Design Museum's first Brit Insurance Design of the Year Award. See the exhibition of the hundred shortlisted designs in seven categories at the museum until 27 April.

See the house designed by Jean Prouvé at Tate Modern and the Jean Prouvé exhibition at the Design Museum. Joint ticket £8.50 available from Tate Modern or Design Museum.

Category winners revealed in product, fashion, interactive, furniture, interactive, transport and graphics for the Brit Insurance Design Awards 2008.

Beijing National Stadium by Herzog & De Meuron and Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition have been declared two of the most innovative and progressive international designs from the last 12 months – as announced by the Design Museum today across seven major design categories.

Other winners include Meyra-Ortopedia’s Mex-x wheelchair for kids, which trumps the Transport category, and One Laptop per child by Yves Béhar of Fuseproject, a groundbreaking programme taking the Product category. Hussein Chalayan walks away with the Fashion category for Airborne Autumn/Winter 07 with Martino Gamper’s 100 Chairs in 100 Days triumphant in the Furniture category.

All designs are part of the100-strong shortlist at the first ever Brit Insurance Designs of the Year exhibition at the Design Museum until April 27, with the seven winners now vying for the overall win at the prestigious inaugural Brit Insurance Design Awards, hosted by Wayne Hemingway next week on Tuesday 18 March.

The expert panel of judges includes Rolf Fehlbaum, Lars Müller and Antonio Citterio who spent hours deliberating the final seven.

Deyan Sudjic, Director of the Design Museum said: “The judges certainly had a difficult job in narrowing down such a comprehensive shortlist to just one winner per category. Their final selection however, is a definitive celebration of some of the most internationally innovative designs from the past year.”

See the house designed by Jean Prouvé at Tate Modern and the Jean Prouvé exhibition at the Design Museum. Joint ticket £8.50 available from Tate Modern or Design Museum.

See our current exhibitions Jean Prouvé - The Poetics of the Technical Object and Brit Insurance Designs of the Year this Friday 10pm at Design Overtime, entry from 6pm only £5.

The exhibition showcasing the 100 nominations for the Brit Insurance Design Awards is now open. See the best designs from the last twelve months in architecture, fashion, furniture, graphics, interactive, product and transport.

100 projects
7 categories
1 winner
Brit Insurance Designs of the Year opens February 13

The first in an annual exploration of the most innovative, interesting and forward looking new work in design of all kinds. Selected from around the world, Brit Insurance Designs of the Year presents 100 projects nominated by a group of internationally respected design experts, curators, critics, practitioners and enthusiasts. These projects fall within seven categories: architecture, fashion, furniture, graphics, interactive, product and transport. The exhibition gives an overview of the most significant achievements in design and architecture in the last 12 months, whether they are projects by a practice, a team or an individual.

An international jury, each with expertise in their respective fields, will select a winner for the Brit Insurance Design Awards, recognising the best of contemporary design from around the world in each category as well as an overall winner. These winners will be announced and presented in March 2008.

"This chic French designer, whose furniture can be found decorating the coolest of interiors and boutique art galleries, was actually a nuts and blots factory man." Time Out

The second floor of the Design Museum will be closed until 13 February for installation. Admission prices are reduced until our joint exhibition with Tate opens on 5 February.

The joint exhibition is Jean Prouve - The Poetics of the Technical Object at the Design Museum and La Maison Tropicale outside Tate Modern. Joint ticket for the house and exhibition is £8.50 for adults, £6.50 for concessions and £5 for students.

Maison Tropicale opens 5 February. A ticket entitles you to entry to the house at Tate Modern as well as the exhibition here.

The Design Museum, in partnership with Tate Modern, brings a house designed by architectural visionary Jean Prouvé to Britain for the first time thanks to New York hotelier André Balazs. The prototype house, designed by the French architect Jean Prouvé (1901-1984), for 1950s colonial West Africa, will be erected outside Tate Modern.

Maison Tropicale for Design Museum at Tate Modern is an extension of the Design Museum’s current exhibition Jean Prouvé – The Poetics of the Technical Object, and demonstrates the full scale and vision of Prouvé’s economy of design.

Supported by André Balazs, Lord and Lady Foster, Foster + Partners.

See Jean Prouvé The Poetics of the Technical Object, Matthew Williamson 10 Years in Fashion and JCB Dieselmax.

The museum is open until 10pm tonight. See Jean Prouvé - The Poetics of the Technical Object, Matthew Williamson - 10 Years in Fashion, JCB Dieselmax. The museum will be sprinkled with seasonal fun.

Jean Prouvé - The Poetics of the Technical Object opens tomorrow. Be the first to see the work of the radical and inspiring French designer and engineer.

Don't miss the new online Design Museum Shop going live this Thursday. Be the first to browse our extended range of the most desirable design products and books.

Friday 7 December, until 10pm, last admission 9.15pm
A Christmas extravaganza, Sparkle the Dark Up sees the return of glittering dance group The Actionettes. Take part in a designer-wrapping workshop, create fabulous festive cards, gingerbread people and decorations in a variety of workshops or drink warming mulled wine in the riverside bar.

Your final chance to enjoy the breadth and beauty of Zaha Hadid's visionary work in the largest exhibition ever held at the museum. Buy your ticket at Ticketweb now.

2 - 5pm Sunday 11, 18, 25 November

To celebrate the Design Museum’s new exhibition Matthew Williamson - 10 Years in Fashion, budding fashionistas can put their design skills and flair to the test and create their own ‘Fashion Fabulous’ accessories inspired by Williamson’s exuberant use of pattern, print and colour.

Are you aged 13-19? Have you got a passion for fashion? Want to see your work shown in the Design Museum and meet Matthew Williamson? BBC Blast can help!

For details of how to enter and competition rules, go to BBC Blast. All entries must be submitted by Friday 4 January 2008.

View the current competition entries.

Matthew Williamson is a unique success story within the British fashion industry. Ten years after setting out on his own as a fashion graduate in 1997, he now has a store in the heart of Mayfair, his collections are worn by celebrity clients including Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow and Sienna Miller, and he is Creative Director at Pucci. This overview will present his most iconic designs and will deconstruct the process behind his work, illuminating his distinctive use of pattern, print and colour.

Open Friday 7 December + Friday 18 January until 10pm

Please note that due to installation work being carried out in the museum Matthew Williamson - 10 Years in Fashion is CLOSED 3, 4 + 5 December. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

INTRODUCTION TO FASHION & TEXTILES DESIGN
Three day course for 12 - 16 year olds
Mon 22, Tue 23 and Wed 24 October 2007
10.30am – 3.30pm each day
Course fee £95

Calling fashion and textiles designers if the future! Be inspired by the Matthew Williamson – 10 Years in Fashion which charts the rise of the golden boy of British fashion. For further information or to book a place please call the Education Department 020 7940 8782 or email education@designmuseum.org

Enter the Prix Émile Hermès, a competition open to young European designers. Winning entries will be exhibited at the Design Museum.

Hermès, in partnership with the Design Museum, is pleased to announce the launch of the Prix Émile Hermès. This competition is open to young European designers (professionals and students in their final year of studies).

The prize rewards 'the creation of innovative objects that are inspired by the theme “La légèreté au quotidien” (everyday lightness) applied to objects for travel and home'. Entry is open to designers aged under 40 and there is a combined prize fund of 90,000 euros.

Submit your registration here before 30 November 2007.

Calling fashion and textiles designers of the future! Be inspired by the Matthew Williamson – 10 Years in Fashion which charts the rise of the golden boy of British fashion. This exciting three day course offers budding fashion + textiles designers, aged 12 to 16 years, the chance to try their hands at a range of techniques and develop new skills to create textiles and design ideas inspired by Matthew Williamson’s distinctive use of pattern, print and colour. The course will be led by specialist fashion tutors and culminates in a fun catwalk show for family and friends. The course is aimed at beginners with a passion for fashion, no previous experience is necessary.

BOOKING
Booking is essential and places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. For further information or to book a place please call the Education Department 020 7940 8782 or email education@designmuseum.org

Last chance to see Friendly Fire - The Graphic Design of Jonathan Barnbrook. Last day Wednesday 10 October.

Jonathan Barnbrook has emerged in the past two decades as one of the UK’s most consistently innovative graphic designers. Pioneering graphic design with a social conscience, Barnbrook makes powerful statements about corporate culture, consumerism, war and international politics. Through his work in both commercial and non-commercial spheres he combines wit, political savvy and bitter irony in equal measures.

Friendly Fire traces Barnbrook's career from early experiments in pure typography and pioneering motion graphics in the early 1990s, to recent work, including his latest projects with collaborators such as the anti-corporate collective Adbusters. Drawn from the designer’s own archive, the work represented will span the wide range of disciplines in which the Barnbrook studio work, including one of their most pioneering areas – typeface design.

Design Overtime offers an after-hours opportunity to see the current Design Museum exhibitions, including the hit show Zaha Hadid - Architecture and Design. The Design Museum will become a hive of activity, with talks, debates and design workshops based around the theme of London architecture.

Contemplate the future of your city in an informal discussion, make a model of your ideal London building to be added to the “London of the Future Cityscape”, and listen to poetry readings by acclaimed London-based poets including Charles Bainbridge of The Guardian. A soundtrack for the evening will be supplied by the Shellac Sisters, four glamorous retro-chics who, dressed in all things vintage, will be playing 78rpm records on 1920s wind-up gramophones in the riverside bar.

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Controversial and politically expressive graphic designer Jonathan Barnbrook is joined by an invited panel to debate the motivation and consequences of the career paths designers choose and have to make.

Sundays 2, 9, 23, 30 September, 2-5pm
Bill Amberg's Wild Things
These workshops have been devised especially for the Design Museum by acclaimed leather designer-maker Bill Amberg. Using their newly acquired leather-working skills, kids can make and decorate a range of exciting, animal inspired leather accessories to take home with them.

Saturday 15 and Sunday16 September, 2-5pm
Ahoy There!
To celebrate the Thames Festival, kids can design and make their own flotilla of catamarans, boats and barges inspired by the Design Museum’s riverfront location.

This Sunday 2 September, from 2pm until 5pm, kids aged 5 to 11 can make and decorate a range of exciting, animal inspired leather accessories to take home with them. Book now!

7.15 - 8.30pm

Michael Harvey, Dylan Jones, Alexi Sayle, Stephen Bayley.

What influences car design? Does form win over function, or vice versa? How do you define a sensitively designed vehicle? What does your car say about you? Under the direction of BBC Top Gear Magazine Editor, Michael Harvey, this eclectic panel of contributors will informally debate these, and many more questions during the course of the evening. Joining Michael, will be the Editor of GQ, Dylan Jones; author, journalist and one of the best known commentators on modern culture, Stephen Bayley; and comedian and Independent columnist, Alexi Sayle.

In association with Citroën.

On Wednesdays and Sundays throughout August kids aged between 5 and 11 can join our Summer workshops. Make a beach kit or go carnvial crazy!

Sundays 5, 12, 19, 26 August, 2 – 5pm
Beach Life
Calling all surf dudes and beach bums! Come and celebrate summertime by designing and
making your own beach kit, including t-shirts, bags and sun-visors.

Buy your ticket for Beach Life online

Wednesdays 1, 8,15, 22, 29 August, 2 – 5pm
Carnival Crazy
It’s carnival season and your chance to test out your funky fashion skills. Design and make your
own fantasy carnival costume, including headdresses, sashes and masks.

Buy your ticket for Carnival Crazy online

More time to see the museum's current exhibitions. The museum will stay open until 6.45pm on Saturday and Sunday this weekend. Last entry 6.15pm.

5 day course 6 –10 August
10.30am – 3.30pm daily
Our exciting animation summer school offers budding animators aged 12 to 16 years the
chance to try their hands at a range of moving image techniques and develop new skills to create short animated films. For further details and to book email education@designmuseum.org.

Enjoy the breadth and beauty of Zaha Hadid's visionary work in the largest exhibition ever held at the museum. Visit the Zaha Hadid - Architecture and Design exhibition blog.

Book now to hear Jonathan Barnbrook talk about his innovative graphic design. Monday 16 July, 7.15 - 8.30pm. Book now T 020 7940 8783 or E tickets@designmuseum.org

Enjoy the breadth and beauty of Zaha Hadid's visionary work in the largest exhibition ever held at the museum. Visit the exhibition blog.

Zaha Hadid - Architecture and Design opens today. Be the first to see the exhibition and see the breadth and beauty of her visionary work. Open every day 10am - 5.45pm.

Friendly Fire - The Graphic Design of Jonathan Barnbrook is now open. Immerse yourself in Jonathan Barnbrook's arresting guerilla graphics and radical typography.

Zaha Hadid Architecture and Design opens at the Design Museum tomorrow 10am. To celebrate we are projecting your thoughts on architecture on the museum tonight.

We are asking you to text your thoughts on architecture for projection on the Design Museum between 10pm and midnight. Let Zaha know what you think!

We are very grateful to Adrian Haffegee from the University of Reading Centre for Advanced Computing and Emerging Technologies(ACET) who is developing projected 3D sms text and sculptor Kate Allen who brought Adrian together with the museum.

The number to text is 07624806248.

Friendly Fire - The Graphic Design of Jonathan Barnbrook is now open. Immerse yourself in Jonathan Barnbrook's arresting guerilla graphics and radical typography.

Friendly Fire - The Graphic Design of Jonathan Barnbrook opens today. Immerse yourself in Jonathan Barnbrook's arresting guerilla graphics and radical typography.

Friendly Fire - The Graphic Design of Jonathan Barnbrook opens tomorrow. Immerse yourself in Jonathan Barnbrook's arrestingl guerilla graphics and radical typography.

Zaha Hadid - Architecture and Design opens 29 June. It is the largest exhibition undertaken by the museum. Check out the exhibition blog and buy your ticket here.

Last chance to see the acclaimed exhibition of design legend Luigi Colani. The exhibition closes this Sunday so hurry down!

Last chance to see the acclaimed exhibitions of design legends Ettore Sottsass and Luigi Colani. This is the last weekend for Sottsass so hurry down!

Visit the Zaha Hadid exhibition blog for a sneak preview of the exhibition, exclusive interviews, news and pictures.

On 29 June 2007 the first major UK exhibition of Zaha Hadid’s architecture and design opens at the Design Museum in London. Spanning two floors this is the largest project the museum has undertaken and will present her most significant past, present and future projects.

To facilitate a forum for debate, and to maximise the impact of the exhibition, the museum has launched this exhibition blog.

Edited by Marcus Fairs, from the design blog dezeen, the exhibition blog hopes to reveal something of the complex processes behind exhibition development, will report on the exhibition launch and then, when the show opens to the public, visitors will be encouraged to submit their exhibition reviews to the moderator for publication.

The Design Museum today announces that it will host a major exhibition of the work of architect Richard Rogers. This announcement is made on the day that the 73 year old British architect, is awarded the 2007 Pritzker Prize for Architecture, the highest honour within international architecture, at a ceremony in London. Richard Rogers & Architects – From the House to the City will open at the Design Museum, London, in April 2008.

On Friday 8 June Design Overtime returns. A last chance to see our Colani and Sottsass exhibitions and much, much more...

11 dancing spacewomen invade the Design Museum. 'Mr and Mrs Design Museum visitor, there is no cause for alarm.'

The Actionettes have been invited to our next late opening event. With their synchronised routines choreographed to songs by 60s girl groups, the Actionettes will be paying homage to the futuristic work of the maverick designer Luigi Colani.

Luigi Colani Translating Nature and Ettore Sottsass Work In Progress will be closing soon so Design Overtime returns to offer an entertaining and unexpected last chance to see these extraordinary and diverse exhibitions.

Professor Luigi Colani himself will be at the museum on the night. There will be a free drink for anyone who follows his example and comes dressed totally in white.

See the shows, enjoy the spectacle, build a Colani influenced rocket ship out of smoothie bottles, taste our special Colani cocktail or decorate a Colani cake. Design Overtime Colani Night will be out of this world experience.

BOOKING
Tickets are £5 and include all activities and exhibitions. Tickets available on the door or in advance from tickets@designmuseum.org or ticketweb.co.uk. (booking fee applies).

The Design Museum throws open its doors for an exciting day of fun, family friendly activities on Saturday 26 May. Click here for full programme.

Tickets still available to hear Stephen Bayley author, broadcaster and critic describe the early days of the Boilerhouse and the journey to create one of the world’s leading museums of modern and contemporary design.

Doors open at 6.45pm. Talk 7.15pm - 8.30pm. Tickets are £10 and include wine and exhibition viewing until 9pm.

Buy your ticket now

See the trailer for the Luigi Colani exhibition. The film was made by innovative animators Squint/Opera exclusively for the Colani exhibition.

Ettore Sottsass is 'the maestro' of Italian design. An 'unmissable retrospective' (Elle Decoration). 'Italy's greatest living designer' (The Times). ***** (The Telegraph).

Not going to the Milan furniture fair? Visit Ettore Sottsass - Work in Progress. An 'unmissable retrospective' (Elle Decoration) of 'Italy's greatest living designer' (The Times).

Disegnare nel tempo libero
Friday April 13 6 - 10pm

Design Overtime returns to the Design Museum on 13 April, offering another opportunity to explore, discover, participate, relax, and be surprised, outside normal museum opening hours.

With Ettore Sottsass – Work in Progress currently showing and Great Brits – Ingenious Therapies about to head off to the 2007 Milan Furniture Fair it’s only fitting that April’s Design Overtime will be talking Italian.

Sip an espresso and join in a debates, raise your glass to salute an opera recital, listen to a gallery talk accompanied by a roaming accordion player, and record your views in the back-to-basics chat room at the Olivetti typing pool.

Disegnare nel tempo libero, perche’ no?
Design Overtime, why not?

'Italy’s greatest living designer' exhibits at the Design Museum. The second floor of the museum has been transformed into a vivid showcase of the maestro's work.

Visit our new exhibitions celebrating Ettore Sottsass' 90th Birthday and look back on 25 years of design since the original Design Museum opened.

Ettore Sottsass - Work in Progress open 29 March until 10 June and 25/25 - Celebrating 25 Years of Design open 28 March until 22 June.

The Design Museum Shop is one of the exclusive stockists for Peter Marigold's new Make/Shift shelving system. Buy now from the Living section of the Design Museum Shop.

First seen in the Design Museum as part of Design Mart 2006, an exhibition of the best emerging designers, these ingenious shelves are lightweight, adaptable and available from the Design Museum Shop.

2007 marks 25 years since the opening of the Boilerhouse, the original incarnation of the Design Museum. To celebrate this significant anniversary and as plans are made for a major expansion programme, the Design Museum has invited 25 designers and individuals, each with an interest in design, to select an object that they believe represents the best, or the most characteristic design of the period.

Those asked to select their favourite or most iconic design of the last 25 years for 25/25 - Celebrating 25 Years of Design (exhibition opens 29 March) include Maarten Baas, Mario Bellini, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Terence Conran, matali crasset, Ilse Crawford, James Dyson, Stefano Giovannoni, Konstantin Grcic, Gitta Gschwendtner, Martì Guixé, Jaime Hayon, Sam Hecht, John Hegarty, Gill Hicks, Matthew Hilton, James Irvine, John Maeda, David Mellor, Jasper Morrison, Dieter Rams, Richard and Ab Rogers, Richard Seymour and Dick Powell, Paul Smith and Deyan Sudjic.

Book tickets for 25/25 - Celebrating 25 Years of the Design Museum.

Sunday – 4, 11, 18 + 25 March 2pm – 5pm
Green Machines
Inspired by the exhibition Luigi Colani: Translating Nature, young vehicle designers are invited to road test their creativity to design and make their own organically designed model trucks, cars, motorbikes and go-carts.

Formula One - The Great Design Race, designed by Studio Myerscough, wins the Design Week award for best temporary exhibition against stiff competition. According to the judging panel Formula One at the Design Museum was 'felt to have just the right amount of technology and gloss to woo racing fans and novices alike.'

The shortlist:
London College of Fashion Graduate Show 2006 by Moving Brands
Speak to Me by Mode and 6A Architects for Dalton Maag
Tate Modern Interactive Zones by Ab Rogers Design
Puma International Charity Tram by GBH
Flos Architectural Frankfurt and Flos Architectural Milan by GBH
Dan Flavin:Dedications by Ico Design Consultancy for the Hayward Gallery

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Luigi Colani is one of the great mavericks of 20th Century design. Born in Berlin in 1928, with an art school training supplemented by studies in aerodynamics, he began his career working in the car industry. The king of customisers, Colani developed his own baroque idiom of boldly sculptured forms that spilled from cars to aircraft, and then into furniture and industrial objects. From 1982 he began to work in Japan, and his swooping sculpted forms transformed among other products, cameras for Canon, and headphones for Sony.

Luigi Colani: Translating Nature will be the first exhibition of Colani’s work in Britain.

Creating titles for early James Bond films and Rolling Stones album sleeves, the graphic designer and film-maker Robert Brownjohn was responsible for many of the most memorable images of the 1960s.

Audacious though Brownjohn’s work could be - from his title sequences for the Bond films Goldfinger and From Russia With Love, to print for the fashionable Robert Fraser Gallery - it was refined by the quality of his ideas and inspired juxtapositions of type and image. Robert Brownjohn’s subtle understanding of modern design was matched only by his raging appetite for modern life.

This exhibition, designed last year by Alan Fletcher, displays Brownjohn's simple execution of brilliant graphic ideas and offers visitors a great deal to admire in the work of these two designers.

In its closing weeks, don’t miss your last chance to view the work of one of the most influential figures in British graphic design. On Friday 16th February 2007 see acclaimed exhibition Alan Fletcher - fifty years of graphic work (and play) in the first of our late night openings (till 10pm). Take advantage of reduced ticket prices when the doors open at 6.45pm and enjoy the other activities taking place throughout the evening.
Tickets £5, available on the door.

We plan to have more late night openings which will include our Script debates so watch this space for regular updates on future events!

Alan Fletcher - fifty years of graphic work (and play) until 18 February. Open daily 10am - 5.45pm, except Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Closed Christmas Eve from 1.30pm.

One of the most influential figures in British graphic design, Alan Fletcher co-founded Fletcher/Forbes/Gill in the 1960s and Pentagram in the 1970s. He created iconic brand identities for clients such as Pirelli and the V&A and transformed book design in his role as consultant art editor to Phaidon Press with his spirited, witty and very personal style. To mark the donation of the Fletcher archive to its collection, the Design Museum presents his first retrospective including his commercial work for Penguin, Reuters and Shell, alongside more personal projects in lettering, collage and illustration.

There is no perfect chair' declares the designer Martino Gamper, who has been making a chair a day in a bid to make 100 chairs in 100 days.

Using a stock pile of discarded and donated chairs, in Confronting the Chair, Gamper creates his new chairs from elements of existing ones. By deconstructing the chair he gains a new insight into its construction and use of materials which informs the creation of the new design. The process is immediate, spontaneous like sketching in three dimensions. These chairs are displayed in the Design Museum alongside some selected by Gamper from the Design Museum collection.

The Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2005 presents the 32 titles short-listed for the Swiss Federal Office of Culture’s annual award in 2005.

The display in the café focuses on the competition and the work of Swiss-born designer, Laurent Benner, who, for the last three years, has been commissioned to design the catalogue to celebrate the winning titles. Working closely with Jon Hares, the pair has designed a publication which skilfully uses the printers and papers found in the winning books, enabling the reader to experience Swiss book design at first hand, giving a genuine insight into the breadth and quality of the designers, printers, bookbinders, photographers, illustrators and paper suppliers currently working across Switzerland today.

This exhibition was made possible through the generous support of the Swiss Federal Office of Culture.

The Design Museum Shop announces two late night shopping evenings on 19 and 20 December 2006. Choose from an exciting selection of products by the world’s leading designers including Alvar Aalto, Ettore Sottsass, Tord Boontje, Timorous Beasties and Marc Newson. This is a perfect opportunity to find a lastminute present for a design-conscious friend, as well as quirky stocking fillers, design cards and wrapping paper.

Adding to the festive atmosphere, the Design Museum Café will be serving Konditor & Cook mince pies and fragrant mulled wine, while musical entertainment will be provided by a magical marionette performance. Design Museum members receive a 10% discount at the Design Museum Shop and Café.

Visitors on both evenings will be offered the chance to view the current Design Museum exhibitions – Alan Fletcher: fifty years of graphic work (and play), Design Mart and Designing Modern Britain – at a reduced entry fee of £4 on admission between 6pm and 9pm. This will also be an opportunity to view the new exhibition Confronting the Chair – Martino Gamper.

Alan Fletcher (1931-2006) was among the most influential figures in the history of British graphic design. Co-founder of Fletcher/Forbes/Gill in the 1960’s and Pentagram in the 1970s, he created enduring graphic schemes including the identities of Reuters and the V&A. More recently in his role as Creative Director of Phaidon Press he had a major impact on book design. To mark the donation of Fletcher’s archive to its collection, the Design Museum will present the first retrospective of his work Alan Fletcher: fifty years of graphic work (and play) from 11 November 2006 to 18 February 2007.

As Creative Director of Phaidon since 1994, Fletcher set high design standards for the company’s books, with such bestselling titles as The Art Book, and The Silver Spoon. He has also told his personal design philosophy in his own publications including, in 2001, The Art of Looking Sideways. Phaidon published Alan Fletcher: Picturing and Poeting in November 2006.

The Design Museum today (26 October 2006) announces its programme of exhibitions for 2007. Under the new directorship of Deyan Sudjic, the upcoming exhibitions will span a broad range of design disciplines including product design, industrial design, architecture, fashion and graphics.

Highlights for the year include: Zaha Hadid – Architecture and Design, the first full scale show of Hadid’s work in the UK and the largest project undertaken by the Design Museum; Luigi Colani – Translating Nature, which will bring together Colani’s extraordinary large scale prototypes including aircraft, trucks and cars, as well as his streamlined furniture and product design; a celebration of ten years of Matthew Williamson in fashion, a unique success story of the British fashion industry, focusing on the key designs that have shaped Williamson’s career; and The Art of War, which will explore the ways in which innovation and design have worked through history in the extremis of war. The exhibition programme also includes monograph exhibitions on innovative British graphic designer Jonathan Barnbrook and Ettore Sottsass, doyen of Italian design, as well as the Design Museum’s annual exhibition of new talent, Design Mart, which will relaunch in September 2007.

“We are working on a programme that looks at the whole range of what design can be – monograph shows on major figures like Sottsass and Hadid, as well as exhibitions that offer a spring board for young talent”, says Deyan Sudjic, “We want to bring together fashion, graphics, product design, and architecture, and show that they have a place at the heart of contemporary culture.”

The Design Museum will showcase the next generation of design stars in Design Mart, an annual survey of emerging designers from 20 September 2006 to 7 January 2007. As part of the Design Museum’s commitment to nurturing design talent, the exhibition will open during the London Design Festival, enabling the designers to showcase their work to industry and the media during a period in which the design world descends on London.

Among the designers who will participate in Design Mart 2006 are Viable, a London-based collective of lighting and product designers, the design partnership &made whose Climatised Objects address issues of world climate change and natural disaster, and Max Lamb whose design process draws on the physical landscape of his native Cornwall. Product designer Nadine Jarvis will exhibit her poetic cremation urns and bird feeders and Peter Marigold will install his temporary shelving solutions – Make/Shift and Prop. Philip Worthington, working with sophisticated light projection and computer technology, will offer visitors interactive and surreal “living” Shadow Monsters, while Tim Simpson will unveil his Natural Deselection project that plays on notions of Darwinian selection in the plant world.