Exhibitions
Talks
Sir Kenneth Grange
Highlights of the Dunne and Raby exhibition
Designs of the Year awards
OK-RM identity for Venice Biennial
DESIGN OVERTIME | DESIGN FICTION
Celebrating Museum's at Night, this event looks at past and present visions of the future. Form your own propositions for a bravely designed new world with creative writing and making workshops based on illustrated prediction scenarios. Guest curators Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby will be in residence to discuss the thinking behind the exhibition United Micro Kingdoms.
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PECHAKUCHA X DESIGN
Hear a combination of nominators and nominees involved in Designs of the Year describe their take on design innovation in this fast-paced series of timed presentations. Devised by Klein Dytham Architecture and deriving its name from the Japanese for ‘chit-chat’, PechaKucha sees each speaker talk about 20 images for 20 seconds each.
Speakers include Patrick Bergel, Christophe Egret, Duncan Fitzsimons, Adrian Hon, Frith Kerr, Billy Kiosoglou, Oliver Knight, David Kohn, Diogo Seixas Lopes, James Shaw, Pete Thomas, Matt Webb and Hal Watts.
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HOW DO WE COMMUNICATE DESIGN?
With the mushrooming of design festivals, awards, talks and digital media – this discussion asks, how do designers want to communicate their work? Join Curator of Designs of the Year 2013 Pete Collard with some of this year’s nominees, Lucas Lawrence from architecture practice Egret West, furniture manufacturers and graphic designers OK-RM to ask what is it all for?
This talk will take place at Clerkenwell Design Week. Register now
THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF THE ANGLEPOISE®
There are few objects that exemplify the notion of a design archetype as strongly as the Anglepoise® lamp. Both in terms of engineering and aesthetic, this utilitarian product represents the perfect example of what a lamp should be and continues to influence lighting design today. In a forensic examination of this design icon, Sir Kenneth Grange and Innovation and Brand Director at Anglepoise® Simon Terry discuss its attributes.
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DESIGNER NIGHT | STARTING UP
Designer Night returns with a combined menu of talks and networking focusing on issues facing emerging designers entering the UK and international design scenes. Through informal presentations and speed dating-style discussions, established designers and leading figures from design retail and journalism offer sound advice on surviving the post-college fledgling phase.
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DESIGNER NIGHT | SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
How many eureka moments can fit into a museum at any one time? This evening of talks and show and tell curated by creative agency Jotta explores the role of technology in current design practice from two points of view: the one of those testing new technologies and the one of those re-imagining old ones.
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BRIAN BOYLAN AND PATRICK COX: THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF THE 2012 LOGO
Developing the London 2012 Olympic identity was bound to be a complex task. One year on from the great event, hear Wolff Olins Chairman Brian Boylan discuss the process of designing the logo and brand with designer and former Wolff Olins Creative Director Patrick Cox.
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DESIGNER BREAKFAST
These early morning, monthly discussions serve as an innovation hub for designers who own or work in a creative business. Join for a chance to get out of the studio and hear from, meet and share ideas and experiences with peers and competitors and enjoy breakfast.
With collaboration as the theme for 2013, each event has a specific focus explored by different invited speakers. Contributors to previous Designer Breakfasts include Neville Brody, Simon Waterfall and Nat Hunter of the RSA.
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FONT SUNDAY
Every Sunday on Twitter, 12pm onwards
Look to @designmuseum on Twitter for your way of expressing a love of fonts with like-minded enthusiasts around the world. With special guests and themes, spend the afternoon following the feed of images or join in by posting your own with #FontSunday. View previous weeks on Pinterest.
SKETCH BREAK
Every Monday on Facebook, from 12pm (London BST)
At the start of each week, a new drawing is posted on the Design Museum’s Facebook wall to inspire you to take pencil to paper and spend your lunch break creating a sketch. Share your drawing by posting a photo on Twitter with #Sketchbreak.
BOOKING INFO
Talks tickets include entry to all current exhibitions unless stated otherwise. Food and drink is available to buy before the talk and the Design Museum Shop is also open late.
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