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A free exhibition introducing part of our collection, looking at the development of modern design through these three interconnected roles. Explore the free display to discover some of the designers and makers who shaped the world we live in. _**Important notice:**_ _This display will be closed to the public all day on Thursday 11 September 2025, reopening on Friday 12 September 2025._
To mark the centenary of the Bauhaus, the Design Museum has commissioned Pentagram partner Sascha Lobe to design a pedestrian crossing for London Design Festival 2019.
Follow along with this hour long paper forms workshop led by designer and educator Haidée Drew.
**The Idea Machine is temporarily unavailable, but we’re working to fix it and should be up and running again soon. If you wish to be informed when it’s back online, you can sign up for our** <a href="https://designmuseum.org/sign-up-to-the-newsletters">**schools newsletter**</a>. The Idea Machine is an online idea generation tool. It generates a randomised design brief for you to answer in 60 seconds. It can be used by students of all ages to help them think about target users and come up with creative ideas.
The Design Ventura Online Mini Challenge is open to students in years 7 and 8 (11 – 13 years old). It will run from September – December 2020, with a rolling deadline. It offers a taster of the Design Ventura challenge for younger students.
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