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Design Museum
The Design Museum in Kensington
Design Museum is located in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Design Museum
Location within Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Established1989;35 years ago(1989)
Location224–238Kensington High Street,London,W86AG
England
Coordinates51°30′00″N0°12′01″W/ 51.4998973°N 0.200244°W/51.4998973; -0.200244
DirectorTim Marlow
Public transit access
Websitedesignmuseum.org

TheDesign MuseuminKensington,London, England, exhibits product, industrial, graphic, fashion, and architectural design. In 2018, the museum won theEuropean Museum of the Year Award.[1]The museum operates as aregistered charity,[2]and all funds generated by ticket sales aid the museum in curating new exhibitions.

History[edit]

The museum was founded in 1989 bySir Terence Conran,withStephen Bayleyas inauguralCEO,after the two men had collaboratively created the highly successful exhibition space known as The Boilerhouse at theVictoria and Albert Museum(V&A).[3]

Shad Thames site[edit]

The old Shad Thames site of the Design Museum, in 2010

The museum was originally housed in a former 1940s banana warehouse on the south bank of theRiver Thamesin theShad Thamesarea of London.[4]The conversion of this warehouse altered it beyond recognition, to resemble a building in the InternationalModerniststyle of the 1930s.[5]This was funded by many companies, designers and benefactors. The museum was principally designed by the Conran group, with exhibitions over two floors, and a "Design Museum Tank" exhibition space out by the waterfront.[6]A large scale sculpture titledThe Head of InventionbySir Eduardo Paolozziwas installed in the area between the museum and the Thames.[7]

Kensington site[edit]

The Design Museum in Kensington

In June 2011, Sir Terence Conran donated £17.5 million to enable the museum to move in 2016 from the warehouse to a larger site which formerly housed theCommonwealth Institutein west London.[8]This landmark from the 1960s, a Grade II* listed building, designed byRobert Matthew/Sir Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall and Partnersarchitects that had stood vacant for over a decade, was developed by a design team led byJohn Pawson.[9]Fit-out of the Design Museum's new home was carried out byWillmott DixonInteriors.[10]

The Design Museum opened in its Kensington location on 24 November 2016.[11]The move gave the museum three times more space than in its previous location at Shad Thames, with the newSwarovskiFoundation Centre for Learning, 202-seat Bakala Auditorium and a dedicated gallery to display its permanent collection, accessible free of charge.[12]The new building was the subject of a profile on theSky ArtsprogrammeThe Art of Architecturein 2019.[13]

The move brought the museum into Kensington's cultural quarter, joining theRoyal College of Art,V&A,Science Museum,Natural History MuseumandSerpentine Gallery.

Deyan SudjicsucceededAlice Rawsthornas director of the Design Museum in 2006.[14]In 2016, Alice Black was appointed co-director.[15]In 2019,Tim Marlowwas appointed as director and chief executive.[16]

Galleries[edit]

View across the top floor

The top-floor space under the museum roof houses a permanent display, Designer Maker User, with key objects from the museum's collection.[17]A restaurant, members' lounge, residency studio and an events and gallery space are also located on the top floor.

On the first floor, a design and architecture reference library is a resource for students, educators, researchers and designers. It also includes archive material relating to the history of the museum. The Swarovski Foundation Centre for Learning is a suite of learning facilities including a design studio, creative workshop, two seminar rooms and a common room. The Design Museum offices and main reception, a meeting room and a film studio are also located on the first floor.

On the ground floor, the largest gallery in the Design Museum showcases a programme of temporary exhibitions. Accessible from bothKensington High StreetandHolland Park,the atrium acts as an events space. A main staircase from the atrium gives access to all floors and offers views to the first and second floors and thehyperbolic paraboloidroof.

A double-height space spanning the two lower levels, Gallery Two hosts a programme of temporary exhibitions dedicated to architecture, fashion, furniture, product and graphic design. The Bakala Auditorium seats 202 people and provide a purpose-designed space for a programme of talks, seminars, debates and public and private events throughout the year. The basement accommodates a collections store, exhibition preparation spaces and a locker area for visitors.

Award schemes[edit]

The Design Museum has an award scheme whichBrit Insurancesponsored from 2003 until 2011.

Designer of the Year[edit]

Design of the Year[edit]

Designs produced over the previous 12 months worldwide are eligible. A number of design experts are invited to nominate up to five projects each, falling into the seven categories of architecture, transport, graphics, interactive, product, furniture and fashion. Since 2015, there have been six categories: architecture, fashion, graphics, digital, product and transport.Beazleybecame exhibition sponsor in 2016.[22]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^"Charity Details for Design Museum".Charity Commission.Retrieved10 November2016.
  3. ^"Stephen Bayley".TEDxLiverpool.Archived fromthe originalon 5 June 2020.Retrieved5 June2020.
  4. ^Frearson, Amy (9 July 2013)."Zaha Hadid buys London's Design Museum building".dezeen.Dezeen.Retrieved20 January2024.
  5. ^"Design Museum, London, UK".worldconstructionnetwork.World Construction Network. 7 December 2016.Retrieved20 January2024.
  6. ^Green, Jamie (23 June 2016)."Going West: Highlights of 27 years of the Design Museum at Shad Thames".itsnicethat.It's Nice That.Retrieved20 January2024.
  7. ^"The Head of Invention".artuk.org.Art UK.Retrieved20 January2024.
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  9. ^Mairs, Jessica (17 November 2016)."London's new Design Museum by John Pawson and OMA unveiled".dezeen.Dezeen.Retrieved20 January2024.
  10. ^"Project of the week: London's Design Museum fit-out".constructionmanagement.co.uk.Construction Management. 22 November 2016.Retrieved20 January2024.
  11. ^Dowd, Vincent (24 November 2016)."Design Museum: A glossy new era and home".BBC News.Retrieved24 November2016.
  12. ^"Design Museum".sothebys.Sotheby's.Retrieved20 January2024.
  13. ^"The Art of Architecture – S1 – Episode 8".radiotimes.Radio Times. Archived fromthe originalon 25 November 2020.Retrieved26 February2021.
  14. ^Fairs, Marcus (4 October 2019)."Deyan Sudjic and Alice Black to leave the Design Museum".dezeen.Dezeen.Retrieved20 January2024.
  15. ^McLaughlin, Aimée (2 December 2016)."Design Museum appoints Alice Black as co-director".designweek.co.uk.Design Week.Retrieved20 January2024.
  16. ^Roux, Caroline (28 October 2019)."'I won't be bringing in a load of artists': Tim Marlow on leading the Design Museum ".theartnewspaper.The Art Newspaper.Retrieved5 September2022.
  17. ^"Designer Maker User".moragmyerscough.Morag Myerscough.Retrieved20 January2024.
  18. ^Parsons, Elly (7 October 2022)."Sold!: Sir Jony Ive creates unique Apple wares for Design Museum auction".wallpaper.Wallpaper.Retrieved20 January2024.
  19. ^"Brown wins Designer of the Year".designweek.co.uk.Design Week. 27 May 2004.Retrieved20 January2024.
  20. ^Jinman, Richard (10 June 2005)."Design award winner no shaper of 'things'".The Guardian.Retrieved20 January2024.
  21. ^"Gorillaz artist wins design award".BBC News.23 May 2006.Retrieved20 January2024.
  22. ^"Beazley: enters five year partnership with the Design Museum".marketscreener.Market Screener. 31 August 2016.Retrieved20 January2024.
  23. ^Fairs, Marcus."Yves Béhar wins Design of the Year".Dezeen.Retrieved31 August2013.
  24. ^Etherington, Rose."Shepard Fairey wins Design of the Year".Dezeen.Retrieved31 August2013.
  25. ^Etherington, Rose."Min-Kyu Choi wins Brit Insurance Design of the Year Award 2010".Dezeen.Retrieved31 August2013.
  26. ^Sinclair, Mark."Plumen lightbulb wins Design of the Year 2011".Creative Review.Centaur. Archived fromthe originalon 25 March 2014.Retrieved31 August2013.
  27. ^Etherington, Rose."London 2012 Olympic Torch by BarberOsgerby wins Design of the Year 2012".Dezeen.Retrieved31 August2013.
  28. ^"Gov.uk wins Design of the Year award".BBC News.Retrieved31 August2013.
  29. ^"Zaha Hadid project in Baku wins Design of the Year".BBC. BBC. 6 July 2014.Retrieved6 July2014.
  30. ^Howarth, Dan (22 June 2015)."Human Organs-on-Chips wins Design of the Year 2015".Dezeen.Retrieved23 March2021.
  31. ^Leah Dolan."A seesaw for kids on the US-Mexico border wins Beazley Design of the Year".CNN.Retrieved19 January2021.

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