Design & Fashion
London is home to one of the leading centres of fashion education in the world, London College of Fashion, as well as the Design Museum, the place in London to discover the best in international contemporary design. This section gives an overview of places to see some great Design and Fashion, from the cutting-edge Fashion and Textile Museum to the extensive collections in the V&A.
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As we prepare to welcome the world to London in 2012, we ask how ‘English’ are our homes? At Home with the World will highlight domestic objects which have come from overseas or been influenced by other cultures to tell a fascinating story…
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The Design Museum’s Design Awards, ‘the Oscars of the design world’, showcases the most innovative and progressive designs from around the world, spanning seven categories: Architecture, Digital, Fashion, Furniture, Graphics and Transport and Product. A high profile judging panel will decide…
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The Design Museum presents the first UK retrospective of iconic French shoe designer Christian Louboutin, celebrating a career which has pushed the boundaries of high fashion shoe design. This exhibition celebrates Louboutin’s career to date and showcases twenty years of designs and inspiration,…
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Hidden heroes - The Genius of Everyday Things
Where would we be without the little heroes that underpin our everyday lives? Could you be bothered to brew leaf tea five times a day or fish the beans out of your morning coffee?
Hidden Heroes: The Genius of Everyday Things is an innovative new…
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This display will showcase the world’s largest pieces of cloth made from spider silk. It will include a brocaded shawl made from the silk of more than one million female golden orb-weaver spiders collected in the highlands of Madagascar, as well as a…
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Creating a Printed Textile with Sanderson
How do you design and create a printed textile? This special display explores the process from conception, design development and through to manufacturing. The Fashion and Textile Museum has been given unique access to the Sanderson studio as we follow the development of vintage-inspired textile …
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From the University of Brighton Design Archives
A collaboration between Newham College of Further Education and the University of Brighton, this display of twelve unique photographic portraits will explore the image and status of women designers since the 1950s. In addition, a study day at…
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The Printed Square - Vintage Handkerchiefs
Vintage handkerchiefs have become a source of inspiration for contemporary fashion brands. With beautiful examples from the 1920s to 1950s, this new exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum celebrates early twentieth-century handkerchief design in a magnificent display of colour and pattern
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British Design 1948–2012: Innovation in the Modern Age will celebrate the best of British post-war art and design from the 1948 ‘austerity’ Games to the summer of 2012. The exhibition will highlight significant moments in the history of British design and how the country continues…
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