Our High Street Kensington shop has undergone a transformation for #BarbieTheExhibition 💖 The shop is a haven for all things pink, plus plenty of official Barbie products that can be purchased exclusively in-store. Tap the link to plan your visit: https://lnkd.in/gmE35P8e 📸 © Jo Underhill
the Design Museum
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
The world's leading museum devoted to contemporary design in every form.
About us
the Design Museum is one of the world’s leading museums devoted to contemporary design in every form from furniture to graphics, and architecture to industrial design. The museum is working to place design at the centre of contemporary culture and demonstrates both the creative richness found in all forms of design, and its importance.
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http://www.designmuseum.org
External link for the Design Museum
- Industry
- Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- London
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1989
- Specialties
- Architecture, Digital, Fashion, Furniture, Graphics, Product, and Transport
Locations
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Primary
224 - 238 Kensington High Street
London, W8 6AG, GB
Employees at the Design Museum
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Dominic Field
Senior Advisor | Board Trustee | Executive Coach
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Michael Shimbo
2X Founder. Former Apple, Red Bull, Live Nation, NBC. Current Executive Consultant at Shimbo Works. Consumer Brand, Media, Marketing and Entertainment
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Andrew Nahum
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Victoria Thornton OBE HonFRIBA FRSA
Inspire Future Generations Board / TET
Updates
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We are loving the snaps of you enjoying visits to #BarbieTheExhibition 📸💖 The exhibition explores the story of Barbie through a design lens, featuring dolls which highlight the diversity of the range, six decades’ worth of Ken dolls and other objects from this historic brand including DreamHouses, vehicles and furniture. Catch it at the Design Museum until February 2025 – tickets: https://lnkd.in/gmE35P8e 📸 lydialutudi, jt_tpeeks, marycharteris, momtazbh, tillyferrari and velwyn on IG
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‘Design can help us to imagine a different future, not just by reducing carbon but by weaving new narratives’ Justin McGuirk, Director of Future Observatory, has written a blog post for UK Research and Innovation on the impact of design – from symptoms to systems and stories. Read the blog post here: https://lnkd.in/dkie-gXv Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
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🏡 NOW OPEN 🏡 Our new interactive installation, Changing Spaces: 60 Years of Design with Habitat, is now open. This free installation celebrates the 60th anniversary of one of Britain’s best-loved home and furniture brands with five interactive displays that chart how design influences and reflects the world around us. From colourful and textured statement pieces, to considered lighting and spaces designed for slow living, visitors will see iconic objects from the brand's new 60 years of design collection inspired by its heritage. You can also join us after hours on 18 July for the Habitat Lates Event, an evening filled with lively discussion and an opportunity to enjoy Habitat's installation with drinks, nibbles and items from their 60th anniversary collection gifted on exit. Find out more and plan your visit: https://lnkd.in/dE-qQ9ME #HabitatChangingSpaces
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A peek inside the first issue of the Future Observatory Journal 🔭 In 'From the Portfolio', a group of objects emerging from Future Observatory's funding portfolio, which respond to the theme of bioregioning, are explored. These include a wet spinning machine, patacel yarn and more. Tap the link to read 'From the Portfolio' in full - https://bit.ly/45UjUmL #FutureObservatory #FOJournal
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'A joyful celebration of fashion, play, design and girlhood' 💗 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ for #BarbieTheExhibition from Time Out London 👏 Open now - grab your tickets via our website. https://lnkd.in/dzeGU2gP
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Aged 14-16 and curious about design? ✨ Join our Ardagh Young Creatives programme for young people who are currently underrepresented to create pathways into design. Meet creatives from all over the design industry, learn practical and digital skills, build your experience and meet other young people. Apply by 15 July 2024: https://lnkd.in/d7vgtSHz
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💕 NOW OPEN 💕 One of the most eagerly anticipated exhibitions of the year, #BarbieTheExhibition, is now open. Barbie: The Exhibition tells the complex, compelling and celebratory story of one of the world’s most famous dolls through over 250 remarkable objects including dolls, Dreamhouses, vehicles, furniture and more. Catch it now until February 2025 – tickets: https://lnkd.in/gmE35P8e 📸 Jo Underhill
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'Fun, glossy, nostalgic, escapist and just the thing for the summer holidays' 😍 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ for #BarbieTheExhibition from The Times 👏 Opens Friday 5 July - grab your tickets from our website.
Barbie: The Exhibition review — a riot of pink that makes you think
thetimes.com
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Book now for a summer lates on Thursday 18 July 6.30pm-9pm with Habitat We’ll delve into the themes of ‘Changing Spaces’, a new interactive installation at the Design Museum, whilst exploring ‘The Art Home’ with a lively panel discussion. Tickets include complimentary drinks, nibbles and a giftbag. All ticket proceeds will be donated to the Design Museum. Book via the link, limited tickets available: https://bit.ly/3LcNuKF #HabitatChangingSpaces