What does "good" design look like and are there any instructions on how to create it? Dieter Rams, legendary industrial designer, who's "less but better" approach inspired a generation of products, is ...

The museum's Directors write to designers, artists and visitors to Hope to Nope: Graphics and Politics 2008-18 Our exhibition Hope to Nope: Graphics and Politics 2008-18 tells the story of political ...

Created to mark the participation of the first ever refugee team in the 2016 Olympics. Yara’s simple and striking design became an act of hope, and an emblem for refugee athletes who marched to a new ...

If you’ve been to a cafe you’ve probably sat on it. Let’s take a closer look at the design of what many consider to be the world’s most popular chair. German cabinetmaker Michael Thonet dreamt about ...

The Design Museum is the world’s leading museum of contemporary design. Trusts, Foundations and statutory funders support us to present world-class design through a programme that inspires, engages, ...

For her residency, Cynthia Voza Lusilu has been exploring how design can support positive mental health in Black British communities. Working collaboratively with mental health professionals, urban ...

Min-Kyu Choi designed a folding version of the standard UK electrical plug. One of the judges, Justin McGuirk, commented that “the British electrical plug, largely unchanged since 1947, is one of the ...

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 ...

An overview of exhibitions at the Design Museum since 1989.

The first retrospective exhibition of the work of film director Wes Anderson will follow the evolution of his films from his first experiments in the 1990s, right up to his most recent, Oscar-winning ...

The original Walkman played cassette tapes, but Sony have created Walkman CD and MP3 players since. The Walkman was first created because Sony co-founder Masaru Ibuka wanted to be able to listen to ...

An overview of exhibitions at the Design Museum since 1989.