The Story of the Design Museum

Informationen zum Autor Tom Wilson is a graduate of the Royal College of Art and Bath Spa University. He is currently working on a doctorate focusing on his research on the former Commonwealth Institute in Kensington, soon to be the new home of the Design Museum. In addition to undertaking research, Tom works closely with the Design Museum in managing and developing its permanent collection. Klappentext The perfect purchase for every visitor to the museum - a fascinating and insightful guide at a highly affordable price. Accessible text and stunning images explore the history of the world's leading museum of contemporary design and architecture and look to its exciting future in its iconic new location. With a Foreword by the museum's founder, Sir Terence Conran, and contributions from the museum's director Deyan Sudjic and architect John Pawson. Features a series of specially commissioned photographs of the new museum, following its reconstruction by British architect, John Pawson. The Design Museum opens in its new home in Kensington, West London on November 24, 2016 Zusammenfassung The essential guide to the story of London's acclaimed museum - from its origins in the 1980s to its pivotal move in 2016 London's Design Museum is entering an exciting period in its life as it prepares to move to the former Commonwealth Institute in Kensington. The Story of the Design Museum charts the story of the museum's life from its inception as the Boilerhouse Project to twenty-five years of groundbreaking exhibitions at Shad Thames. The book begins with a foreword by the founder of the Design Museum Sir Terence Conran, and concludes with an essay from the museum's architect, John Pawson, accompanied by stunning images of the iconic and newly renovated Commonwealth Institute Building, the museum's new home.

Product details

• Authors: Tom Wilson
• Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.12.2016
• EAN: 9780714872537
• ISBN: 978-0-7148-7253-7
• No. of pages: 150
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 220 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Design; Design
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; London, Greater London, ART / Museum Studies, ART / European, DESIGN / History & Criticism, ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), 21st Century, DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Commercial & Corporate, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, History of Art, Industrial / commercial art & design, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, history of design, Art & design styles: from c 1960, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration