The Story of the Design Museum

Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-0-7148-7253-7
Verlag: Phaidon Press

Buch, Englisch, 152 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 221 mm, Gewicht: 353 g

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. 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wilson, Tom

Über Autor(innen)

Wilson, Tom
Tom Wilson is Head of Collection and Research at the Design Museum in London. In 2016 he completed his AHRC-funded PhD on the design and display strategies of the Commonwealth Institute, the Design Museum’s new home. Before joining the museum he taught Critical and Contextual Studies at London Metropolitan University. In 2013, Wilson was Curator in Residence at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad as part of the British Council’s Design Curation Programme in India.

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.