Tuesday 15 August 2017

Victoria and Albert Museum - London Design Festival is coming soon

London Design Festival
16-24 September

London Design Festival is a city-wide festival that celebrates and promotes London as the design capital of the world.

As the Festival hub, the V&A will house a broad range of specially-commissioned installations and displays around the Museum by some of the world’s most exciting designers, as well as a huge programme of events including talks, tours and workshops.

Follow the conversation:

Free



INSTALLATION
Transmission
by Ross Lovegrove
A 21.3 meters long fluid sculpture of folded material. 

Presented by Alcantara®, Ross Lovegrove’s installation is an intuitive and evocative response to the V&A Tapestry Gallery.      
INSTALLATION
Reflection Room
by Flynn Talbot
An immersive coloured light experience that will be the first London Design Festival installation to be housed in the Prince Consort Gallery.

In partnership with Barrisol with further support from Tryka LED and Seam Design.
INSTALLATION
The British Land Celebration of Design Medal Exhibition
An exhibition showcasing the work of the 2017 Medal winners, and their outstanding contribution to London and the design industry.
INSTALLATION
While We Wait
by Elias & Yousef Anastas
This immersive installation about the cultural claim over nature in Palestine is made from elements of Palestinian stone, shaped by both innovative and traditional techniques.

Supported by Concrete, Dubai
INSTALLATION
Evocations
by Petr Stanický
A pair of sculptural works by Czech glassmaker Petr Stanický.

Displayed in light-filled vestibules adjacent to the V&A Glass and Ceramics galleries, these pieces explore the characteristics of our residence in non-uniform spaces.

Supported by the Czech Centre
INSTALLATION
Garden Ware: What is a Good Pot?
by Bruce McLean & 1882 Ltd
Acclaimed conceptual artist Bruce McLean debuts a new body of work titled ‘Garden Ware’ in collaboration with Stoke-on-Trent ceramics brand 1882 Ltd. in the V&A Ceramics Galleries.
EVENT
Tour: London Design Festival at the V&A
Saturday 16 – Sunday 24 September
12.00, 13.00, 16.00 daily; 
Friday 18.00, 19.00, 20.00

Join a free, guided tour of the London Design Festival at the V&A, taking in a host of installations and displays around the building.

Free, drop in
EVENT
Global Design Forum
Saturday 16 – Friday 22 September

Global Design Forum is a week-long celebration of design and what it can do.

A layer-cake of talks, discussions and workshops, the Forum lifts the lid on the most innovative thinking in the world of design today.

Join the conversation #GDF17
Booking essential
EVENT
Barber & Osgerby
Monday 18 September, 19.00 – 20.45

Collaborators for over twenty years, Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby have applied their talents to everything from industrial design and furniture to lighting and installations. 

Join them as they discuss their research-based approach to major projects from the Tip Ton chair with Vitra to the 2012 Olympic Torch.

Booking essential
EVENT
V&A Digital Design Weekend
Saturday 23 – Sunday 24 September,
10.30–17.00 daily

Back for the seventh year, the Digital Design Weekend brings together artists, designers, engineers, technologists and the public to celebrate and share contemporary digital art and design.

Join the conversation #LDF17#DigitalDesignWeekend

Free, drop-in