Author

Publication

2017 - Phaidon Press Limited

Language

English

Word Count

38,000 words, Guess

Page Count

152 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780714872537
  • ISBN-100714872539
  • OCLC Control Number953600219
  • Better World Books9780714872537
  • Open LibraryOL28614101M

Classifications

  • LCCT183
  • LCCN1165.D47 W55 2016

Description

The essential guide to the story of London's acclaimed museum - from its origins in the 1980s to its pivotal move in 2016. 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.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryMuseumsMuseums, europeLonden Design MuseumDesign Museum (London, England)

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