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Tom Wilson

The Story of the Design Museum


2016. 160 S. 220 mm
Verlag/Jahr: PHAIDON, BERLIN 2016
ISBN: 0-7148-7253-9 (0714872539)
Neue ISBN: 978-0-7148-7253-7 (9780714872537)

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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
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.