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Located on the banks of the Thames, the Design Museum has two floors and showcases contemporary design in all forms, including fashion, graphic and architectural. There are two main galleries, and the collections trace the history of design developments, from the origins of mass production to contemporary works. This was the first museum in the world to focus on the exhibition of mass-produced items and today boasts a celebrated collection of everyday objects from the 20th and 21st centuries. While the items allow visitors to reminisce about the past, the Design Museum also provides an opportunity to examine innovative prototypes for the future. The objects relate to engineering, technology, furniture, fashion and architecture. Housed in a 1950s building re-designed by the Conran Group, the museum lies just downriver of Butler's Wharf and the old spice-importing warehouses. And, if you start to get peckish during your visit, the Blue Print Cafe on the first floor overlooking the river is a bit of a treat.Design Museum events
PRICING £10, NUS £6, concs £9, under 12s Free
A major exhibition which marks the designer's 80th birthday, featuring key pieces from the 1940s and 1950s, his work on Habitat, and a recreation of his home study. Curated by Stafford Cliff and Deyan Sudjic.... More about this event
Runabouts: Workshop (Ages 5-11)
event Sunday 12th February 2012TIMES 2pm-4.30pm PRICING child £4.50, accompanying adult with donation £11
Design futuristic transport models.
Long Lunch With Lava: Talk
event Monday 13th February 2012TIMES 7.30pm PRICING £15, mems £7.50
How to run a successful agency without account managers.
PechaKucha X: British Design
event Tuesday 28th February 2012TIMES 7.30pm PRICING £15, mems £7.50
Short presentations about the design world.
Runabouts: Workshop (Ages 5-11)
event Sunday 4th March 2012TIMES 2pm-4.30pm PRICING child £4.50, accompanying adult with donation £11
Design futuristic transport models.
Christian LouboutinChristian LouboutinFor anyone who follows fashion, French shoe designer Christian Louboutin is the height of sophistication. His famous red soled shoes, on display at the Design Museum, are so beautifully crafted they could be said to stretch the boundary between fashion and artistry, engineering and sculpture. This exhibition celebrates Louboutin's career to date - 28th March 2012Sunday 1st July 2012
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PRICING £10 (Adults), £9 (Concessions), £6 (Students), Free (Under 12s)
For anyone who follows fashion, French shoe designer Christian Louboutin is the height of sophistication. His famous red soled shoes, on display at the Design Museum, are so beautifully crafted they could be said to stretch the boundary between fashion and artistry, engineering and sculpture. This exhibition celebrates Louboutin's career to date - ... More about this event
Runabouts: Workshop (Ages 5-11)
event Sunday 15th April 2012TIMES 2pm-4.30pm PRICING child £4.50, accompanying adult with donation £11
Design futuristic transport models.
Sport vs DesignSport vs DesignIt's no longer the case that an athlete can simply pull on a pair of trainers and see who runs the fastest or jump on a bike and pedal across the line first; these days it's as much about the equipment and technology as it is about the sports itself. Sports vs Design will be exploring how science, technology and athletes working together in harmony18th July 2012Sunday 18th November 2012
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PRICING £6-£10
It's no longer the case that an athlete can simply pull on a pair of trainers and see who runs the fastest or jump on a bike and pedal across the line first; these days it's as much about the equipment and technology as it is about the sports itself. Sports vs Design will be exploring how science, technology and athletes working together in harmony... More about this event
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Guoman Tower, E1W1LD | 4 minutes from Design Museum
It’s the views over the River Thames that give this hotel next to the Tower of London and Tower Bridge a wow factor. It’s also very ...More
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5 More London Tooley Street London, SE1 | 7 minutes from Design Museum
This plush, modern hotel south of the historic Tower Bridge is very convenient for exploring London. Just five minutes from the Tube station, it’s 10 to ...More
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1 Seething Lane, EC3N | 11 minutes from Design Museum
With Tower of London, London Bridge and St. Paul's just a step away, this hotel has a great location for both business and leisure travellers. It's ...More
London > Attractions > Museums
Tower Bridge, Bankside, London SE1 | 2 minutes from Design Museum
Competing with the London Eye for the capital's most vertiginous experience, Tower Bridge offers one of the best vantage points in the city from its ...More
London > Attractions > Museums
83 Bermondsey Street, SE1 | 8 minutes from Design Museum
The fashionista behind the Fashion and Textile Museum is Zandra Rhodes, the colourful designer who won the Designer of the Year award in 1972 and in ...More
London > Attractions > Museums
9a St Thomas Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 13 minutes from Design Museum
Hidden away in the roof space of the old St Thomas Baroque church, this restored 1821 women's operating theatre is the oldest operating theatre in England. ...More
Sights and Attractions near Design Museum
London > Attractions > Boats and Bridges
Tower Bridge Road, Bankside, London SE1 | 2 minutes from Design Museum
Competing with the London Eye for the capitals most vertiginous experience, Tower Bridge offers one of the best vantage points in the city from its spectacular ...More
London > Attractions > Boats and Bridges
Morgan's Lane, Tooley Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 8 minutes from Design Museum
HMS Belfast, moored at Morgan's Lane off Tooley Street, is a World War Two cruiser with nine decks. As you explore this floating museum, pop into ...More
London > Events > Kids Events Dates: 10th February 2012 at 11am and 1.30pm, 11th February 2012 at 2pm and 4.30pm & 12th February 2012 at 2pm
Unicorn Theatre, 147 Tooley Street, More London, SE1 | 7 minutes from Design Museum
Peter Chand presents South Asian versions of stories....More
London > Events > Clubbing and Nightlife Dates: Saturday 11th February 2012 - 10pm-5am
Cable, 33A Bermondsey Street, SE1 | 9 minutes from Design Museum
Kozo, Cezar, Georgio Oniani, J Nelson, Pete Glasspool and Leroy Roberts spin house and electro....More
London > Events > Theatre Dates: 8th February - 11th February 2012
Wilton's Music Hall, Graces Alley, Off Ensign Street, Tower Hamlets, London E1 | 13 minutes from Design Museum
Frustration (Frustra-Azioni) is a one-man play about a schizophrenic butcher who is obsessed by cows, and even pursues bizarre bovine erotic fantasies. Written and performed by ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Shipwright Yard, Bankside, London SE1 | 9 minutes from Design Museum
This theatre was founded in 1993 and is housed under the vaults of London Bridge in a soaring and dramatic setting. Each season, the Southwark Playhouse ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
20 Stainer Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 11 minutes from Design Museum
The madcap Shunt Theatre company has created London's most unpredictable nightspot in the railway arches beneath London Bridge. Each week's entertainment at Shunt Vaults is curated ...More
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
10 Bermondsey Square, Southwark, London SE1 | 13 minutes from Design Museum
Shortwave films, a company whose primary objective was to promote emerging film and video artists, have set up this independent cinema in Bermondsey Square. As you'd ...More
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
98 Druid Street, Southwark, London SE1 | 7 minutes from Design Museum
The Kernel Brewery is one of the most successful micro brewers in London and its rise has been meteoric with its beer winning awards and ...More
London > Restaurants > Modern European restaurants
Design Museum, Butlers Wharf, Bankside, London SE1 | At Design Museum
Take in the views of the river after a trip to the Design Museum while enjoying Jeremy Lee's short but perfectly formed menu. The choices change ...More
London > Restaurants > Modern European restaurants
The Butlers Wharf Building, 36d Shad Thames, Southwark, London SE1 | 1 minute from Design Museum
A particularly elegant slice of Conran design covers for some excessive pricing in this, the smartest restaurant in the Butler's wharf complex. Now run by D ...More
London > Restaurants > Mediterranean restaurants
The Butlers Wharf Building, 36c Shad Thames, Southwark, London SE1 | 1 minute from Design Museum
Mediterranean cuisine. Booking advised. Tables on patio. ...More
London > Education > Professional Training
Elephant & Castle, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 | 31 minutes from Design Museum
From a clutch of excellent courses in London, this is the best and among the premier specialist media courses in the world. Formerly London College of ...More
London > Education > Evening Classes
4 Luke Street, Shoreditch, London EC2A | 33 minutes from Design Museum
National charity for adult learning which also runs an excellent selection of theatre, literature, history and politics evening classes....More
London > Education > Evening Classes
10 Sunbury Workshops, Swanfield Street, Shoreditch, London E2 | 37 minutes from Design Museum
Learn some crafty manouveurs at Making Space where classes on mask making, glass engraving, pyrography (burning patterns into wood or leather), chainmail knitting, and book hollowing ...More
Leisure near Design Museum
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
City Hall, 110 The Queens Walk, Bankside, London SE1 | 4 minutes from Design Museum
Potters Fields Park occupies a prime spot between City Hall (from where the Mayor runs London) and Tower Bridge. The pedestrianised, grassy area on the south ...More
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
41 Snowsfields, SE1 | 11 minutes from Design Museum
It's a relief to step into Snowsfields Wellness, with its shelves of carefully selected healthy and organic products. Unlike plenty of other places, each of the ...More
London > Leisure > Activities
95 Brick Lane, Spitalfields, London E1 | 28 minutes from Design Museum
The third of these increasingly popular 1950s retro-America style bowling alleys opened in late 2008 to much critical acclaim. Located in the Old Truman Brewery on ...More
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
99 - 101 Bermondsey Street, SE1 | 9 minutes from Design Museum
Oh how we wish we lived in Bermondsey, then we could call this gem of a pub our local. We'd stop in for a regular drink ...More
London > Nightlife > Pubs
108 Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London E1W | 15 minutes from Design Museum
The real magic of Wapping's riverside Captain Kidd pub is outside on the L-shaped patio. The Thames is rather narrow here and so the action seems ...More
Nightlife near Design Museum
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
1 Mark Lane, City, London EC3R | 14 minutes from Design Museum
Just as you used to be in a 1920s speakeasy, at Proud Cabaret you're entertained while you dine. A lively mix of cabaret, jazz and burlesque ...More
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City Hall, The Queen's Walk, Bankside, London SE1 | 4 minutes from Design Museum
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Waterloo Block, City, London EC3N | 8 minutes from Design Museum
With close to 1,000 years of royal history lurking within its highly fortified walls, a trip to the Tower of London is like traveling back to ...More
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Weston Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 10 minutes from Design Museum
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What's On Today Near Design Museum Terence Conran: The Way We Live Now Exhibitions | Until 4th March 2012 Design Museum At Design Museum A major exhibition which marks the designer's 80th birthday, featuring key pieces from the 1940s and 1950s, his work on ...More ![]() London in Black and White Exhibitions | Until 31st March 2012 Tower Bridge Exhibition 2 minutes walk from Design Museum Visitors to the Tower Bridge Exhibition will have the chance to see a collection of rare images from London's black ...More Grimms' Sheesha (Over 8s) Kids Events | Until 12th February 2012 Unicorn Theatre 7 minutes walk from Design Museum Peter Chand presents South Asian versions of stories....More From Catwalk To Cover Exhibitions | Until 26th February 2012 Fashion and Textile Museum 8 minutes walk from Design Museum Photographs, garments and installations providing a behind-the-scenes look at the world of fashion and its most influential designers including Karl ...More Moh-Teef Clubbing and Nightlife | On 11th February 2012 Cable 9 minutes walk from Design Museum Kozo, Cezar, Georgio Oniani, J Nelson, Pete Glasspool and Leroy Roberts spin house and electro....More Port Authority Theatre | Until 18th February 2012 Southwark Playhouse 9 minutes walk from Design Museum Conor McPherson writes on life in contemporary Dublin, weaving together tales of lost loves and found loves. Directed by Tom ...More The Shallow End Theatre | Until 3rd March 2012 Southwark Playhouse 9 minutes walk from Design Museum A broadsheet newspaper has a new proprietor, which brings a dilemma as to whether to stick with existing values, or ...More Alan Gouk Exhibitions | Until 18th February 2012 Poussin Gallery 10 minutes walk from Design Museum Abstract contemporary paintings....More Nikolas Gambaroff: Male Fantasies Exhibitions | Until 26th February 2012 White Cube Bermondsey 11 minutes walk from Design Museum An installation of abstract paintings by the German artist, challenging and deconstructing traditional display and presentation methods....More Anselm Kiefer: Il Mistero Delle Cattedrali Exhibitions | Until 26th February 2012 White Cube Bermondsey 11 minutes walk from Design Museum Contemporary paintings inspired by Germany's cultural and political history, focusing on Tempelhof Airport in Berlin....More
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