The story of the Design Museum / Tom Wilson.

Main entry:

Wilson, Tom, 1979- author.

Title & Author:

The story of the Design Museum / Tom Wilson.

Publication:

London : Phaidon Press Limited : In partnership with the Design Museum, 2016.
©2016

Description:

151 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Notes:
Includes index.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

0714872539 (paperback)
9780714872537 (paperback)

Subject:

Design Museum (London, England) History.
Design Museum (London, England)
Museums England London.
Musées Angleterre Londres.
Art and Design.
Museums
England London
1982-2016

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Design Museum (London, England)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 294928
Call No.: BIB 240857
Status: Available

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