{"id":1036,"date":"2016-11-28T12:33:27","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T12:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/blog\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2016-11-28T12:36:55","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T12:36:55","slug":"reasons-excited-londons-new-design-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/reasons-excited-londons-new-design-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Six reasons to be excited about London’s new Design Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The\u00a0Design Museum<\/strong><\/em>\u2018s\u00a0new \u00a383-million London home by\u00a0John Pawson and OMA\u00a0is set to open next week at the former Commonwealth Institute building in Kensington.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dutch architecture practice OMA worked with London firm Allies and Morrison, and Arupengineers to restore the shell of the 1960s Grade II*-listed building in west London \u2013 including its distinctive copper-covered, hyperbolic paraboloid\u00a0roof. The Design Museum has crossed town to swanky new digs in Kensington. Put it on your hit list. The roof alone is worth a visit.<\/p>\n

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Following the mammoth task of relocating from its home of 27 years in a former banana warehouse in Shad Thames to the old Commonwealth Institute building in Kensington, the Design Museum is finally ready to open its shiny new doors to the world. Here are six reasons why we\u2019re beyond excited.<\/p>\n

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Architectural designer\u00a0John Pawson\u00a0was responsible for the building\u2019s newly reconfigured interiors,\u00a0where the Design Museum\u2019s galleries are arranged around\u00a0a minimal\u00a0oak- and marble-lined atrium.\u00a0Pawson also created a standalone shop for the museum.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s way more space<\/h3>\n

The main reason for moving was to increase capacity, and that\u2019s exactly what\u2019s been gained with the 1960s modernist building. The superslick interior, designed by John Pawson, has three times the floor space of the old museum, housing three exhibition spaces, a library and archive, a restaurant and caf\u00e9, learning spaces and a designers-in-residence studio. There\u2019s also a very impressive \u2018hyperbolic paraboloid\u2019 roof to gawp at \u2013 it looks a bit like a giant pointy Pringle.<\/p>\n

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You can see much more of the permanent collection<\/h3>\n

Although the Shad Thames location provided idyllic views of the river, its innards didn\u2019t allow the museum\u2019s colossal collection to be on permanent display. Now, the top floor is dedicated to \u2018Designer Maker User\u2019, an exhibition packed with important design objects, a crowd-sourced wall and a punchy rotating entrance display created by Studio Myerscough. There\u2019s also a digital reflection experience, aka a futuristic mirror, which you stand in front of to don fashion classics and questionable outfits from decades past. The best news? It\u2019s totally free!<\/p>\n

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The ambitious new show is packed with food for thought<\/h3>\n

Eleven brand new commissions exploring important current issues are housed within the\u00a0museum\u2019s opening exhibition, \u2018Fear and Love: Reactions to a Complex World\u2019. Architecture practice OMA\u2019s piece is a response to the recent Brexit vote, while celebrated fashion designer Hussein Chalayan explores the idea of repressed emotions with slightly scary-sounding wearable devices that detect inner feelings and project them outwards for others to see. There\u2019s also a 1,200kg industrial robot called Mimus that\u2019s been transformed by multidisciplinary designer Madeline Gannon into a creature that can respond to and interact with movements made by visitors.<\/p>\n

Designs of the Year is also back, showcasing groundbreaking work across architecture, digital technology, fashion, graphics, transport and product design. It\u2019s always a hotbed of talent and a great chance to see projects the museum thinks will be super-successful.<\/p>\n

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Not one but two shops will tempt you<\/h3>\n

Brimming with beautiful lifestyle products and arranged by colour, the first of the museum\u2019s aesthetically pleasing shops has been open for a couple of months now, doing serious damage to the wallets of all design lovers who enter it. The opening of a second store will double your chances of leaving with stylish stationery, books, homeware and various objects you didn\u2019t know you needed, but can\u2019t do without.<\/p>\n

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The public programme is truly inspiring<\/h3>\n

A visit to the Design Museum should result in you feeling eager to get involved yourself. A public programme of talks and classes helps in that creative quest: monthly Create and Make and Get into Design workshops provide even the youngest budding makers with a platform to test out their ideas and learn from industry experts.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s surrounded by other great things to see and do<\/h3>\n

With the Design Museum\u2019s new neighbourhood you can be assured of a full day of fun. After you\u2019ve had your fill of the DM\u2019s exhibitions, there\u2019s Holland Park to explore and beautiful Leighton House to visit plus Kensington\u2019s cultural quarter including the V&A and Science Museum just a brief bus ride away.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOur goal was to complement Pawson\u2019s design, while contributing to the overall visitor experience, one that creates a fluid transition from day to night within the space,\u201d said Universal Design Studio director Hannah Carter Owers.<\/p>\n

The members\u2019 room, which also faces onto Holland Park, features a more restrained colour palette. Here, there is a polished-pewter bar and a mirror clad wall. Both spaces are furnished with pieces from Barber and Osgerby\u2019s\u00a0collections for Vitra.<\/p>\n

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