Owen Jones and the V&A Collections
The sparsity of serious historical attention given to Jones is surprising, considering his role in the history of the decorative arts, design education, and the development…
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Wallpaper design reform
Pugin's principle of historical authenticity in the design of ornament, and his belief that only flat patterns should adorn flat surfaces, became the fundamental tenets of …
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MA in History of Design
The V&A/RCA MA in the History of Design is a degree programme by the Research department of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the School of Humanities at the Royal College…
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A higher ambition: Owen Jones (1809–74)
Owen Jones was a versatile architect and designer, and one of the most influential design theorists of the 19th century. Through his work at the 1851 Great Exhibition, he w…
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History of the V&A and the Schools of Design study guide
Recommended resources for investigating the history of the V&A and its collections and the Schools of Design.
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Art school drawings from the 19th century
Art education in 19th-century Britain was shaped by four London-based organisations: the Royal Academy Schools, the Government Schools of Design, the Department of Science …
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Art and Design for All: The Victoria and Albert Museum
Art and Design for All reassembles some of the original core collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum to focus on its visionary approach and func…
Buy nowEvent - Art and Design 1900-2014 13/14
Mon 16 September 2013 11:00
YEAR COURSE: Explore the great design movements, practice and practitioners associated with the twentieth centuries
and discover the background to their genesis in the events that began around the year 1900.
Mondays, 16 September 2013 - 16 July 2014 (over 3 terms), 11.00-15.30
