Blog: Making Design 1900 – Now
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Design 1900 – Now
Design 1900 – Now showcases 250 objects from the V&A's collections of 20th- and 21st-century art and design displayed across two galleries. The diverse and often surprising collection invites us to explore and interrogate every element of the designed world, from the familiar and everyday, such as the first Apple iPhone from the 2000s and early Tupperware from the 1960s, to the political and challenging, such as a series of Benetton posters from the early 1990s and a pair of Adidas trainers made from salvaged illegal fishing nets from 2015.
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'I Still Believe in Our City' public art campaign
Discover how a public art campaign exemplifies voicing dissent through a bold celebration
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The Progress Pride flagBased on the iconic rainbow flag from 1978, the redesign celebrates the diversity of the LGBTQ community and calls for a more inclusive society.
Collection highlights
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Ashtray, designed and made by Marianne Brandt in the Bauhaus workshops, 1924, Weimar, Germany.V&A South Kensington -
'You Can't Lay Down Your Memory', chest of drawers, designed by Tejo Remy, 1991, manufactured by Droog Design, after 1993, The Netherlands.V&A South Kensington -
'Selfish' by Kim Kardashian, 2015, First Edition book, published by Rizzoli, United States.V&A South Kensington -
Mae West Lips sofa, designed by Salvador Dalí and Edward James, made by Green and Abbott, 1938 – 39, EnglandV&A South Kensington -
Leg splint, designed by Charles and Ray Eames, manufactured by Evans Products Company, about 1942, Los Angeles, United States.V&A East Storehouse -
Tactile paving slab, designed by Seiichi Miyake, about 1965, Japan.V&A South Kensington -
Wealdstone Chair, by the Wealdstone Project and Silo Studio, 2018, England.V&A South Kensington -
Smoker's cabinet, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, for 78 Derngate, Northampton, England, 1916, Isle of Man, UK. -
Architectural spikes, manufactured by Kent Stainless Ltd, 2014, Wexford, IrelandV&A South Kensington -
Bubble pup animated gif sticker, created for use in the WeChat app, 2017, Shenzhen, (Guangdong), China. -
iPhone, 1st generation, designed by Jonathan Ive for Apple Inc., 2007, United States.V&A South Kensington -
'WOBO (World Bottle)', designed by N. John Habraken, 1963, Netherlands.V&A South Kensington -
RCP2 chair, made of multi-coloured panels of recycled plastic board, designed by Jane Atfield, 1992, manufactured by Made of Waste, 1996, London.V&A South Kensington -
Climate Shit Drawing 1, mixed media print, by Yinka Shonibare, 2008, UK.V&A South Kensington -
Lampan, plastic table lamp, designed by Carl Ojerstam and Magnus Eleback for IKEA.V&A South Kensington
Header image:
(Detail) SUPERFLUX, Issue 1, single-sheet magazine, by design studio Superflux, 2015, Britain. Museum no. E.985-2025. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London