Design and Disability
Both a celebration and a call to action, Design and Disability showcased the radical contributions of Disabled, Deaf, and neurodivergent people and communities to design history and contemporary culture, from the 1940s to now.
Past exhibition
This exhibition is now closed at V&A South Kensington
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★★★★★ A world-shaping, boundary-breaking joy of a show
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Design and Disability is supported by Oak Foundation
Exhibition highlights
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Jewellery Becomes Law by Ntiense Eno-Amooquaye. 2024, Intoart Collection. © Ntiense Eno-Amooquaye. Photo by Adama Jalloh -
Jaipur Foot, 2014. © Photo by Simon Way -
'The Birth of Venus’ carnival costume by Maya Scarlette, 2024. © Shot by Tanasha Chege -
'Drag Syndrome', by Scallywag Fox (2020). © Scallywag Fox, courtesy of the artist -
'First Swim after Rebirth', 2018. Image from the series 'Inner Journey', 2014 – ongoing -
Dysfluent Magazine, Issue 2, 2023. © Photo Courtesy of the artist and designer Conor Foran -
Rebirth Garments. Photo by Colectivo Multipolar -
Squeeze Chair (chaise longue), by Wendy Jacob, inspired by Temple Grandin, 1998 -
Disabled People Fight Back banner, 2014, -
'The best lovers are good with their hands' by Harry McAuslan, issued by AIDS Ahead part of the British Deaf Association, 1992 -
Fork for Cindy suspended in a silicone cap
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Features
Design and Disability: exhibition guide
Design and Disability: exhibition guide
Find out all about our Design and Disability exhibition, showcasing disability as an identity and culture through design
Adaptive fashion: 1960s wedding dress and shoes
Adaptive fashion: 1960s wedding dress and shoes
A stunning example of 1960s adaptive bridal fashion
Design and Disability exhibition curator tour
Design and Disability exhibition curator tour
Making a Notting Hill carnival costume
Making a Notting Hill carnival costume
Watch the making of a bespoke butterfly wire-bra carnival costume
Design and Disability
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Rebirth Garments. photo by Colectivo Multipolar