FAD NEWS: Es Devlin to unveil first European retrospective at the Design Museum
3 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Es Devlin will open her first European retrospective at the Design Museum this autumn, bringing together three decades of work
Tag: Design Museum
NIGO Retrospective to open at the Design Museum this Spring
23 April 2026 • Mark Westall
The Design Museum stages the first major retrospective of NIGO, charting his influence from Harajuku streetwear to global fashion culture.
World’s first retrospective of groundbreaking designer NIGO to open at the Design Museum
5 February 2026 • Mark Westall
NIGO’s influence spans fashion, music, design and popular culture — shaping how brands, collaboration and taste operate today.
The Top 5 Museum Exhibitions to see in 2026
16 January 2026 • Tabish Khan
Disabilities, death, data, dots, and diversity.
Design Museum aims to overhaul permanent gallery for 40th anniversary in 2029.
3 September 2025 • Mark Westall
the Design Museum today reveals major ambitions to transform its permanent gallery in time for its 40th anniversary.
The Design Museum launches first major museum exhibition on more-than-human design
9 July 2025 • Mark Westall
The Design Museum’s landmark exhibition More than Human, the world’s first major museum exhibition on more-than-human design, opens this week
Blitz, the 80’s nightclub, gets major Design Museum Exhibition.
20 May 2025 • Mark Westall
This autumn, the Design Museum invites visitors to a major new exhibition Blitz: the club that shaped the 80s –
The Top 5 Museum Exhibitions to see in London in May
9 May 2025 • Tabish Khan
Skulls, matches, gothic films, technology and migration.
Bethan Laura Wood launches PLATFORM at Design Museum
13 February 2025 • Mark Westall
Bethan Laura Wood launches PLATFORM at Design Museum
The Top 8 posts on FAD Magazine in 2024
31 December 2024 • Mark Westall
People always ask us what FAD is about? What’s its focus? Well, it’s hard to put a finger on it but the first two posts on this list probably sum it up best
Pamela Anderson’s sensational Baywatch swimsuit heading to the Design Museum.
10 December 2024 • Mark Westall
Pamela Anderson’s sensational red bathing suit from Baywatch, the first Olympic solo swimming gold medal won by a British woman,… Read More
Tim Burton exhibition drives biggest advance ticket sales in Design Museum’s history
23 October 2024 • Mark Westall
The Design Museum today reveals that its major exhibition on the exceptional career of director Tim Burton has smashed the museum’s record for advance ticket sales.
The Top 5 Museum Exhibitions to see in London this Summer
3 August 2024 • Tabish Khan
Colonialism, children, denim, design and the circus.
New emoji installation tells climate story at the Design Museum.
30 July 2024 • Mark Westall
The Design Museum today unveiled a major public commission that uses folktales and a new collection of emoji to examine humanity’s relationship with the natural environment.
Barbie exhibition opens at the Design Museum
4 July 2024 • Mark Westall
Barbie exhibition opens at the Design Museum in London today unveiling the dolls, dresses and Dreamhouses inside its major Barbie… Read More
Barbie from space to be in new Design Museum Exhibition.
28 June 2024 • Mark Westall
Barbie that flew on landmark International Space Station mission to go on public display for the first time at the Design Museum.
REVIEW: Enzo Mari
28 March 2024 • Marta Bogna-Drew
Enzo Mari, curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist with Francesca Giacomelli, and produced by Triennale Milano, has landed at the Design Museum in Kensington.
The Top 5 Museum Exhibitions to see in January
13 January 2024 • Tabish Khan
Miniatures, moustaches, fashion filters, drawings and masterpieces.
First UK museum exhibition devoted to Enzo Mari to open at the Design Museum
10 January 2024 • Mark Westall
The first-ever UK museum exhibition devoted to Enzo Mari one of the most significant designers of the 20th century will open at the Design Museum this spring.
Design Museum opens a new display space for design research curated by Future Observatory.
28 December 2023 • Mark Westall
The Design Museum has opened a new display space for design research responding to environmental crises. It is the first… Read More
Barbie exhibition coming to the Design Museum in 2024
4 October 2023 • Mark Westall
The Design Museum in London today announces it will open a major new exhibition on the history of Barbie™ next year.
The Top 5 Museum Exhibitions to see in London right now
28 August 2023 • Tabish Khan
Impressionism, milk, saris, clay and falling apart.
Major museum exhibition on skateboard design to open in London.
25 July 2023 • Mark Westall
A major skateboarding design exhibition to open in London at the Design Museum this Autumn.
Iconic Björk ‘swan dress’ to go on first UK display
29 June 2023 • Mark Westall
The Design Museum today revealed some of the trailblazing fashion designs that will go on display in a major upcoming exhibition showcasing London’s unique fashion culture on the world stage.