Author Archives: guyjulier

Design Culture Salon 15: How does design address immobilities in our society?

Design Culture Salon 15: How does design address immobilities in our society? Friday 13 March 6:30-8:30pm Clore 55, British Galleries While Design Culture Salon 10 looked at the concept of movement in urban culture, this salon focuses on spaces of … Continue reading

Posted in activism, age, citizenship, immobility, mobility | Leave a comment

Design Culture Salon 13: How does age influence cultures of design?

Friday 9 January 2015 6:30pm-8:30pm Clore 55, British Galleries Victoria and Albert Museum Creativity; intuition; innovation; experimentation: these words commonly punctuate design narratives in practice, research and in the media. They are also all, interestingly, most associated with youth culture. … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Reflections on Design Culture Salon 12: Is innovation overrated and what is the role of design here?

A select group gathered in Clore 55 for this pre-Christmas discussion in which we buried innovation with a stake through it and then resurrected it in partial glory. If ever there was a perfectly shaped, end-to-end debate, then this was … Continue reading

Posted in innovation, publics, social innovation | 1 Comment

2014/15 Design Culture Salon season

We’re delighted to announce a new series of Design Culture Salons for 2014/15. This academic year we are presenting seven salons. These take place on the second Friday of each month, October-April. They are presented with the generous support of … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Salon 9 — What are the gender politics of contemporary design practice?

Friday 7 March 2014, 1900-2030 Seminar Room One, Sackler Centre, Victoria & Albert Museum ‘Fourth Wave’ feminism has recently put gender politics back in the headlines and is impacting on the design of everyday objects, from the £10 note to … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Salon 8 – How has digital technology changed the dynamics of the designer start-up?

Friday 7 February, 1900h Seminar Room 1:  Sackler Centre, Victoria & Albert Museum In an economy no longer focused on mass production, designers have had to be innovative and inventive in finding models through which they can start their businesses … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Salon 7 — Reflections on Transparent Design

How we think about the information that is embedded into design or that accompanies it in its processes and products is inextricably linked to the larger contexts of political economy. The misinformation or, at least, misapprehensions that have surrounded the … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Salon 7 — Transparent Design: what does it mean?

Friday 10th January, 1900h Seminar Room 1:  Sackler Centre, the Victoria & Albert Museum From banking to national security, the notion of transparency has been a popular subject of late and was high on the agenda at the G8 summit … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Design Culture Salon 5 — How Does Design Produce New Publics?

Tuesday 30 April, 1900h-2030h Hochhauser Auditorium, Sackler Centre, V&A How does design produce new publics? Panellists: Adam Drazin (University College London) Lorraine Gamman and Adam Thorpe (Central St Martins) Joe Harrington (Innovation Unit) Noortje Marres (Goldsmiths, University of London) Jana … Continue reading

Posted in service design, social innovation | 1 Comment

Design Culture Salon 4 — How does design function in a recession?

Tuesday 26 March, 1900h-2030h Hochhauser Auditorium, Sackler Centre, V&A Panelists: Irena Bauman (Bauman Lyons Architects) Jeremy Till (Central St Martins) Bianca Eizenbaumer and Fabio Franz (Brave New Alps) Louis Moreno (University College London) These are tough times for all creative … Continue reading

Posted in recession, scarcity | 2 Comments