London Design Festival at the V&A

V&A is the first point of call for visitors to the Festival; there are resources and information available alongside a number of specially-commissioned design installations and displays, plus a wide range of events throughout the Festival week.

Quick links to what's happening at the V&A

Festival commissions
Breakfast Talks with The Times
Exhibition Road: The London Design Festival Entrance
Sackler Centre
British Design Embassy
London Design Festival at the V&A Christmas Cards
More Festival installations
Ongoing events and installations
Events by date

The V&A Sackler Centre acts as the Festival's epicentre, hosting the main public information point and the Festival press office, as well as an extensive programme of seminars, talks and workshops. Special events include Breakfast Talks With The Times, lunchtime events, talks and tours.

Throughout the museum a number of specially-commissioned temporary displays, installations and interventions appear for the duration of the Festival. This year's Festival installations by Max Lamb, Oskar Zieta and Stuart Haygarth draw on the museum's unique history and architecture, plus a unique giveway work by Paul Cocksedge Studio. The Sackler Centre, with Spaces curated by Suzanne Trocmé, will once again host an extensive programme of seminars, talks and special events, as well as a business and VIP space. Visitors will be able to take in the series of designs and interventions using a specially designed London Design Centre at the V&A map.

Also this year, the V&A entrance on Exhibition Road will be dedicated to the Festival, with a pop-up Festival café, the main public information point and press office. The architectural and design studio Retrouvius has been invited to design the space – the new nucleus of the Festival. The street-level space will be transformed into a distinctive destination for Festival visitors, press and those in need of some time to relax and reflect.

FESTIVAL COMMISSIONS

Framed by Stuart Haygarth
Staircase P, Architecture Galleries
Artist and designer Stuart Haygarth, working with leading framing company John Jones, has created a striking installation on the grand marble staircase leading to the V&A's Architecture galleries. Creating evocative stories through objects and architectural features is central to Haygarth's work, and this installation is no exception. Haygarth creates a cascade made with over 30 traditional and contemporary bespoke frame mouldings, spanning in lengths of almost 20 metres each, bringing this significant piece of the museum's architecture to life to create a dramatic landscape through which visitors can walk.
Find out more about Stuart Haygarth's Framed
Sponsored by John Jones

A Gust of Wind, an installation by Paul Cocksedge
Friday Late
24 September 18.30 - 22.00
Three hundred curvaceous pieces of Corian® will be exhibited for one day only. The curved 'pages' will appear to form stack of paper that has been blown into the air by a gust of wind. Each of these limited edition pieces is initially engraved and then hand-formed by Paul Cocksedge. The resulting pieces will be given away to the public as part of the event.
Event supported by Corian®

Blow and Roll, an installation by Oskar Zieta
Madjeski Garden
Contemporary craftsman Oskar Zieta has designed an installation for the Madejski Garden using a unique technology. Matching the form of the ellipse, the piece is made of large-scale elements more than 10m long and up to 5m high. To install Blow & Roll, welded steel pieces will be transported flat, rolled out, and inflated using water. Air will then be pumped into the gap between the steel plates to create perfectly shaped 3D objects.
Find out more about Oskar Zieta's Blow and Roll
Read an interview with Oskar Zieta
Supported by the Polish Cultural Institute

Max Lamb: HSBC Private Bank Connection Collection commission
Cast Court 46b
Taking the V&A Cast Courts as his inspiration, Max Lamb has designed a piece based on a plaster cast of the decorative and historic façade of the HSBC Private Bank HQ at 78 St James Street. Lamb used stonemasonry techniques to remove material from the original plaster cast. The result is a bench designed for public use: a place for people to connect in the heart of the V&A. This piece was commissioned by the London Design Festival and HSBC Private Bank for HSBC Private Bank's Connection Collection; which takes inspiration from international cultural identities and philosophies to open doors and make connections for clients around the world.
Find out more about Max Lamb's HSBC commission

BREAKFAST TALKS WITH THE TIMES

A series of daily breakfast talks during the London Design Festival at the V&A, giving a unique insight into some of the world's leading creative minds. The series sees five major figures sharing their thoughts on design, culture and creativity. Each conversation is led by a leading journalist from the event's sponsor, The Tiimes.

20 Sept Neville Brody, graphic designer and creator of the Anti Design Festival
Neville Brody is possibly one of the most influential graphic designers, typographers, art directors and brand strategists the UK has ever produced. He is also the inspiration behind this year's Anti Design Festival.

21 Sept Terry O'Neillone of the world's most influential photographers
Terry O'Neill is one of Britain's greatest photographers. The informal, spontaneous style of his portraits helped visually define the 1960s.

22 Sept Thomas Heatherwick, leading British designer
Thomas Heatherwick is the founder of Heatherwick Studio, a design studio formed in 1994 to make unique design projects happen; commissions include a monastery, a 300 room hotel tower in Hong Kong; the UK Pavilion for the Shanghai Expo in 2010 and a new double-decker bus for London.

23 Sept Ed Vaizey MP, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries
The Hon Ed Vaizey MP was shadow Culture and Creative Industries Minister for four years before becoming Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries and joint Minister with Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. 

24 Sept Imran Amed, the business of fashion
Imran Amed is a fashion business adviser, writer and entrepreneur. Bringing a unique understanding of the creative and commercial sides of fashion and luxury, Imran has emerged as one of the industry's leading thinkers on digital media.
£12/£10 concessions
Book online or call 020 7942 2211

EXHIBITION ROAD ENTRANCE

Conceived by Suzanne Trocmé as a gateway for all visitors to the London Design Festival, the dedicated Exhibition Road Entrance to the museum takes inspiration from a hotel lobby - providing a concierge service, a place to collect information on the Festival and the programme at the V&A, a space to meet and relax and to enjoy refreshment at the heart of the Festival.

The architectural salvage and design firm Retrouvious have developed the design and layout of the space. Bridging the gap between destruction and construction, Retrouvius continually seek furniture and architectural materials for recasting in architectural and interior design projects. All elements of the composite cafe are available for purchase. www.retrouvius.co.uk

Kvadrat have kindly supplied the fabric for the Exhibition Road installation. Established in Denmark in 1968 at the forefront of textile design supplying renowned architects, designers and furniture manufacturers throughout the world. Kvadrat actively engages in projects with artists, museums, galleries and designers in order to push the boundaries of textile and its uses. www.kvadrat.dk 

SACKLER CENTRE

Guilio Cappellini
In this landmark exhibition, Giulio Cappellini presents key collaborations with British designers, including iconic works by Tom Dixon and Jasper Morrison. The installation reflects on the influence of British designers in evolving the creative voice of Cappellini, and Giuilioʼs personal role in establishing some of the most celebrated names in Britishdesign.

Since the mid 1980s, Milan-based Giulio Cappellini has continuously championed the work of British design, discovering and fostering new talent from Michael Young to BarberOsgerby (Hula Stool, right) and more recently Raw Edges.

Encouraging adventurous manipulation of materials alongside rigorous editing, Cappellini, has changed the face of British design irrevocably; the results span over a quarter of acentury, yet remain fresh and contemporary.

Gallery 220
AVATAR - Architecture for the virtual world
This exhibition brings to life the semi abstract artworks that architects use as creative catalysts for full blooded architecture; from a surreal garden that reinterprets traditionalstructures to projects inspired by art nouveau and combined with engineering and manmade biological cells.

AVATAR was founded in 2004 at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London. Conceived as a cross-unit research group, AVATAR is concerned with the impact of advanced technology on architectural design. By contributing to discussion on issues such as aesthetics, philosophy and cybernetics, AVATAR explores all manner of digital andvisceral terrain, its augmentation and symbiosis. www.avatarlondon.org

Meet the Designer Maker
20 Sept 11.00 - 17.00
Karen Hansen - Wood & Wool Series
Nicholas Langan - Footprint
Alun Heslop - Insictor
Simon Yates - Grace
This is a wonderful opportunity to meet the talented designer makers and ask about their process, design and craftsmanship.  The Designer Makers form part of the British Furniture Confederation. The British Furniture Confederation, (BFC) was formed in 2007 to champion the UK furniture industry to UK and EU governments. A vital and rapidly developing part of the industry is the Designer/Makers sector. Made up of very small businesses scattered all over the UK, they produce high quality pieces of furniture principally for commissions from private clients. www.britishfurnitureconfederation.org.uk

BRITISH DESIGN EMBASSY

The British Design Embassy, supported by UK Trade & Investment, provides a business and networking destination for international visitors to the London Design Festival. The Embassy installation features a series of secluded meeting spaces, a concierge service and a connection with the seminar programme running in the Sackler Centre throughout the Festival programme. www.britishdesignembassy.co.uk

LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL AT THE V&A CHRISTMAS CARDS

The London Design Festival, in association with the V&A, has commissioned a pack of designer Christmas cards, to celebrate the V&A as the Festival Hub. They are available from the V&A shop at the museum or online

MORE FESTIVAL INSTALLATIONS

Contemporary Silver at the V&A
Sackler Foyer
A rare opportunity to see silver pieces from the Silver Trust's Downing Street collection, regularly used at state functions, alongside selected works by members of the Contemporary British Silversmiths. This exhibition showcases some of the finest pieces in contemporary silver which capture the artistry, variety and skill of current silversmithing practice.

Hidden V&A iPod tour
This specially commissioned iPod tour explores the hidden design history of the V&A. Led by Geoff Opie, it sheds new light on parts of the building that you may never have noticed before, and their historical secrets. Download the tour from iTunes, or visit the Info Desk to borrow an iPod (returnable deposit required).

Designer Maps: Michael Johnson
A collection of unique maps (see right) by graphic designer Michael Johnson and his studio, Johnson banks, showing the favourite V&A spaces and objects of a number of celebrated figures from the world of art, literature, design and performance. Pick up a map at a museum entrance and use it to follow a special tour of the museum, following in the footsteps of your chosen personality and taking in their favourite objects, places and aspects of the museum, possibly even their favourite tea in the café.

The 11th Tapestry: A KikiT VisuoSonic Display and Performance
Gallery 94, Tapestries
The 11th Tapestry, by the KikiT VisuoSonic group, is an interactive tapestry projected onto a screen alongside the V&A's Devonshire Hunting Tapestries. Using sound and motion capture technologies, the 'tapestry' will respond to the sound and movement of visitors in the gallery, causing it to constantly change throughout the festival.

26 Treasures
British Galleries 52-58
Writers from 26 explore 26 objects from the British Galleries at the V&A. Authors including former poet laureate Andrew Motion, Maura Dooley and other leading writers from the commercial world give a personal response to an object in just 62 words, turning the gallery into a literary treasure-trove. A 26 Treasures map to accompany the display will be available at the entrance to the gallery.

Istituto Marangoni at the V&A: Graphic Design Project 2010
Lunchroom 1, Sackler Centre
This display shows the work of degree students from the Istituto Marangoni.  Their brief was to create a series of creative visual images to promote the V&A, such as posters, viral and internet advertisements. Each student has chosen to target a different audience including visitors to South Kensington, workers in the Creative Industries, regular visitors to modern or contemporary art galleries, tourists and students.

Michael Anastassiades Kinetic Light
Norfolk House Music Room
Michael Anastassiades has designed a pendulum light (see right) for the Norfolk House Music Room at the V&A. Like a silent inverted metronome, the hanging arm of this bespoke installation holds a glass light ball which describes a perpetual rhythm. The mesmeric trajectory evokes a distant age when music sought to recreate the harmony of the spheres, and the interplay between elegance and hospitality was a delicate balance.

ONGOING EXHIBITIONS AND DISPLAYS

David Watkins: Artist in Jewellery, a Retrospective View
Room 66, Silver
23 February - 26 September 2010
David Watkins is a driving force in British design. His internationally renowned jewellery designs are influenced by his early career as a sculptor and jazz musician and his experience of working on high precision models for film set designs. Visit  V&A Current Exhibitions and Displays for more details. 

Grace Kelly: Style Icon
Sponsored by Van Cleef & Arpels
Fashion Galleries
17 April - 26 September 2010
View the spectacular wardrobe of Grace Kelly, one of the most popular actresses of the 1950s and an enduring fashion icon. Visit V&A Current Exhibitions and Displays for booking details.

V&A Illustration Awards Display 2010
Room 74, Twentieth Century
22 June - 19 December 2010
See a display of winners and entrants in the V&A Illustration Awards, a competition celebrating the best book illustrations of the last year. Visit V&A Current Exhibitions and Displays for more details.

Space & Light: Edward Gordon Craig
Room 104, Theatre and Performance
11 September 2010 - March 2011
Edward Gordon Craig was a pioneer of modern stagecraft, whose experimental theatre techniques continue to influence performance practice today. This interactive installation uses sound, light, projection and drama to immerse you in Craig's works, life and vision. It features an extensive display of Craig's beautiful woodcuts and engravings from the V&A's collections. An interdisciplinary lecture day on Craig's legacy will take place on Saturday 25 September, as listed below.

I Cling to Virtue
Jones Galleries, Room 4
17 September - 10 October 2010
A site-specific installation for the V&A created by Onkar Kular and Noam Toran, launching as part of the London Design Festival. I Cling to Virtue presents a collection of objects, artefacts, photographs and films that layer anecdotes from the artists' own genealogies with those of illustrious families both real and fictional. Visit V&A Future Exhibitions and Displays for more details.

Walter Crane: Revolutionary picture books for the nursery
Room 85 (Library Landing)
20 September 2010 - 16 January 2011
This display celebrates the work of the artist and designer Walter Crane (1845-1915) , the most prolific and influential picture book artist of his generation. It brings together original artwork and first editions of Crane's innovative picture books to offer a fascinating insight into his radical approach to teaching young children.

Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballet Russes, 1909 - 1929
25 September 2010 - 9 January 2011
This major retrospective examines the origins, development and long term influence of the Ballets Russes, the revolutionary dance company formed by Sergei Diaghilev. Visit V&A Future Exhibitions and Displays for more details.

EVENTS BY DATE

Saturday 18 September

Selvedge Magazine sewing workshop: Feed the Birds
Art Studio, Sackler Centre
10.00-16.00
Selvedge celebrates the London Design Festival by remaking an iconic city landmark at the V&A. Ken Livingston may have banned the pigeons but we want to cover our own Trafalgar Square, created by illustrator Alice Stevenson, with hundreds of soft, stitched feathered friends, designed by printers Thornback & Peel, and available to stuff!
Free, drop-in

Artists in Residence: Open Studios
Level 1, Sackler Centre & Room 143A, Ceramics Galleries
13.00-16.00
Visit the V&A Residency Studios to meet artists and designers in residence working on knitwear fashions, automata and ceramics. See their work in progress and hear how it develops.
Free, drop-in

Sunday 19 September

Selvedge Magazine sewing workshop: Feed the Birds
Art Studio, Sackler Centre
10.00-16.00
Selvedge celebrates the London Design Festival by remaking an iconic city landmark at the V&A. Ken Livingston may have banned the pigeons but we want to cover our own Trafalgar Square, created by illustrator Alice Stevenson, with hundreds of soft, stitched feathered friends, designed by printers Thornback & Peel, and available to stuff!
Free, drop-in

The Marriage: Production design talk and screening
Lecture Theatre
14.00-16.00
The Marriage is a comic Chamber Opera by Bohuslav Martinu, based on the play by Nikolai Gogol. Director/designer Pamela Howard created a beautiful and lively site-specific production of the opera in 2009 at the National Theatre Janácek Opera Brno, Czech Republic. Hear her talk about her design inspiration for the production, and see original costume paintings and a scale maquette of the set installation. Professor Howard will be joined by one of the performers, Czech soprano Tereza Merklová, who will also sing highlights from the opera. A film-screening of the 2009 production, in English with English surtitles, will follow the talk.
£12/£5 concessions
Book online or call 020 7942 2211

Monday 20 September

Breakfast talk with The Times: Neville Brody
Hochhauser Auditorium
8.30-9.30, breakfast served from 8.00
Hear from Neville Brody, influential UK graphic designer and typographer and creator of this year's Anti Design Festival, which aims to defrost '25 years of cultural deep freeze' in the UK. The first in a series of breakfast talks during the London Design Festival at the V&A, giving a unique insight into some of the world's leading creative minds. Sponsored by The Times.  Sponsored by The Times.
Further details to be announced.
£12/£10 concessions
Book online or call 020 7942 2211

The Big Stitch
Art Studio, Sackler Centre
10.00-16.00
Led by Eleanor Pritchard, this practical workshop will draw on the V&A collection of 19th century English stitched samplers. You will learn simple stitch techniques and composition ideas by re-creating giant details of these exquisite embroideries on a new scale.
Free, drop-in

Digital Hub
Digital Studio, Sackler Centre
10.00-17.45
Visit the Digital Studio to get inspired, engage with the digital design community and try out your design ideas on our state of the art Apple Macs. Everyone welcome, from the obsessed blogger to the first timer. Drop by to share your thoughts, ideas and responses to the events and installations staged across the museum during the Festival by blogging or making a video.
Free, drop-in

Meet the Designer Maker
11.00 - 17.00
Karen Hansen - Wood & Wool Series; Nicholas Langan - Footprint; Alun Heslop - Insictor; Simon Yates - Grace
This is a wonderful opportunity to meet the talented designer makers and ask about their process, design and craftsmanship.  The Designer Makers form part of the British Furniture Confederation. The British Furniture Confederation, (BFC) was formed in 2007 to champion the UK furniture industry to UK and EU governments. A vital and rapidly developing part of the industry is the Designer/Makers sector. Made up of very small businesses scattered all over the UK, they produce high quality pieces of furniture principally for commissions from private clients. www.britishfurnitureconfederation.org.uk

Lunchtime Talk: Beyond the Valley
Hochhauser Auditorium
13.00-14.00
'People are looking for things to be done in less time, with a lot more relish.' During the London Design Festival and London Fashion Week, Beyond the Valley invite you to come and enjoy an hour of probing loveliness, including an animated interactive exploratory graphic experience from Beyond the Valley¹s Spring / Summer 2011 collection. Bring your iPhone to this interactive event!
Free, tickets required
Book online or call 020 7942 2211

Designs for ironwork and marble sculpture: Tour
Meeting Point, Grand Entrance
13.00-14.00
This talk focuses on striking designs by Francis Skidmore (1817-1896) and his firm of leading Victorian metalworkers, and the sculptor John Bell (1811-1895). lt will include a closer look at the Hereford Screen in the V&A and, weather permitting, the Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens.
Free

Artists in Residence: Open Studios
Level 1, Sackler Centre & Room 143A, Ceramics Galleries
13.00-16.00
Visit the V&A Residency Studios to meet artists and designers in residence working on knitwear fashions, automata and ceramics. See their work in progress and hear how it develops.
Free, drop-in

Handmade - who pays?
Hochhauser Auditorium
15.00-16.30
How can skilled craft makers communicate the value of their products in an age of austerity and position themselves in the bespoke market place? This debate will bring together some of the leading partners and supporters of Crafted: a mentoring programme matching craft makers with expert mentors from the luxury sector.
Free, ticketed
Book online or call 020 7942 2211

Highlights of the V&A Design Collection
Prints and Drawings Study Room
16.00-16.30
Abraham Thomas, Curator of Designs, showcases some examples from the V&A's extensive collection of design drawings. Ranging across architecture, furniture, product and fashion, these drawings offer an insight into the various stages of the design process, from initial sketch through to working drawing and final presentation.
Free

A.S.Byatt & Edmund de Waal: Inspired By
Hochhauser Auditorium
19.00-20.00
Booker-Prize winning author A. S. Byatt and acclaimed potter Edmund de Waal have both used museum collections to inspire their writing. Join them for a discussion of the associations and memories invested in historical objects and the processes involved in writing about them.
£8/£6 concessions
Book online or call 020 7942 2211

Tuesday 21 September

Breakfast talk with The Times
Hochhauser Auditorium
08.30-09.30, breakfast served from 08.00
One of a series of daily breakfast talks during the London Design Festival at the V&A, giving a unique insight into some of the world's leading creative minds. The series sees five individuals take to the stage to share perspectives on design, culture and creativity. Sponsored by The Times.
Further details to be announced, please visit www.londondesignfestival.com
£12/£10 concessions
Book online or call 020 7942 2211

Whizz bang! - a spoon, a bowl, a box
Art Studio, Sackler Centre
10.00-16.00
Watch silversmiths at work, and see them transform sheets of metal into familiar objects such as spoons and bowls. Get inspired and even have a go yourself! This event accompanies the Contemporary Silver at the V&A display in the Sackler Foyer.
Free, drop-in

Digital Hub
Digital Studio, Sackler Centre
10.00-17.45
Visit the Digital Studio to get inspired, engage with the digital design community and try out your design ideas on our state of the art Apple Macs. Everyone welcome, from the obsessed blogger to the first timer. Drop by to share your thoughts, ideas and responses to the events and installations staged across the museum during the Festival by blogging or making a video
Free, drop-in

Lunchtime Talk: Contemporary British Silver and the Downing Street Silver Trust Collection
Hochhauser Auditorium
13.00-14.00
The Silver Trust was established in 1987 in order to promote the work of practicing British Silversmiths by commissioning and exhibiting silver for the use of The Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street.  Christopher English, Secretary to the Silver Trust, will speak about the extensive Downing Street Silver Collection and the importance and artistry of the work of British Silversmiths today. This talk accompanies the Contemporary Silver at the V&A display in the Sackler Foyer.
Free, ticketed
Book online or call 020 7942 2211

Contemporary Days: The Designs of Robin and Lucienne Day, Film Screening and Talk
Hochhauser Auditorium
19.00-21.00
Join us for the UK premiere of Contemporary Days: The Designs of Lucienne and Robin Day, a new documentary by Design Onscreen, The Initiative for Architecture and Design on Film. The striking, practical furniture and textiles designed by Robin and Lucienne Day transformed British design after World War II and brought modern aesthetics and fresh materials into ordinary homes and offices. This documentary traces their careers and partnership from their time at the Royal College of the Arts in the 1930s, to their contributions to the Royal Festival Hall in 1951 and recent rediscovery by new generations of design aficionados. A Q&A session with director, Murray Grigor, follows the screening.
£12/£5 concessions
Book online or call 020 7942 2211 

V&A Connects, with the London Design Festival: Food for Thought
Lunchroom 1, Sackler Centre
18.30-20.30
Exploring brand, packaging, service and product innovation, this event in the regular V&A Connects series will be a meet, eat, drink and deal-make affair. British Design Innovation and the Food Network will be bringing together design and innovation specialists with food and drink industry brands.
£8/ £6 concessions
Book online  or call 020 7942 2211

Barry Humphries: Handling Edna, The Unauthorised Biography
Lecture Theatre
19.00-20.00
Dame Edna Everage is the most famous creation of Barry Humphries, comedian, actor and writer. In this talk he will take a behind-the-scenes, no-holds-barred look at the superstar icon of our times, and reveal secrets of Edna's roller-coaster life. Essential viewing for scholars, female achievers, fans of Dame Edna and those who suspect that a darker story lies behind the fairytale career!
Organised in association with Random House
£8/£6 concessions
Book online  or call 020 7942 2211

Wednesday 22 September

Breakfast talk with The Times
Hochhauser Auditorium
08.30-09.30, breakfast served from 08.00
One of a series of daily breakfast talks during the London Design Festival at the V&A, giving a unique insight into some of the world's leading creative minds. The series sees five individuals take to the stage to share perspectives on design, culture and creativity. Sponsored by The Times.
Further details to be announced.
£12/£10 concessions
Book online or call 020 7942 2211

Be Bold Be Gold
Art Studio, Sackler Centre
10.00-16.00
Join graduates from the Royal College of Art's Goldsmithing, Metalwork and Jewellery Department as they challenge popular perceptions of craft as the poor relation of design and demonstrate their different approaches to creating innovative and unusual objects. Explore the results in a special display and talk informally with them about their work and the design process. You can bring your own object to be gold-leafed too!
Free, drop-in

Digital Hub
Digital Studio, Sackler Centre
10.00-17.45
Visit the Digital Studio to get inspired, engage with the digital design community and try out your design ideas on our state of the art Apple Macs. Everyone welcome, from the obsessed blogger to the first timer. Drop by to share your thoughts, ideas and responses to the events and installations staged across the museum during the Festival by blogging or making a video

Showcasing Fashion: The Near Future
A conference exploring emotive set design, cognitive environments & multi-sensory spaces
Lecture Theatre
10.00-17.00
Casting a spotlight on the art of exhibition, this one day conference will focus on set design for fashion runway shows. A series of talks by high-profile visionaries in set design, fashion, lighting design and event production will address questions such as how to produce spectacular results that engage the audience in a multi-sensorial experience, and how scenic space can be used to transform a fashion runway event. 
An International Festival of Scenic Arts (IFSArts) event in association with The Scenographer magazine.
£12, no concessions
Book online  or call 020 7942 2211

Lunchtime Talk, Paul Priestman: Trains, ships, planes and pebbles
Hochhauser Auditorium
13.00-14.00
Paul Priestman, of leading industrial design company Priestmangoode, looks at the increasingly competitive global marketplace in which British designers have to operate. He believes that the key to competing globally is to think laterally. Priestmangoode's success in international markets in the last two difficult years has been driven by a clear analysis of their core skills and their application to an ever wider series of industries, from luxury airline interiors to budget hotel rooms and cruise liner cabins, and from China's new high speed train to an innovative water saving device for the shower. Hear how success flows from persuading potential clients that new designs can revolutionise business.
Free, ticketed
Book online or call 020 7942 2211

Artists in Residence: Open Studios
Level 1, Sackler Centre & Room 143A, Ceramics Galleries
13.00-16.00
Visit the V&A Residency Studios to meet artists and designers in residence working on knitwear fashions, automata and ceramics. See their work in progress and hear how it develops.
Free, drop-in

Digital Design Drop-in: Pixelh8 / Matthew Applegate
Digital Studio, Sackler Centre
13.00-16.00
Meet internationally renowned chip tune musician Pixelh8, and find out more about the music he creates by reprogramming vintage computer systems such as the ZX spectrum, Commodore 64 and Game Boy.
Free, drop-in

V&A Illustration Awards Display 2010: Gallery Talk
Room 74, Twentieth Century
15.00-15.30
Martin Flynn, curator of the V&A Illustration Awards display, will speak about the prestigious awards, which celebrate the best illustration published over the last year. 
Free

The Exchange
Hochhauser Auditorium
17.00-18.00
The Cultural Department of the Embassy of The Kingdom of The Netherlands in the UK hosts a panel discussion exploring projects that illustrate new and emergent trends between tourism, design and local economies.
Free, tickets required
Book online or call 020 7942 2211

Thursday 23 September

Breakfast talk with The Times
Hochhauser Auditorium
08.30-09.30, breakfast served from 08.00
One of a series of daily breakfast talks during the London Design Festival at the V&A, giving a unique insight into some of the world's leading creative minds. The series sees five individuals take to the stage to share perspectives on design, culture and creativity. Sponsored by The Times.
Further details to be announced.
£12/£10 concessions
Book online or call 020 7942 2211

Experiment! Contemporary Fabrics Workshop
Art Studio, Sackler Centre
10.00-16.00
Led by Liz Orini this session uses a range of techniques including embroidering onto water dissolvable fabrics for rapid results! Transform everyday textiles into contemporary samples taking inspiration from the V&A's collections.
Free, drop-in

Digital Hub
Digital Studio, Sackler Centre
10.00-17.45
Visit the Digital Studio to get inspired, engage with the digital design community and try out your design ideas on our state of the art Apple Macs. Everyone welcome, from the obsessed blogger to the first timer. Drop by to share your thoughts, ideas and responses to the events and installations staged across the museum during the Festival by blogging or making a video
Free, drop-in

IPA: Going Global
Hochhauser Auditorium
10.00-12.30
As part of the IPA's China Outreach programme, the Going Global forum is designed for UK advertising & branding agencies and Chinese brand owners seeking to internationalise. This discussion will focus on the importance of brand investment and the UK as a creative hub.
Free, tickets required
Book online or call 020 7942 2211

Lunchtime Talk: Siobhan Davies Dance
Hochhauser Auditorium
13.00-14.00
Siobhan Davies will talk with ceramicist Clare Twomey about their collaboration on Davies' new work, Rotor, which explores the interplay of performance with other arts. Rotor will premiere at Siobhan Davies Studios, and will include commissioned work with the South London Gallery. Siobhan Davies CBE is one of the UK's leading choreographers, a Crafts Council Champion and was named as one of six Creative Britons in 2000. Her work 60|40, is currently on display at Siobhan Davies Studios, until 17 October.
Free, tickets required
Book online or call 020 7942 2211

Walter Crane: Revolutionary picture books for the nursery
Gallery 85
14.00-14.30
This gallery talk by curator Leslie Delaney will look at the V&A's current display of the work of the artist and designer Walter Crane (1845-1915), who was the most prolific and influential picture book artist of his generation. The display brings together original artwork and first editions of Crane's innovative picture books to offer a fascinating insight into his radical approach to teaching young children.
Free

Design Talk: Giulio Cappellini and British Design
Hochhauser Auditorium
15.00-16.00
Giulio Cappellini, Creative Director of the Poltrona Frau group, shares his views on creation, process and manufacturing in conversation with Yael Mer and Shay Alkali, of design duo Raw Edges, and Jasper Morrison, in an event chaired by Suzanne Trocmé. Since the mid 1980s, Milan-based Giulio Cappellini has continuously championed the work of British designers, discovering and fostering new talent from Tom Dixon to Michael Young and Barber Osgerby.  His prescience and encouragement of adventurous manipulation of materials alongside rigorous editing has changed the face of  British design irrevocably. The results span a quarter of a century yet remain consistently fresh and modern.
Free, tickets required
Book online or call 020 7942 2211

David Watkins: Artist in Jewellery
Room 66, Silver
15.00-15.30
In this informal gallery talk, David Watkins will speak about his extraordinary career and works in silver beside the V&A's current retrospective display of his work. Watkins is a driving force in British design, and Emeritius Professor at the RCA. His work has been internationally collected since the early 1970s. Free

Friday 24 September

Breakfast talk with The Times
Hochhauser Auditorium
08.30-09.30, breakfast served from 08.00
One of a series of daily breakfast talks during the London Design Festival at the V&A, giving a unique insight into some of the world's leading creative minds. The series sees five individuals take to the stage to share perspectives on design, culture and creativity. Sponsored by The Times.
Further details to be announced.
£12/£10 concessions
Book online or call 020 7942 2211

Experiment! Contemporary Fabrics Workshop
Art Studio, Sackler Centre
10.00-16.00
Led by Liz Orini this session uses a range of techniques including embroidering onto water dissolvable fabrics for rapid results! Transform everyday textiles into contemporary samples taking inspiration from the V&A's collections.
Free, drop-in

Digital Hub
Digital Studio, Sackler Centre
10.00-17.45
Visit the Digital Studio to get inspired, engage with the digital design community and try out your design ideas on our state of the art Apple Macs. Everyone welcome, from the obsessed blogger to the first timer. Drop by to share your thoughts, ideas and responses to the events and installations staged across the museum during the Festival by blogging or making a video
Free, drop-in

Ceramics on Show: Public and Private Displays
Lecture Theatre
10.00-17.30
This two-day conference celebrates the new Ceramics Galleries at the V&A, and explores the ways in which ceramic objects have been put on show. Keynote speakers will include artist and writer Edmund de Waal and Reino Liefkes, lead curator of the new galleries. Please visit V&A Conferences & Symposia for more details and booking information.  

The 11th Tapestry: A talk/performance by the KikiT VisuoSonic Team
Hochhauser Auditorium
11.30-12.30
An exploration of the techniques and design strategies employed in the creation of 'The 11th Tapestry' in Room 94 of the V&A, for the London Design Festival. Sarah Hand, Maurice Owen and Russell Richards from Southampton Solent University will also be presenting their KikiT VisuoSonic research in relation to: Convergent Photography, Smart Buildings, Total Theatre, Interactive Music and alternative methods of engagement with museum artefacts. www.visuosonic.org.
Free

I Cling to Virtue: Display talk and tour
Jones Galleries, Room 4
19.30-20.30
Artists Onkar Kular and Noam Toran will discuss their site-specific installation 'I Cling to Virtue' in the V&A's Jones Gallery and guide visitors through the display, in which a multi-dimensional portrait of twentieth century family life is represented through objects and media produced using a disparate range of techniques, from digital prototyping, painting and photography to audio narration.
Free

Friday Late: Two's a Pair
Throughout the Museum
18.30-22.00
Join the London Design Festival at the V&A for a night that celebrates famous design-duos and collaborative working in Contemporary design. The programme for the evening will include installations, talks and workshops and performances, and will culminate in a great design giveaway.
In collaboration with Designersblock. Visit V&A Friday Late: Two's A Pair for more details.
Free, drop-in

A Gust of Wind, an installation by Paul Cocksedge
Friday Late
18.30 - 22.00
Three hundred curvaceous pieces of Corian® will be exhibited for one day only. The curved 'pages' will appear to form stack of paper that has been blown into the air by a gust of wind. Each of these limited edition pieces is initially engraved and then hand-formed by Paul Cocksedge. The resulting pieces will be given away to the public as part of the event.
Free, Event supported by Corian®

Saturday 25 September

Digital Design Weekend
Digital Studio, and throughout Sackler Centre
10.30-17.00
Discover contemporary digital art and design through the work of artists including Hellicar and Lewis, Tom Schofield, Owl Project, Daniel Soltis, Andras Szalai, Matthew Applegate, Adrian Westaway and more. See web projects and installations, hacking and electronics, and designers at work in the Digital Lab, create your own digital designs and make a badge in our family activity.
Free, drop-in

Edward Gordon Craig: His Legacy
Hochhauser Auditorium
10.00-17.00
Edward Gordon Craig: His Legacy, will be an inter-disciplinary day of lectures led by Sir Michael Holroyd and celebrating the life, work and legacy of the visionary theatre designer Edward Gordon Craig. Those attending will be introduced to the exhibition Space and Light: Edward Gordon Craig and have the opportunity to visit the exhibition as part of the lecture day programme. This event is presented by the V&A in partnership with Wimbledon College of Art.
£12/£5 concessions
Book online or call 020 7942 2211

Ceramics on Show: Public and Private Displays
Lecture Theatre
10.00-17.30
This two day conference celebrates the new Ceramics Galleries at the V&A, and explores the ways in which ceramic objects have been put on show. Keynote speakers will include artist and writer Edmund de Waal and Reino Liefkes, lead curator of the new galleries. Please visit V&A Conferences & Symposia for more details and booking information.  

Textile Design workshop: 13-19 yrs
Art Studio, Sackler Centre
11.00-16.00
This workshop gives 13-19 year olds a chance to see the latest textile designs and work with a textile designer to create original and personalised designs for fabric. Part of the V&A Create! Fashion programme for young people, linked with the London Design Festival
£10, no concessions
Book online or call 020 7942 2211

Sunday 26 September

Digital Design Weekend
Digital Studio, and throughout Sackler Centre
10.30-17.00
Discover contemporary digital art and design through the work of artists including Hellicar and Lewis, Tom Schofield, Owl Project, Daniel Soltis, Andras Szalai, Matthew Applegate, Adrian Westaway and more. See web projects and installations, hacking and electronics, and designers at work in the Digital Lab, and create your own digital postcard design in our family activity. Further details to follow.
Free, drop-in