"The V&A is stuffed with a truly magnificent array of weird and wonderful things from centuries of human existence. Under one roof, you can find the sixteenth century Raphael Cartoons, Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks, an Iranian carpet thought to be the oldest in the world, a Storm Trooper suit from the Star Wars movies, a diamond butterfly ring worn by Beyonce and... a Labubu."
"All of the items on display invite visitors to interrogate 'every element of the designed world'. There are very familiar everyday items like an iPhone, a tupperware from the 1960s, an office chair and an Ikea lamp, as well as more political and confronting designs such as a poster calling for 'No More Racist Murders' created after the death of the teenager Rohit Duggal in 1992, a 'life medal' given to people imprisoned for environmental action"
The Victoria and Albert Museum houses an expansive collection spanning centuries, including sixteenth-century Raphael Cartoons, Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks, an ancient Iranian carpet, a Stormtrooper suit, and contemporary objects like a Labubu plush toy. The Design 1900-Now galleries occupy two upper-floor rooms and display 250 artefacts, 60 newly added, organized into six themes: housing and living; crisis and conflict; consumption and identity; automation and labour; sustainability and subversion; and data and communication. Exhibits range from everyday items such as an iPhone and 1960s tupperware to protest posters, a life medal for imprisoned environmental activists, and fast-fashion jeans linked to the Rana Plaza tragedy.
Read at Time Out London
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