Design objects and the museum / edited by Liz Farrelly and Joanna Weddell.

"Design Objects and the Museum brings together leading design historians, curators, educators and archivists to consider the place of contemporary design objects within museums. Contributors draw on a wide range of 20th century and contemporary examples from international museums to consider how design objects have been curated and displayed within and beyond the museum. The book continues contemporary global debates on the ways in which design museums engage and educate their public. Chapters are grouped into three thematic sections addressing The Canon and Design in the Museum; Positioning Design within and Beyond the Museum; and Interpretation and the Challenge of Design, with chapters exploring museological practice and issues, the roles people play in creating meaning, and the challenge contemporary design has in producing interpretation and learning within the museum"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Cover page ; Halftitle page ; Title page ; Copyright page ; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE Jonathan M. Woodham; Notes; References; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION Joanna Weddell and Liz Farrelly; Part I: The Canon and Design in the Museum; Part II: Positioning Design within and beyond the Museum; Part III: Interpretation and the Challenge of Design; In conclusion; References; PART I THE CANON AND DESIGN IN THE MUSEUM; CHAPTER 1 EXHIBITING 'THE TASTE OF EVERYDAY THINGS': KENNETH CLARK AND CEMA'S WARTIME EXHIBITIONS OF DESIGN Sue Breakell; Notes; References.

CHAPTER 2 THE ETHOS OF THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 1947-1960 Joanna WeddellThe Circulation Department 1947-1960; Floud and contemporary design objects; Floud and craft; Acknowledgements; Notes; References; CHAPTER 3 'I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU SHOULD NOT THINK OF THE DESIGN CENTRE AS A MUSEUM; IT IS A LIVE, ACTIVE, MOVING THING' 1: DESIGNS OF THE YEAR, 1957 Ness Wood; Notes; References; CHAPTER 4 DESIGNING FOR A NEW NIGERIA: HAYES TEXTILES LIMITED AND THE BRITISH MANUFACTURE OF GELE IN THE POSTCOLONIAL PERIOD Nicola Stylianou; Introducing the gele.

Introducing Hayes Textiles LimitedHayes in the V & A; Hayes Designs; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Website; CHAPTER 5 TOWARDS AN UNCENSORED HISTORY OF DESIGN: IDEAL HOMES AND CONSTANCE SPRY AT THE DESIGN MUSEUM, LONDON Deborah Sugg Ryan; Introduction; Ideal Homes; The Ideal Home Exhibition; The exhibition proposal; Constance Spry: A Millionaire for a Few Pence; Conclusion: What is design?; Acknowledgements; Notes; References; CHAPTER 6 GHOSTS AND DANCERS: IMMATERIALS AND THE MUSEUM Jana Scholze; Notes; References; PART II POSITIONING DESIGN WITHIN AND BEYOND THE MUSEUM.

CHAPTER 7 INDIAN LIVING CULTURES: COLLECTED, EXHIBITED AND PERFORMED Megha Rajguru and Nicola AshmoreUK museum practices -- engaging the community; Brighton Museum and Art Gallery; Location of the diaspora as the 'authenticator' in Brighton Museum and Art Gallery's collection; Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum exhibition design; Brighton Museum and Art Gallery and the Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum: 'World Art' or 'Fine Art'?; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Notes; References; CHAPTER 8 TRIENNALE DESIGN MUSEUM: AN EVOLVING CURATORIAL PROJECT Virginia Lucarelli.

How to exhibit the multifaceted nature of design?What is Italian Design? The Seven Obsessions (7 December 2007-25 January 2009); Series/One-offs 2 (21 March 2009-28 February 2010); The Things We Are (27 March 2010-27 February 2011); Dream Factories: People, Ideas and Paradoxes of Italian Design (5 April 2011- 4 March 2012); TDM5: Grafica Italiana (14 April 2012-24 February 2013); Design: The Syndrome of Influence (6 April 2013-23 February 2014); Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Notes; References; CHAPTER 9 GALLERY ENVY AND CONTINGENT AUTONOMY: EXHIBITING DESIGN ART Damon Taylor.

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