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Highlights from the V&A Museum for London Design Festival 2015

By Sam Dunne - October 5, 2015

Welcome to the Victoria & Albert Museum The design festival returns to London with an appropriately attention-grabbing fly poster aesthetic. Sam Dunne 1 of 23

Zotem by Kim Thome 18-meter tall, double-sided monolith embedded with oversized, color-changing Swarovski crystals. Unfortunately it was closed off for safety reasons for much of the festival's opening day. Sam Dunne 2 of 23

Mise-en-abyme by Laetitia de Allergi and Matteo Fogale A tribute to perspective in perspex on V&A's bridge Sam Dunne 3 of 23

Plastic Chair in Wood by Maarten Baas A new addition to the V&A's Design Fund collection of contemporary design pieces. Sam Dunne 4 of 23

Adventure Romantique backpack by Alexis Tourron ECAL design student explores the topic, "What is Luxury?" Sam Dunne 5 of 23

Skull Watch by Fiona Kruger ECAL design student explores the topic, "What is Luxury?" Sam Dunne 6 of 23

Le Beau Jeu leather ping pong paddles by Luc Beaussart ECAL design student explores the topic, "What is Luxury?"
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Luciole Lamp by Cessare Bizzotto ECAL design student explores the topic, "What is Luxury?" Sam Dunne 8 of 23

The Cloakroom by Faye Toogood and Kvadrat A collection of unusual coats designed to lead visitors on a narrative journey around the museum. Sam Dunne 9 of 23

The Cloakroom by Faye Toogood Coats constructed from a variety of materials were produced in collaboration with local manufacturers and placed throughout the museum. Here, small scale models are used to explain the project. Sam Dunne 10 of 23

The Cloakroom by Faye Toogood Upon borrowing a coat, visitors can use the illustrated map (included with snaps inside the coat) to locate the other cloaks sprinkled throughout the museum. Sam Dunne 11 of 23

The Cloakroom by Faye Toogood Seams on the Kvadrat textiles are hand painted using industrial paint. Sam Dunne 12 of 23

The Cloakroom by Faye Toogood Each coat is customized with an illustrated "face." Sam Dunne 13 of 23

The Cloakroom by Faye Toogood Sculptures of the coats scattered around the museum echo their environments. Sam Dunne 14 of 23

The Cloakroom Sculptures of the coats scattered around the museum echo their environments. Sam Dunne 15 of 23

The Cloakroom by Faye Toogood Sculptures of the coats scattered around the museum echo their environments. Sam Dunne 16 of 23

Curiosity Cloud by Mischer Traxler Vienna-based design duo created an illuminated kinetic sculpture with Perrier-Jouet and J.L. Lobmeyr. Sam Dunne 17 of 23

Curiosity Cloud by Mischer Traxler Model butterflies flap around large crystal bulbs and are activated by the approach of humans. Sam Dunne 18 of 23

Royal Festival Hall Lounge Chair, 1951 A classic Robin Day bentwood chair on display as part of the festivities. Sam Dunne 19 of 23

Tower of Babel by Barnaby Barford A tribute to the shop fronts of London and a comment on social hierarchies. Sam Dunne 20 of 23

Tower of Babel by Barnaby Barford. Miniatures of London's shops piled high with cheaper neighborhoods represented at the bottom and the classiest joints up top. Sam Dunne 21 of 23

Tower of Bable by Barnaby Barford. A visitor looks at details of the work through viewing glasses. Sam Dunne 22 of 23

The Ogham Wall by Grafton Architects Enormous installation of concrete slabs in V&A's famous tapestry room, inspire by the 4th Century Irish Ogham alphabet. Sam Dunne 23 of 23

The Victoria & Albert Museum was once again a center of activity and specialty commissions during this year's London Design Festival. From mischer'traxler's poetic "Curiosity Cloud," an immersive and interactive kinetic sculpture, to the fantastic treasure hunt for Faye Toogood's cloaks—wrought from a variety of materials and scattered around the museum, this year's standout projects invited visitors to take a closer look and get involved.

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Sam Dunne

Sam Dunne is a designer, strategist and writer based in London. Sam is founder of design strategy agency Cohere and Contributing Editor at Core77—reporting broadly on design, technology, food and object culture.