In his speech to mark the start of work on the Design Museum's new home fro 2015, Sir Terence Conran urged the government to better appreciate
the importance of design.
"We must start to make things again," he said. "Excellent, intelligent design improves quality of life."
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| The worshipful, the Mayor of Kensington and Chelsea Councillor Christopher Buckmaster and Sir Terence Conran founder of the Design Museum at the ceremony |
The capsule is
marked: to be opened in 2112 and contains:-
• Structural Engineer, Cecil Balmond: European Union flag, one euro coin, 2p
stamp, USB containing images of jazz and blues album covers including John
Coltrane and Bing Crosby.
• Paul Smith: Isle of Man, London 2012 Olympic stamps
designed by Paul Smith.
• Designer, Restauranter, Retailer Terence Conran: iPhone 4s, tin of anchovies, bottle of
burgundy.
• Deyan Sudjic (director of the museum): London 2012 Olympic
torch designed by Barber Osgerby, Team GB cycling helmet, a Badoiiing game
(2012 winner of the museum's design competition for 13- to 16-year-olds).
• Fashion DesignerMargaret Howell: image of Battersea power station.
• Zaha Hadid: model of MAXXI museum in Rome, designed by
Hadid; book by Patrik Schumacher, The Autopoiesis of Architecture, col.1: A New
Framework for Architecture.
• Architect John Pawson: 1949 Wish Bone Chair (miniature model) for
Hans J Wegner for Carl Hansen and Son.
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| Click for video clip of capsule burial ceremony being buried 18th september 2012 as work starts on the new home for the Design Museum |
• Product engineer Kenneth Grange: cylinder Line coffee pot designed by Arne
Jacobsen
• Designer Marc Newson: Lockheed Lounge (miniature model) designed by
Marc Newson.
- Designer Thomas Heatherwick and Ingo Maurer: standard light bulb.
• The mayor of London: artists' tube maps designed by Tracey
Emin.
• Fashion Designer Vivienne Westwood:Vivienne Westwood London fashion week
2012 memorabilia
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| The former Commonwealth Institute building on Kensington High Street |
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