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London Design Festival 2011
Grace Jones in a maternity dress designed by Jean-Paul Goude and Antonio Lopez, 1979 © Jean-Paul Goude, POSTMODERNISM, Style and Subversion 1970-1990 exhibition at V&A Museum, 24th September 2011 - 15th January 2012.
In its fifth day London Design Festival (September 17th - September 25th 2011) consolidates its status as a major international cultural event with a broad range of activities on offer. More than 280 events and exhibitions are staged by 200 partner organisations across the design spectrum and from around the world at this year's festival.
Victoria & Albert Museum as the Hub of the Festival hosts from the 24th of September 2011 until the 15th January 2012 the "POSTMODERNISM, Style and Subversion 1970-1990" exhibition, an ambitious attempt yet to review a movement that quickly seeped deep into popular culture.
Ron Arad at last night's London Design Medal award. Courtesy Susan Smart Photography
A pivotal moment in the Festival calendar is the London Design Medal. Last night at a dinner in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral, the fifth London Design Medal was awarded to Ron Arad. Ben Evans, Festival director, said, "Ron Arad defies categorization - during his long career, he has been an architect, product and a furniture designer, and achieved a formidable reputation in each of these fields. He has carved out a market of his own and his work is now included in virtually every major collection. As Professor of Design products at the RCA for ten years, his influence on design and young designers has been huge and he has contributed greatly to the current generation of talented designers now dominating design.". Accepting the award, the great Tel Aviv-born designer said, "Thank you London - I couldn't imagine doing whatever I'm doing anywhere else in the world". A special Lifetime Achievement Award was also presented to Vidal Sassoon.
