Home Futures

Home Futures: Living in Yesterday’s Tomorrow - Exhibition Catalogue

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The ‘home of the future’ has long intrigued designers and popular culture alike. Whether it was the dream of the fully mechanised home or the notion that technology might liberate us from home altogether, the domestic realm was a site of endless invention and speculation. But what happened to those visions? Are today’s smart homes the future that architects and designers once predicted, or has our idea of home proved resistant to real change? Explores today’s home through the prism of yesterday’s imagination. Alongside original essays by leading voices in the field, this richly illustrated book features more than 200 colour images, organised in six thematic sections exploring privacy, the smart home, compact living, self-sufficiency, nomadic lifestyles and the idea of the home as an idyllic landscape. Ultimately this book proposes that we are already living in yesterday’s tomorrow, just not in the way anyone predicted The designers, architects and artists featured in this book include:Absalon // Ron Arad // Archigram // Archizoom Associati // Atelier Van Lieshout // Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec // Andrea Branzi // Joe Colombo // Michael Craig-Martin // Dunne & Raby // Yona Friedman // Buckminster Fuller // Richard Hamilton // Hans Hollein // Haus-Rucker-Co // Industrial Facility // Jan Kaplický // Frederick Kiesler // Mark Leckey // Linder // Enzo Mari // OpenStructures // Gaetano Pesce // Ugo la Pietra // Alison and Peter Smithson // SO–IL // Ettore Sottsass // Studio Makkink & Bey // Superstudio // Andrea Zittel With original essays on the home and its future by:Deyan Sudjic // Adam Greenfield // Pier Vittorio Aureli, Martino Tattara and Marson Korbi of Dogma // Sarah Kember // Emilio Ambasz // Jing Liu of SO–IL // Justin McGuirk // Eszter Steierhoffer

Home Futures Exhibition Postcards

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Theme Living Autonomously Living Smart Living with Less Living with Others

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Living Autonomously

Living Smart

Living with Less

Living with Others

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Created exclusively by the Design Museum these postcard designs have been taken from four of the eight themes of the Home Futures Exhibition; Living Autonomously, Living Smart, Living with Less and Living with Others The reverse of the postcard contains the Design Museum logo and black space to write your message and affix stamps  

The Electronic Tomato print

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Produced exclusively by the Design Museum for the Home Futures exhibition, this mini print shows the Electronic Tomato in action Illustration by Warren Chalk and David Green for Archigram,1969

Bathamatic Print

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Bathamatic is an illustration of a woman in a futuristic, electronically controlled bath Designed by Warren Clark in 1969 for the Archigram Group 

Grid Pattern Pot Stand

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Protect your dining table and kitchen surfaces from heat damage with this pot stand produced exclusively for the Home Futures Exhibition A serving mat with a red and white grid pattern on the upper laminate surface, a cork lined based and a wooden slice sandwiched in between Heat resistant

Night Clock

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George Nelson designed the round Night Clock in 1948 as part of the Desk Clocks collection Intended for use on a desk or night stand, this desired collectors’ clock hasn’t lost any of its charm, even a few decades after its first appearance. With its sculptural forms and the chosen colours and materials, the clocks embody the spirit of the atomic age Vitra manufactures the George Nelson Night Clock today in an original re-edition constructed out of brass and acrylic glass. The table clock’s clockwork consists of high quality quartz and is delivered with a 1.5 Volt battery

Guzzini Picbol Red - vintage

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A retro 1970's orange Guzzini Italian Picbol picnic set in red A round ball shape, perfect for camping Original 1970s Italian Design  The pic bol is comprised:2 containers 1 tray6 plates 6 soup plates 6 fruit plates 6 glasses  Please note: this is a vintage item and may have signs of usage. Photographs for illustrative purposes only and do not represent those of the product for sale

Small Eames Elephant

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Whether it is used as a toy (indoor or out) or as a decorative item in a child's room - this friendly-looking animal with its distinctive, over-sized ears is bound to bring joy to children and parents alike In 1945, Charles and Ray Eames designed the legendary Plywood Elephant. Only two prototypes of this complex design were manufactured and only one remains in the Eames Family Archives Charles and Ray Eames were fascinated by elephants. Many images of these gentle giants were found in Charles' photographic documentations of Indian culture and the circus world. The Plywood Elephant was originally designed as a toy for children, but it also a striking sculptural object that makes a statement with its vigorous curves and delightful character In 2007, Vitra introduced a limited anniversary edition of the Eames Plywood Elephant. The response was so great Vitra decided to produce a new version for children: the Eames Elephant made of plastic Available in four different colours: White, Black, Pink and Ice Blue The Eames Elephant is approved according to the GS and CE safety standards

Girard Ornament

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Style Dove Heart Moon Mouse Sun

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The Girard ornaments by Vitra are small home accessories made of metal with a brass-like finish, which can be hung using the string The heart, the dove, the moon, the mouse and the sun are all familiar shapes from the famous designer Alexander Girard The golden motifs are unique and charming ornaments that can be hung up on the Christmas tree or anywhere around the house outside of the festive season

Sun Keyring

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The metal Key Ring Sun bears the image of a smiling sun The motif was created by the American mid-century designer Alexander Girard in 1966 and used for a variety of purposes

Electric Paint Jar

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Paint and print circuits and sensors or use as a conductive adhesive on almost anything including paper, plastic, textiles and conventional electronics Put this flexible, revolutionary material in your toolbox today Works with: Bare Conductive Touch Board, Pi Cap, electrical components, prototyping materials, PCBs, microcontrollers, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, MaKey MaKey and e-­‐textiles LEVEL: Beginner to Expert Engineer

Grid Baby Blanket

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A gorgeous, hand knitted baby blanket with a modern, minimal grid pattern Knitted in Hackney, London, using the softest, warmest merino wool

Forma Cushion

£55.00 £80.00

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The Forma Cushion has three distinct patterns that when combined give an impactful pop art effect Comes with duck down cushion pad Made in London As all items are made by hand - please be aware that items may vary slightly from one another due to the nature of their construction Available in 3 colours: grey, yellow/blue and red/blue

TicTac Cushion

£55.00 £80.00

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The Tic-Tac Cushion designed by Giannina Capitani and inspired by the classic mints, comes in four colour combinations which can be mixed and matched to form a brightly patterned display All products are knitted in a small factory in Leicester and hand finished in Hackney  Please be aware that items may vary slightly from one another due to the nature of their construction.

Grid Scarf

£71.25 £95.00

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A gorgeous knitted scarf with a simple but striking rectangular single colour grid pattern All products are knitted in a small factory in Leicester and hand finished in a London studio Please be aware that items may vary slightly from one another due to the nature of their construction

Guframini Pratone

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Exclusively available in the UK from the Design Museum Shop, the mini Pratone plays with the juxtaposition of a "large-small" proportion by reducing to 7/8 the giant Pratone that was designed in 1972 by Ceretti, Derossi, and Rosso, and exhibited that year at the MoMA as part of the Italy: The New Domestic Landscape exhibition Just like the original version, by 1/8th the size, the base of the "mini" sculpture shows the writing ‘Pratone’ on one of the sides, and 42 soft stems stretching in different directions complete the radical look of this little icon