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Barber Osgerby: In the Making

The Design Museum’s latest exhibition In The Making opened yesterday, curated by award winning and well celebrated designers Barber & Osgerby.

Open from now until May 4th, In The Making captures over 20 objects mid-manufacture showing them off at the ‘centre-stage’ of their design process. An interesting range of products have been chosen by the British design duo, from everyday objects such as a cricket bat, £2 coin and coke can to Barber Osgerby’s very own London 2012 Olympic Torch, which won the Design Museum’s Design of the Year in 2012.

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Cricket Bat / Barber & Osgerby / Derwent Pencils

The objects have been selected because they each have an unexpected  quality about them in those moments, hours or days before they assume  their final, recognisable form. These points in the making process capture a  peculiar and unconventional slice of time in the production of everyday  objects such as tennis balls, banknotes and even diamonds.The Design Museum

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Optic Lens / Exhibition Graphics / Aluminium Can

Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby comment ‘We have always been  fascinated by the making process as it is an integral part of our work. We have curated an exhibition that will provide a platform to capture and reveal  a frozen moment in the manufacturing process and unveils an everyday
object in its unfinished state. Often the object is as beautiful, if not more so,  than the finished product!’

What: In The Making
Where: Design Museum, SE1 2YD
When: 22 January – 4 May
Price: Adult £12.40 / Student £9.30

Visit designmuseum.org for more information

Also currently showing at the Design Museum:

HELLO MY NAME IS PAUL SMITHends 9 March
Extraordinary Storiesends 9 March

SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND

artists open houses

Brighton is regarded by most as a hub for all things art and design, and with a population drowned in creativity there’s always something to see.

This weekend is no different as some of Brighton’s many creatives open their doors to the general public to showcase their work, ranging from photography to jewellery and ceramics to knitwear, as well as handcrafted Christmas cards, wreaths, tree decorations and foodie gifts all on show, all part of the Artists Open Houses festival.

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There are 49 open houses to root around within Brighton & Hove all with something different on offer. And the best part? If you’re struggling to sort out your Christmas shopping and have left it to the last minute, Artists Open Houses advises that “An afternoon spent browsing Brighton and Hove’s Christmas Artists Open Houses is the perfect way to take the pain out of Christmas shopping and a chance to pick up a present or something unique for the home.”

So don’t miss out!

For a full list of the open houses, map of where they are and further information click here

Artists Open Houses runs the 14th & 15th December.