The Victoria & Albert Museum
The Victoria & Albert Museum, in South Kensington, London, is arguably the world's most famous museum of art and design and displays an astounding collection of the finest works of the last 3000 years. Its acquisitions include ceramics, furniture, fashion, glass, jewellery, metalwork, photographs, sculpture, textiles and paintings, from a vast selection of world cultures.
China Design Now Audio Tour
China Design Now explores the recent explosion of new design in China. It will display the work of Chinese and international designers, focusing on architecture, fashion, youth culture and graphics as well as film, photography, product and furniture design and digital media. This tour features in-depth interviews with over a dozen contributors to the exhibition, including Han Jiaying, Freeman Lau, Norman Foster, Wang Xu, Jiang Qiong Er, Hu Yang, Zhu Pei & Zhang Xin and provides an excellent commentary and insight into the works on display.
Use the buttons below to listen to China Design Now Audio Tour in the language of your choice:
Image copyrights:
'Urban China' = Jiang Jun, Urban China, issue 1, cover, 2005
'CDN press Chen Man' = Chen Man, Preference, cover image for Vision Magazine, February 2004
'CDN Press Wang Yiyang' = Wang Yiyang, Chagang Summer Collection - Blue, 2005. Photographs by Peng and Chen
'China Generic image' = Photography by John Ross
'Jiji Panda low res' = Ji Ji, Hi Panda, 2006
