I finally made it to the Kenneth Grange’s ‘Making Britain Modern’ exhibition at the Design Museum and even ended up seeing him (not that we talked - I chickened out).

I did however end up seeing ‘The Journey Shrinker’, which was probably the most unusual poster i’ve seen in a while. It appears to be in the style of a 70’s horror poster - I’m guessing not on purpose. If Kenneth was looking to scare people into buying train tickets, It answered the brief perfectly.

Generally there was some really interesting objects on display, including a Kenwood mixer that I’m pretty sure my mum’s had since it came out (1970) and still uses to this day to bake cakes.

 

After Kenneth Grange’s exhibition, I had a quick look at the upstairs, which takes a look at some quintessential design such as Britain’s transport signs and a guide on the ‘Austin Se7en’, which apparently is ‘the world’s most exciting car’. I’m not sure about that, but it had a lovely 50’s style.

If you get a chance, it’s definitely worth catching (it ends on the 30th of October). Although it seems to be getting more and more expensive to go (£10 for an adult ticket - no £7 student ticket for me anymore!)