Design Cities tells the story of contemporary design through seven key cities at their creative height: London {1851}, Vienna {1908}, Dessau {1928}, Paris {1936}, Los Angeles {1949}, Milan {1957}, Tokyo {1987} and London {2008}.

The exhibition will feature a full range of objects from textiles and fashion to industrial pieces, furniture and prints. It will include design classics such as chairs by Charles and Ray Eames, as well as work by a spectrum of designers that together will evoke an impacting impression of their era. Key exhibits will include work by William Morris, Christopher Dresser, Adolf Loos, Marcel Breuer, Le Corbusier, Eileen Gray, Achille Castiglioni, Issey Miyake, Zaha Hadid and Ron Arad.
www.designmuseum.org/exhibitions/2008/designcities