The Brits Who Designed the Modern World

Season 4Episode 760 minNov 26, 2016
The Brits Who Designed the Modern World

If there were an olympic league table for design, Britain would be right at the top. Since the Second World War, British designers have revolutionised our homes, our workplaces, our roads and our public institutions. In November 2016, the Design Museum opens its new ú83m home in Kensington. To mark this great moment for British design, BBC Arts profiles ten great living British designers. Arts reporter Brenda Emmanus meets and profiles our 'Top 10', to find out what inspires them to make such phenomenal objects and to explore how designers have responded to society's evolving tastes.

The Brits Who Designed the Modern World has aired on Nov 26, 2016 at 9:30 PM
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