Design and Disability
Both a celebration and a call to action, Design and Disability showcases the radical contributions of Disabled, Deaf, and neurodivergent people and communities to design history and contemporary culture, from the 1940s to now.
★★★★★ A world-shaping, boundary-breaking joy of a show
The Guardian
Design and Disability is supported by Oak Foundation
Exhibition highlights
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Jewellery Becomes Law by Ntiense Eno-Amooquaye. 2024, Intoart Collection. © Ntiense Eno-Amooquaye. Photo by Adama Jalloh -
Jaipur Foot, 2014. © Photo by Simon Way -
'The Birth of Venus’ carnival costume by Maya Scarlette, 2024. © Shot by Tanasha Chege -
'Drag Syndrome', by Scallywag Fox (2020). © Scallywag Fox, courtesy of the artist -
'First Swim after Rebirth', 2018. Image from the series 'Inner Journey', 2014 – ongoing -
Dysfluent Magazine, Issue 2, 2023. © Photo Courtesy of the artist and designer Conor Foran -
Rebirth Garments. Photo by Colectivo Multipolar -
Squeeze Chair (chaise longue), by Wendy Jacob, inspired by Temple Grandin, 1998 -
Disabled People Fight Back banner, 2014, -
'The best lovers are good with their hands' by Harry McAuslan, issued by AIDS Ahead part of the British Deaf Association, 1992 -
Fork for Cindy suspended in a silicone cap
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Adaptive fashion: 1960s wedding dress and shoes
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Design and Disability exhibition curator tour
Design and Disability exhibition curator tour
Making a Notting Hill carnival costume
Making a Notting Hill carnival costume
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Rebirth Garments. photo by Colectivo Multipolar