Exhibition
A Cold War Modern: Design 1945-1970
January 01–January 11, 10:00 AM–5:35 PM
Victoria and Albert Museum, V&A South Kensington, Cromwell Road, London, England SW7 2RL
More info: vam.ac.uk
Event
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Lecture: Cold War Modern—Design 1945–1970
Dr. Pavitt will demonstrate how these aspects of Cold War modernity were manifested through objects, stressing the utopian nature of design practice in the period on both sides of the Iron Curtain. …
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Animal Blueprints
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War Craft Coffee Table
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Star Wars Cookie Cutters
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