The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has a new exhibition that celebrates the role of making and creating in our lives.
‘Power of Making’ is an exhibition about the breadth and depth of craft’s presence in modern life.
The V&A in South Kensington
The V&A is presenting a selection of over 100 crafted objects, ranging from a wooden robot for Stephen Hawking to a paper coffin, a Fantastic Mr Fox puppet to a six-necked guitar called ‘The Beast’.
The showcases are examples of a diverse range of skills and new technologies, such as 3D printing.
The most stunning piece in the exhibition is the ‘Downlow low-rider custom bicycle designed by Ben Wilson from 2005. The unique hand built bike sparkles with 110,000 Swarovski crystals.
Fashion plays a huge role in the exhibition and how to explore new ways of creating dresses, materials and fabrics. Manel Torres created a fabrican spray-on dress, which looks like a white ruffled evening gown.
The Power of Making presents the ‘Armadillo shoes’ designed by Alexander McQueen in 2009.
A giant gorilla made out of metal coat hangers by David Mach
Another exhibit is the widow dressmaker pin dress by Susie MacMurray – a dress entirely made out of pins.
‘Power of Making’ runs from 6 September 2011 until 2 January 2012.
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Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
London SW7 2RL
Tube Station: South Kensington
