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Common objects. Local stories, global discussions

We associate design with objects that are present in our everyday lives. But also with certain objects that have something special. These are common objects to
Do you Work or Design? New Visual Communication. 1980-2003

The 1980s and 1990s were peak moments for graphic design.
Modernisme: toward the design culture

Barcelona Design Museum, within the scope of its historical collections, dedicates an exhibition reading the collection in terms of "culture of design".
Extraordinary! Collections of decorative arts (3rd-19th Century)

This exhibition offers a chronological overview of the various collections of ceramics, textiles, furniture, glassware, miniatures, clocks, wallpaper and other
Dressing the Body. Silhouettes and fashion (1550-2015)

The exhibition Dressing the Body sets out to show how clothes modify the appearance of the body by way of actions that have alternately tended to compress it

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Guided tours

Guided tour of the Museum-Apartment at the Casa Bloc, Dwelling 1/11

03 / 04 / 2021 to 31 / 12 / 2023

The Casa Bloc is a symbol of rationalist architecture in Barcelona.

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Themed routes

Relats des-orientats. Un arxiu sonor sobre mobiliari urbà

03 / 06 / 2022 to 31 / 12 / 2027

Microrelats sobre els objectes de mobiliari urbà.

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Audios

Lluís Domènech i Montaner inside 'Modernisme: toward the design culture' exhibition

01 / 01 / 2023 to 31 / 12 / 2023

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Guided tours

Visites guiades gratuïtes a les exposicions

16 / 09 / 2023 to 27 / 04 / 2024

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Permanent

Do you Work or Design? New Visual Communication. 1980-2003

08 / 02 / 2020 to 31 / 08 / 2027

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Permanent

Dressing the Body. Silhouettes and fashion (1550-2015)

20 / 07 / 2020 to 03 / 12 / 2023

The exhibition Dressing the Body sets out to show how clothes modify the appearance of the body by way of actions that have alternately tended to compress it and liberate it, from the sixteenth century to the present.

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Permanent

Modernisme: toward the design culture

12 / 11 / 2020 to 03 / 03 / 2024

Barcelona Design Museum, within the scope of its historical collections, dedicates an exhibition reading the collection in terms of "culture of design".

More >

Permanent

Extraordinary! Collections of decorative arts (3rd-19th Century)

17 / 11 / 2020 to 03 / 03 / 2024

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Permanent

Museum-Apartment at the Casa Bloc, Dwelling 1/11

01 / 12 / 2020 to 31 / 12 / 2023

A symbol of rationalist architecture in Barcelona.

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Permanent

Common objects. Local stories, global discussions

03 / 12 / 2021 to 31 / 12 / 2025

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Collections objects

Dress

Teresa Helbig
Barcelona, 2008.
Tulle and velvet ribbon, embroidered with glass beads; shorts: silk velvet

You can found more fashion in our online collection
Socarrat

Ceiling plaque. Paterna, 15th century.
Terracotta painted with iron oxid and manganese.

Is one of the pieces you can see in the exhibition Picasso's will. The ceramics that inspired the artist.
"Mirallmar" mirror

Designed by Eduard Samsó and produced by BD. Ediciones de Diseño (1991)

A good design example during the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.
"Welcome" table

Designed by Xiu Xiu Design

Valencia (2003)

Find out other product design examples in our "online collections"
Tall'n'Small

Fotografia de Daniel Riera. Barcelona, 2010. MTIB 3990/13

Quina relació mantenim amb el nostre cos i la nostra manera de vestir? A la jornada D-Generades posem en qüestió el paper de la moda en la legitimació de certes corporalitats i la demonització de les que no s’hi ajusten.
Chapas

Game
Designed by Fernando Amat Ferré for the Vinçon store.
Denia, c. 1980.
You can discover more objects from the iconic Barcelona store in Vinçon, 1929-2015
Coffee maker DIN

Produced by: AEG Ibérica de Electricidad.
Madrid, c. 1950.

You can found more product design in our online collection.
Christmas

Ricard Giralt Miracle
Entre 1951-1953

You can see more pieces by this designer in our online collection
Arquitectura

Construction game
Daniel Nebot
Noáin, 1993

You can see more wooden games in our online collection
Cadira

Francesc Vidal i Jevellí
Barcelona, 1884-1889
Podeu descobrir la figura de Francesc Vidal a la publicació Francesc Vidal. L'aposta per les indústries d'art a Barcelona (1878-1914)

Blog

'Picasso understood the basic principles of historical ceramics'. Interview with Salvador Haro
15 / 09 / 2023

We talked to Salvador Haro, Professor at the University of Malaga and academic specialist in Picasso's ceramics, gives us some insight about the exhibition Read more >
'I use programming code as the language for my artistic creations'
26 / 07 / 2023

Alba G. Corral is a visual artist and creative programmer who has been producing generative art through programming for the past decade. This artist Read more >
"I will never stop being a street artist; the street is the place where I feel myself." Interview with Tvboy
12 / 07 / 2023

Rosalía, Messi, Joe Biden or Alexia Putellas are some of the people featured in the works of Tvboy. Provocative, irreverent, his works are an acid reflection of Read more >
Humor, criticism and live illustrations at the Cruïlla Fest by the Disseny Hub
06 / 07 / 2023

From 5 to 8 July the live arts return to the Cruïlla Fest to complement the festival's comedy and music programming and through the collaboration agreement Read more >
“What it means to be human, is perhaps not to remain human at all”. Interview with Stelarc
06 / 07 / 2023

Stelarc is one of the most unique artists of our times. His work focuses on the field of bioart and performance, exploring the ability of the human body in Read more >
“In audio-visual creations, connecting worlds is a requirement.” Interview with Anna Oset and Tanit Plana
28 / 06 / 2023

Anna Oset, audio-visual filmmaker and Tanit Plana, artist and photographer, are the special guests at this year’s ZIP summer workshop Read more >
"Material culture reflects ways of living and feeling". Interview with Paula García-Masedo
19 / 06 / 2023

Paula García-Mesedo’s work is characterised by the ability of objects, beings and territories to shape ways of living. The artist, who has studied architecture Read more >
“Air is like water: it mixes everything in it”. Interview with the aerobiologist Jordina Belmonte
13 / 06 / 2023

Jordina Belmonte is an aerobiologist, a branch of biology that studies organic particles in the air. She is a Professor at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Read more >
We go from “designing for” to “designing with”. Anaïs Esmerado
08 / 06 / 2023

Anaïs Esmerado is the founder and director of Ojalá projects, an association which arose out of the concerns of university teachers with the aim of innovating Read more >
“Sustainability is based on a good eco-design.” Interview with Verónica Amorós, Endutex
31 / 05 / 2023

We often see how design and innovation work together as a response to current challenges. For this reason, the MATERFAD Materials Centre has created the Green Read more >