Islands

the Design Museum

Islands, a research residency for the Design Museum, London, framed each researcher's practice as its own island. Distinct in biodiversity and custom, yet bound to the others by tide and current. Drawing on decolonial mapping theory, the design traced borders, layers, and flows between practices rather than treating research as fixed territory. Sustainability ran through every material choice, from hemp board and seaweed paper to earth plinths, washable window paint, and a considered, restrained palette.

graphic design asset: reference images of shades of blue and beige

the design museum showing graphic design assets of posters with the Islands Poster and the Off Beat Sari poster

Islands Exhibition opening showing people, graphic design asset in the background with the Island hand painted window signage

graphic design asset with a close up of the letter a , with a branded blue outline

exhibition design and graphic design shots of the inside, with furniture from 121 collective and 3D design by Msoma architects

graphic design asset: interpretation board on wooden plinths made by 121 collective

design museum islands book, a graphic design asset made by us at plan b. it's sitting on a wooden plinth

graphic design asset: scan of the design museum islands book

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We went to an event organised by the Open House Festival, a friend from Edit Collective, Alberte, whom we had worked with before on the Science Gallery project introduced us to the curator of the residency programme. Usually, networking doesn’t work for us, but it did this time. This led to us being invited for an interview.