The Stone Demonstrator is a low-carbon construction prototype, which puts pre-tensioned stone building techniques to the test. The Stone Demonstrator is a boundary-pushing stone prototype, located on

In this free display, discover four research projects from across the UK that are driving change in housing, healthcare, local planning and resource management. Together, these projects show how

Future Observatory is recruiting a Research Lead to deliver a research project, Low Carbon Housing: How a museum can help drive sustainable mass housing in the UK, funded by the Arts and Humanities

THE OPEN CALL HAS NOW CLOSED Design Researchers in Residence is Future Observatory’s programme for design researchers hosted at the Design Museum. The residency supports thinkers at the start of their

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), and the Design Museum in London, today launch a multi-million-pound fund bringing UK researchers,

Ahead of the opening of the exhibition Design Researchers in Residence: Restore at the Design Museum, we're sharing a preview of the accompanying exhibition catalogue.

Through their partnership with the UAL Creative Computing institute, Power to Connect is working to close the digital gap by offering a safe method for computer re-use.

Samuel Iliffe is one of four Researchers in Residence currently based at the Design Museum. His research is deeply embedded in the water systems of the UK and, in particular, concerned with Phosphorus

The Design Ecosystem Fellowships are Future Observatory-funded awards for up to six researchers to map transformative design ecosystems in the UK. The call for researchers is here and the deadline for

Last Friday, we welcomed representatives of Future Observatory’s Design Exchange Partnerships programme to the Design Museum.

First seen trawling the streets of Glasgow alongside protestors at COP26, the Climate Clock is making its Design Museum debut with Future Observatory.

“The first question any design researcher with an innovative idea encounters is, how do you scale that up?”

Future Observatory has today launched its first open call for researchers to apply for our Design Ecosystem Fellowships programme.

We’re delighted to invite you to our very first public event, Questions of Scale, a symposium hosted at the Design Museum on 10 February.

Future Observatory is a new national programme for design research supporting the UK’s response to the climate crisis.