Design Museum

The Design Museum was founded in 1989 in a banana warehouse close to Tower Bridge. This simple and beautiful Modernist building is 10 minutes walk east of London Bridge tube station. Described by fashion designer Paul Smith as “the natural home for everyone who has ever enjoyed or appreciated design”, the Design Museum is an ideal location for the event planner looking to convey a sense of refined style

Conran and Partners’ conversion of a 1950s warehouse was described by one architecture critic in 1989 as ‘cool and logical, a counterblast to the feverish and feeble sub-vernacular styling which is almost de rigueur in Docklands’. Certainly this is a building, which makes the most of its riverside views to create a space that is simple, dramatic and beautifully detailed.

Riverside Hall is the street-level space that welcomes visitors during the daytime, and houses the gallery’s shop and café. By night, the shop retracts on casters and the café can be concealed with a simple curtain. If required, the café doubles up as a kitchen capable – when the museum is full to capacity – of keeping up to 500 guests canapé-happy. Typically, the capacity of Riverside Hall is 250 guests for a reception, 120 guests for dinner.

Serious view-seekers might wish to hire the Design Museum Space on the next level up. If there were ever a blank canvas of a venue, this is it: a large empty space (including a riverside balcony) in neutral colours that is capable of hosting all manner events for up to 200 people.

The Design Museum can equip any event with a selection of Eames chairs, Internet access, all manner of technical support and an efficient team of in-house caterers.

Event Types

Awards Ceremony, Ball, Barbecue, Charity Event, Christmas Party, Concert, Conference, Corporate Away Day, Corporate Hospitality, Dinner, Exhibition, Fashion Show, Film Location, Launch Event, Media Event, Meeting, Party, Presentation, Reception, Roadshow, Seminar, Showcase Event, Sporting Activity, Team Building , Wedding Reception, Idea Generation, Civil Wedding Ceremony, Civil Partnership Ceremony, All Event Types Hosted.