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Background imageDesigned Collection: 18th C French Hotel

18th C French Hotel
A hotel in 18th century France, designed by Jacques Francois Blondel, architect of King Louis XV. Date: Circa 1760

Background imageDesigned Collection: 18th C French Hotel Plan

18th C French Hotel Plan
An 18th century plan of a French hotel, designed by Jacques Francois Blondel, architect of King Louis XV. Date: Circa 1760

Background imageDesigned Collection: Panthemont Abbey / 18Th

Panthemont Abbey / 18Th
View from the garden of the Royal Abbey of Panthemont, Faubourg Saint Germain, Paris. Designed by Francois Franque, architect for Louis XV. Date: Circa 1760

Background imageDesigned Collection: Panthemont Abbey Plan

Panthemont Abbey Plan
Plan of the first floor of the Royal Abbey of Panthemont, Faubourg Saint Germain, Paris. Designed by Francois Franque, architect for Louis XV. Date: Circa 1760

Background imageDesigned Collection: Sarah Stickney Ellis - 1

Sarah Stickney Ellis - 1
SARAH STICKNEY ELLIS Writer of books such as The women of England designed to improve the position of women in society. An important figure in feminist history. Date: 1812 - 1872

Background imageDesigned Collection: Marquis House / 18th C

Marquis House / 18th C
Views of a marquis house in 18th century France. Designed by Francois Franque, architect of king Louis XV, for the Marquis of Ville Franche in Avignon. Date: Circa 1760

Background imageDesigned Collection: Airco Dh-4 War Plane

Airco Dh-4 War Plane
Gwendoline, an Airco DH-4 bomber, a plane specifically designed for daylight air raids. It first came into service in 1917. Date: circa 1917

Background imageDesigned Collection: Zeppelin Lz-7

Zeppelin Lz-7
The Zeppelin LZ-7 is the first designed to carry passengers, but on its first flight it is forced down by a storm and breaks in two in a forced landing in Teutoberg forest. Date: July 1910

Background imageDesigned Collection: East Indies Devil Dancer

East Indies Devil Dancer
A Devil Dancer of the Dutch East Indies, attired in terrifying costume and make-up, designed to cast out demons and disease and inspire fear. Date: 1930s

Background imageDesigned Collection: Bournville Houses 1905

Bournville Houses 1905
Streets and houses at Bournville, a suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, originally designed for workers in Cadburys chocolate factory. Date: 1905

Background imageDesigned Collection: Safe by Carl Ade C1900

Safe by Carl Ade C1900
A safe designed by Carl Ade Date: circa 1900

Background imageDesigned Collection: Siemens Electric Lift

Siemens Electric Lift
An electro-magnetic lift exhibited at Mannheim, designed by Siemens and Halske. The back rail is a set of teeth to prevent a sudden fall. Date: 19 February 1881

Background imageDesigned Collection: Latham / Antoinette

Latham / Antoinette
The Antoinette monoplane, designed by Levavasseur, in which English aviator Hubert Latham twice tries to fly the English Channel, being forced to ditch on both occasions. Date: July 1909

Background imageDesigned Collection: Edwardian lady with muff designed by Mrs Ralston

Edwardian lady with muff designed by Mrs Ralston
An Edwardian lady wearing a pale pink muff designed by Mrs Ralston. Her large hat decorated with white feathers is rather interesting too. Date: 1911

Background imageDesigned Collection: Keep Fit Squat

Keep Fit Squat
An exercise designed to slim legs and ankles, improve posture and add spring to your step. Date: late 1930s

Background imageDesigned Collection: Bentwood Chairs

Bentwood Chairs
Advertisement for bent wood furniture designed by Thonet, Vienna Date: 1873

Background imageDesigned Collection: 1678 Cider Mill

1678 Cider Mill
A cider-mill and a cider-press designed by John Worlidge and depicted in his Vinetum Britannicum Date: 1678

Background imageDesigned Collection: Travellers Pocket Lamp

Travellers Pocket Lamp
An electric pocket lamp designed for travellers; the bulb has a silvered reflector behind it to intensify the light Date: 1889

Background imageDesigned Collection: Gardens / Villa D este

Gardens / Villa D este
The gardens of the Villa of the Este family at Tivoli, near Florence, Italy, designed for Ipolito d Este, cardinal of Ferrara (1479-1520) Date: 17th century

Background imageDesigned Collection: Groasis Waterboxx, plastic boxes designed to help grow trees in desert, Whitewater Preserve

Groasis Waterboxx, plastic boxes designed to help grow trees in desert, Whitewater Preserve, Southern California, U. S
Groasis Waterboxx, plastic boxes designed to help grow trees in desert, Whitewater Preserve, Southern California, U.S.A

Background imageDesigned Collection: Columbus Free Flyer, artwork

Columbus Free Flyer, artwork
Columbus Free Flyer, computer artwork. 1980s ESA design for a Man-Tended Free Flyer (MTFF), an unpressurised laboratory that would orbit separately from the US space station

Background imageDesigned Collection: Toy footballer

Toy footballer. Computer aided design (CAD) illustration of a toy football figure

Background imageDesigned Collection: Eco-housing on reclaimed land, Amsterdam

Eco-housing on reclaimed land, Amsterdam
Eco-housing on reclaimed land from the sea. Photographed near Amsterdam in North Holland, Netherlands

Background imageDesigned Collection: Memphis Arkansas bridge, Netherlands

Memphis Arkansas bridge, Netherlands
Memphis Arkansas bridge. This bridge, also called the Dolly Parton bridge, connects Amsterdam to a new community built on reclaimed land. Photographed in North Holland, Netherlands

Background imageDesigned Collection: Universal joint, computer model

Universal joint, computer model. This mechanical joint design, made entirely from carbon (turquoise) and hydrogen (grey) atoms, is an example of nanotechnology

Background imageDesigned Collection: Vladimir Veksler, Soviet physicist

Vladimir Veksler, Soviet physicist
Vladimir Iosifovich Veksler (1907-1966), Soviet physicist. Veksler established the principles of modern particle accelerators

Background imageDesigned Collection: Louis Bleriot, French engineer

Louis Bleriot, French engineer
Louis Bleriot (1872-1936), French engineer, aviation pioneer and the first person to make a powered flight across the English Channel

Background imageDesigned Collection: Cloned babies

Cloned babies. Conceptual computer artwork of identical cloned babies. Cloning exactly copies an organism by implanting its genetic material or DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

Background imageDesigned Collection: Genetically modified tomato

Genetically modified tomato. Conceptual computer artwork of a tomato in front of a computer screen and a helix of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). This represents the genetic modification of food crops

Background imageDesigned Collection: Cloned woman

Cloned woman
MODEL RELEASED. Human clone. Conceptual computer artwork of a sleeping woman with a barcode and superimposed binary digits. Binary digits are the language of computers

Background imageDesigned Collection: Designer embryos

Designer embryos. Conceptual computer artwork of designer human embryos for sale. Human embryos are an early stage of the development of a human from a fertilised egg cell

Background imageDesigned Collection: Designer baby

Designer baby. Conceptual computer artwork of a human baby, a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) double helix (centre) and genetic sequences (white bands), representing a designer baby

Background imageDesigned Collection: Medical forceps, 18th century

Medical forceps, 18th century

Background imageDesigned Collection: Japanese garden, Madeira

Japanese garden, Madeira
Japanese garden with statues, a bridge, and koi carp in a lake. Photographed in the Monte Palace Tropical Gardens in Madeira, a Portuguese island in the Atlantic

Background imageDesigned Collection: Renault Megane Cabriolet

Renault Megane Cabriolet

Background imageDesigned Collection: Aston Martin Arnolt DB2 / 4 drophead coupe

Aston Martin Arnolt DB2 / 4 drophead coupe
Aston Martin Arnolt DB2/4 drophead coupe

Background imageDesigned Collection: Building a fishing boat, St Ives, Cornwall

Building a fishing boat, St Ives, Cornwall
Andrew Besley, boat builder, building a 20 foot traditional wooden fishing boat at St Ives, Cornwall. It is designed to work off a steep pebble beach of the kind found in East Devon

Background imageDesigned Collection: Babington House Hospital, Belper, Derbyshire

Babington House Hospital, Belper, Derbyshire
Aerial view of Babington House Hospital, Belper, Derbyshire. The building, designed as a workhouse by George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt, was erected in 1839-40

Background imageDesigned Collection: Union Workhouse, New Forest, Hampshire

Union Workhouse, New Forest, Hampshire
The New Forest Union workhouse, designed by Sampson Kempthorne, was erected at Ashurst in 1836. This view shows the main frontage of the workhouse with its chapel just visible at the left

Background imageDesigned Collection: Union Workhouse, Limerick, Ireland, perspective view

Union Workhouse, Limerick, Ireland, perspective view
The Union workhouse at Limerick, Ireland, was designed by George Wilkinson and opened in 1841. This 1847 view shows the workhouse after proposed enlargements

Background imageDesigned Collection: Union Workhouse, Guildford, Surrey

Union Workhouse, Guildford, Surrey
The entrance to the Guildford Union workhouse, Surrey, during its First World War deployment as a military hospital. Various military personnel can be seen, including an officer on crutches

Background imageDesigned Collection: Islington parish workhouse, London

Islington parish workhouse, London
The Islington parish workhouse was opened in 1870 on St Johns Road in Islington, North London. Designed by RH Burden, it could house more than 1000 inmates. It was later known as Hillside

Background imageDesigned Collection: Royal Pier, Southampton

Royal Pier, Southampton
Entrance to the Royal Pier, Southampton. The pier pavilion was extended in 1922 and the present gatehouse, described at the time as " wedding cake architecture"

Background imageDesigned Collection: Tangiers, Morocco - Cervantes Theatre

Tangiers, Morocco - Cervantes Theatre
The Cervantes Theatre built in 1913 in Tangiers, Morocco, designed by the Architect Jememez

Background imageDesigned Collection: Trinkets of Today: Modern Jewellery

Trinkets of Today: Modern Jewellery
Beautiful jewellery designed and made by Messrs. Cartier, the famous jewellers, representing the finest modern craftmanship

Background imageDesigned Collection: Hair Ornaments designed by G. Fouquet

Hair Ornaments designed by G. Fouquet
Beautiful jewellery for the hair, perfect for dinners, galas and soirees

Background imageDesigned Collection: Les Halles - Paris - Workers in the morning

Les Halles - Paris - Workers in the morning. Les Halles was the traditional central market of Paris. In 1183, King Philippe II Auguste enlarged the marketplace in Paris




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"Designed to Inspire: A Journey through Iconic Creations" The First Christmas Card by Sir Henry Cole and John Horsley - a timeless design that sparked the tradition of sending holiday greetings. Poster, Wengernalp Jungfrau Railway, Switzerland - an exquisite example of how design can transport us to breathtaking destinations. Battersea Power Station - an architectural marvel that seamlessly blends form and function, captivating generations with its iconic silhouette. Festival of Britain 1951 - The Skylon, South Bank, London - a symbol of post-war optimism and innovative design that showcased the nation's creativity. Hammersmith Bridge - an elegant structure standing as a testament to engineering brilliance and aesthetic beauty. Suffragette W. S. P. U Holloway Brooch - a powerful emblem representing women's fight for equality through thoughtful design elements. Churchill AVRE Tank in France; Second World War, 1944 - showcasing how even military machinery can be designed with precision and purpose. Forth Bridge Construct - an engineering masterpiece spanning over the Firth of Forth in Scotland, demonstrating human ingenuity at its finest. Imperial Hotel, Tokyo – blending traditional Japanese architecture with Western influences to create a harmonious space where East meets West. Royal Holloway College – an enchanting Victorian Gothic building inspiring generations of scholars with its grandeur and elegance. Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign, Las Vegas, Nevada – an iconic neon landmark welcoming visitors into the vibrant world of entertainment.