Earlier this month, I was invited to go to Petronas Open House in London. The open house was held last Saturday (12 October) and I really enjoy the food besides I got the chance to meet up with new friends. Later that day, I met with Shamin and stay overnight at his house. We had a coffee at Starbucks and talk about life and design. I really enjoy the conversation we had and personally he encourages me to be more passionate in design as well as in my studies.
That morning before I head back to Cardiff, I went to the Design Museum. It is located at Shad Thames, few steps away from the Tower Bridge (click here for map).
During my visit, the are Design Cities and Alan Aldridge - The Man With Kaleidoscope Eyes exhibitions. It is really interesting in terms of design and engineering as well. Now I see in front of my eyes that as a designer, you are not only looking in terms of how the product look like but the more important thing is how will the product being engineered or produce. You don’t want you design being rejected due to the high cost of production, do you? Since I’m studying engineering, I believe that I have the advantage compared to other designer. Might be not now, but in the future hopefully.
Just before I got back, I visited the shop to buy some souveniers. In the point of view of someone who has a strong passion on design, this is a must-go-shop. Oh, and one more thing… Please bring some extra cash because you might feel like you want to buy everything there.
*P/S: Since I’m a member if this museum, I can bring a friend to come inside for free. Just give a shout if you would like me to bring you there. 