V&A

We also went to the V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum) http://www.vam.ac.uk/ which was by far my favourite place that I have been to in London. William Morris is one of the most well known English textile designers and has been such a huge inspiration to my design work and I can't describe how fulfilling it was to see his original work in REAL life and not through the pages of a book. We had lunch in the most beautiful room that was designed by him and it was a real 'take a moment and absorb it all' experience for me. The V&A have excellent exhibitions and the ones we saw were The Power of Making which was really interesting and focused on crafts and making things by hand and not with machines - there has been such a boom and re-focus on handmade items over the past few years and it was a really worthwhile exhibition to see. The second was called Postmodernism - Style and Subversion 1970-90 which was focused on fashion and accessories. Such a worthwhile place to visit even if design isn't a key area in your life - you'll be inspired no matter what field you work in!