Ahead of its opening later this month, the Design Museum has installed one of IKEA’s flat-pack refugee shelters outside a London tube station.
The Better Shelter, which is nominated for a Designs of the Year award, has popped up outside the South Kensington Underground station in west London – moments away from the Design Museum’s new home on Kensington High Street.
The structure is raised up on a yellow plinth created by London office ScottWhitbystudio.
According to the Design Museum, it is the first time that the refugee shelter has been publicly exhibited in the UK, and it will remain in its outdoor location until 23 November 2016.
Afterwards, it will move to the Designs of the Year exhibition, where it will be exhibited alongside other nominees, including the artwork for David Bowie’s final album and Adidas’ running shoes made using recycled plastic recovered from the sea.
Read more at Dezeen: https://www.dezeen.com/2016/11/14/design-museum-ikea-better-shelter-refugees-installation-south-kensington-london-uk/
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