A one day event and exhibition at V&A East, celebrating 100 years of the women‘s vote.
Project:
- Use: Exhibition
- Location: London, UK
- Size: 482m²
- Date: Completed 2018
Team:
- Client: V&A
- Architects: vPPR Architects
- Photography © LCF & LLDC
The exhibition‘s architecture leads the viewer through five exhibition areas, related to the women‘s liberation movement, including:
- A display showcasing posters made by See Red Women‘s Workshop in the 1970s and 80s
- 20 embroidered handkerchiefs inspired by an image embroidered in 1912 by suffragettes incarcerated at Holloway Prison
- A workshop area inviting visitors to embroider their own handkerchief inspired by the exhibition
- A reading area for visitors to engage with literature on the movement
- An atmospheric film revealing UAL‘s London College of Fashion‘s projects around ‘The Year of the Woman’
- A roll of fabric hanging from a curved rail system demarcates the different areas within the exhibition, becoming a wall, a table or a screen and is used to guide visitors through the exhibition. The transparency of the fabric allows the space to be separated, whilst maintaining a sense of connection and unity throughout the space.
Exhibition Plan