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Use the collections for Visual Inspiration MoDA has always been a great place to come for visual inspiration, with so many fantastic examples of pattern design to be discovered and explored. Our new Visual Inspiration pages offer a taste of what is on offer and show how varied our collections really are.
Check out the new pages here!
Silver Studio Collection awarded 'Designated Status'
MoDA's Silver Studio Collection has recently been awarded 'Designated Status' by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA). This award recognises the collection as of outstanding national and international importance.
- Frequently Asked Questions About Designation
- Designation Press Release
- A document exploring the Quality and Significance of the Silver Studio Collection is also available to download as a pdf file
News Archive
Since opening, the museum and its exhibitions have received regular press coverage.
A selection of articles from the last five years, including reviews and features, are available here for you to read and download
Press enquiries
Please contact moda@mdx.ac.uk on +44 (0)20 8411 4384 for all press enquiries.
| Date |
Title/Synopsis |
Publication |
| Summer 2009 | Japantastic Expo |
The Barnet Local |
| Summer 2009 | Textile Archives - MoDA |
modern |
| Summer 2009 | Domestic Harmony |
NADFAS |
| November 2008 | Fifties Fabulous |
Homes & Interiors |
| July 2008 | The Silver Studio |
Period Living |
| May 2008 | Golden Guides to Britain |
The Guardian |
| March 2007 | MoDA Tube Posters A review of 'Come Out to Live, Come in to Play' by Roger Aitken |
The Barnet Local |
| Winter 2006/7 | London Underground
Art: A Remarkable Heritage |
American in Britain Magazine |
| January 2007 | Around the World
A review of 'Come out to Live, Come in to Play' in Hebrew |
Bait&Noy |
| December 2006 | Don't Miss! A listing in Elle Decoration magazine |
Elle Decoration |
| November 2006 | Underground Appreciation
A listing in Grafik magazine |
Grafik |
| November 2006 | Underground Posters
Inspire Exhibition A quarter page story about 'Come Out To Live, Come In To Play' |
Enfield Independent |
| November 2006 | Linking City with Suburbia
A full page story about 'Come Out To Live, Come In To Play' |
Hendon Times |
| November 2006 | Transported by Design
A quarter page story about 'Come Out To Live, Come In To Play' |
Enfield Advertiser |
| Sept/Nov 2006 | Come Out To Live, Come
In To Play Listings in two magazines, Interior Design and IDFX |
Interior Design & IDFX |
| October 2006 | Picture Posters
An article about 'Come Out To Live, Come In To Play' |
Herts Advertiser |
| June 2006 | 'What's for Dinner?
Half a century of eating habits in Britain' A review of the exhibition in the magazine of the John Lewis Partnership |
The Gazette |
| May 2006 | A sample of our culinary
smorgasbord Article by Nicola Humble |
Times Higher Educational Supplement |
| April 2006 | Dishes of the Day From meat and two veg in the 50s, to todays "grab it and go".... |
Sunday Express |
| April 2006 | Get it while it's hot!
By Clare Dowdy |
Designweek |
| April 2006 | Forget what it says
on the label A review of 'What's for Dinner?' by Margaret McCartney |
Financial Times |
| April 2006 | Food, Glorious Food
Emma Perry's review of 'What's for Dinner?' |
Time Out |
| April 2006 | Fast Food Females
A review of 'What's for Dinner?' |
Evening Standard |
| January 2006 | The Suburban Jungle Nicky Ryan reviews the 'In Search of Suburbia' exhibition |
Museums Journal |
| Winter 2005/06 | Ideal Homes The Village in Our Hearts |
Civic Focus |
| November 2005 | Don't mock it
An exploration of suburbia |
The Daily Telegraph |
| October 2005 | What is a suburb
A review of 'In Search of Suburbia' |
The Times |
| October 2005 | Living in the suburbs A review of 'In Search of Suburbia' |
Edgeware & Mill Hill Times |
| October 2005 | Suburban Evolution A review of 'In Search of Suburbia' |
Building Design |
| October 2005 | Privets on Parade
A review of 'In Search of Suburbia' |
Indepedent |
| October 2005 | Suburbs Reborn
A review of 'In Search of Suburbia' |
Sunday Telegraph |
| October 2005 | What is a suburb?
A review of 'In Search of Suburbia' |
Times Online |
| September 2005 | Ideal Homes and Petty
Snobberies A review of 'In Search of Suburbia' |
Society Guardian |
| April 2005 | Kitsch & Tell
A review of 'Outrageous Wallpapers' |
Times Online |
| January 2005 |
Tales of the Unexpected |
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| August 2004 | Museum flexes Artistic Muscles A preview of the 'PURL' exhibition at MoDA |
The Press |
| July/August 2004 | PURL Artworks by six professional artists inspired by MoDA's collection |
Selvedge |
| April 2004 |
Crowds Flock In |
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| February 2004 | The Flat as Objet d'Art An Englishman's home may be his castle but he can't pull up the drawbridge when he shares the building with 11 other families.... |
The Independent |
| February 2004 | Italian twin for UK textile museum The story of MoDA's twinning with the Museo del Tessuto, a textile museum in Italy |
Museums Journal |
| January 2004 | Taking a High Rise A brief review of MoDA's 'How to Live in a Flat' exhibition |
Barnet & Potters Bar Times |
| January 2004 | Art is Child's Play MoDA reloaded, an exhibition of posters designed by two local schools and influenced by MoDA's Collections |
Hendon & Finchley Times |
| January 2004 |
How to Live in a Flat |
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| January 2004 |
On The Level |
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| 1 June 2003 | Living Rooms This what Dominic Luytens thought of the current Deborah Bowness wallpaper installation at MoDA |
Observer Life Magazine |
| Spring 2003 |
A Haven of Domestic Design |
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| January 2003 |
The Archive Drive |
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| Designers at Large |