Architecture
24 April to 10 August 2008
Richard Rogers + Architects - From the House to the City
This exhibition will present a detailed survey of Richard Rogers' work, from the early years with Norman and Wendy Foster and Su Rogers at Team 4 in the 1960s, designing the Pompidou Centre with Renzo Piano in the 1970s, to the establishment of the Richard Rogers Partnership - now Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.
Organiser: Design Museum
Venue: Design Museum, London
www.designmuseum.org

Fashion
13 May to 19 October 2008
The Story of the Supremes from the Mary Wilson Collection
The display will show the changing image of The Supremes from the early days when they were known as The Primettes to the glamorous Hollywood designs they wore at the height of their fame, and look at their continuing stylistic influence on performers such as Beyoncé.
Organiser: V&A
Venue: V&A, London
www.vam.ac.uk

General
Until 12 May 2008
Design and the Elastic Mind
This exhibition highlights some 200 examples of successful translation of disruptive innovation based on ongoing research, as well as reflections on the future responsibilities of design.
Organiser: MoMA
Venue: MoMA, New York
www.moma.org

9 May to 7 September 2008
Industrial Facility - Some Recent Projects
This exhibition is an opportunity to see some of Industrial Facility's recent and current projects, and aims to reveal the design motives and functional workings of the practice. Although based in London, the duo, designer Sam Hecht and architect Kim Colin, have designed almost entirely for foreign markets, with little of their projects being seen or consumed in the UK.
Organiser: Design Museum
Venue: Design Museum, London
www.designmuseum.org

Until 8 June 2008
Take Away
From the tiffin box to the lunch box, army canteen to sports bottle, stacking cup to coffee machine cup, Take Away looks at the culture of takeaway food and the objects associated with eating on the move.
Organiser: The Lighthouse
Venue: Gallery 4, The Lighthouse, Glasgow
www.thelighthouse.co.uk

Until 13 July 2008
China Design Now
This exhibition explores the recent explosion of new design in China, from the 2008 Olympic stadium to the most interesting fashion and graphics. It will display the work of Chinese and international designers, focussing on architecture, fashion, youth culture and graphics as well as film, photography, product and furniture design and digital media.
Organiser: V&A with sponsorship from HSBC
Venue: Exhibitions, Room 39 and North Court, V&A, London
www.vam.ac.uk

Throughout 2008
World Design Capital: Torino 2008
In its role as the first official World Design Capital, Turin will host a year-long series of design events, aimed at putting the city on the international design map. The year will be divided into four distinct quarters, with the theme of Flexibility as a leitmotiv for the project as a whole.
Organiser: Torino 2008 World Design Capital Organising Committee
Venue: Turin
www.torinoworlddesigncapital.it

Materials
24 April to 10 August 2008
From Atoms to Patterns
This exhibition focuses on a unique project called the Festival Pattern Group coordinated by the Council of Industrial Design, which brought together scientists and manufacturers to create products decorated with patterns based on x-ray crystallography diagrams.
Organiser: Wellcome Collection
Venue: Wellcome Collection, London
www.wellcomecollection.org

Plastics
15 to 17 April 2008
Plastics, Design and Moulding (PDM) 2008
Moulded products inhabit virtually every area of our lives. The pressure to deliver ever more innovative and cost competitive mouldings is as intense as ever. The technology to achieve that market advantage is now visible to the plastics industry at PDM 08.
Organiser: emap
Venue: Telford International Centre
www.pdmevent.com

Product development
22 April to 23 April 2008
Flexible Product Development
This two day workshop led by Preston Smith, author of 'Developing Products in Half the Time', is aimed at managers of product development, engineers, R&D implementation teams, manufacturers and other professionals affected by product change decisions. It will focus on flexibility, experimentation, process, customer needs and product requirements.
Organiser: Pure Insight
Venue: Sheraton, Heathrow
www.pure-insight.com/seminars/flexible-npd

Sustainability
10 and 11 May 2008
LONDONAWARE08
LONDON AWARE 08 will be a meeting point for everyone - businesses, charities and experts, as well as people who are taking their first steps into a greener world. All the exhibitors and speakers will have answers to the questions you want and provide simple solutions to leading a greener life.
Organiser: UK AWARE
Venue: Barbican, London
www.ukaware.com

Theatre design
Until 18 November 2008
Collaborators: UK Design For Performance 2003-2007
From pantomime and drama to opera and dance, in the UK and abroad, this display will bring together the work of over 100 of Britain's most creative theatre designers recognised worldwide for their skills and innovative designs.
Organiser: V&A
Venue: V&A, London
www.vam.ac.uk