Science Gallery exhibition shows when design and violence collide

A fascinating exhibition at the Science Museum takes a look at examples of the darker side of designers’ work, writes Jonathan Deburca Butler

FOR most of us, the word ‘design’ conjures up images of style, sophistication and functionality. Design and its practitioners are there to make the world a better, safer and more comfortable place. But as with all things involving human endeavour, there is a dark side.

It is this murky and sometimes hidden domain that the curators at the Science Gallery’s latest exhibition, Design and Violence, are hoping to explore.