London Underground by Design

Since its establishment 150 years ago as the world's first urban subway, the London Underground has continuously set a bench-mark for design that has influenced transit systems from New York to Tokyo, Moscow to Paris and beyond. London Underground by Design is the first meticulous study of every aspect of that feat.

Beginning in the pioneering Victorian age, Mark Ovenden charts the evolution of the architecture, branding, typeface, map design, interior and textile styles, posters, signage and graphic design and how these came together to shape not just the Undergrounds identity, but the character of London itself. This is the story of celebrated designers - from Frank Pick, the guru who conceptualised the modern Tube's look under the design fit for purpose mantra, to Harry Beck, Tube diagram creator, and from Marion Dorn, one of the leading textile designers, to Edward Johnston, creator of the distinctive font that bears his name, as well as Leslie Green, designer of central London's distinctive ruby-red tiled stations, and the Design Research Units head, Misha Black, who in the 1960's re-branded British Railways and created the Victoria Line's distinctive style, and Sir Norman Foster, architect of Canary Wharf station.

Produced as part of the Tube150 celebrations, Mark Ovenden has put together a beautifully illustrated and comprehensive history of one of the world's most celebrated design achievements, and of the visionaries who brought it to life.

Rich with hundreds of illustrations, some never been seen before, London underground by design shows that design is not just about aesthetic pleasure, but is crucial to how we get around.

We currently deliver within the UK only, but we're working to expand internationally.

General stocked items shipped from our Online Warehouse (Elovate)

UK standard | £5 | 3 - 5 Working Days

UK Express 0 - 30kg (Signature required) | £8 | 1 -2 Working Days

Vintage shop (signs) - decommissioned, recommissioned and replica items, limited edition prints, moquette by the metre & delicate models.

UK Standard | £5 | Up to 15 working days

Made to order furniture and 75cm moquette cushions

UK Standard | Free | Up to 10 Weeks

Art on the Underground

UK Standard | £20 | Up to 2 weeks

The below delivery information is for our general stocked products.

To make a return, please follow our instructions below:

1. Send an email to [email protected] within 14 days of receiving your goods to notify us of the return.
2. Return the item(s) to the address below within 28 days of receiving the item/s. Please make sure to include your order number. Clothing items which are being returned due to incorrect sizing can be returned opened as long they are unworn, and the tags are attached.
3. The return shipment cost must be paid by you and will not be covered by the London Transport Museum, unless the item is faulty. We would recommend that you use recorded delivery.
4. Once the returned item/s has been received and processed by our warehouse, we will issue you a refund within 14 working days.

Please send your order to (returns address for print to order prints and made to order furniture outlined further below):

London Transport Museum
PO Box 621
York House, Wetherby Road
York,
YO26 7NH

Faulty items

If you have received a faulty, damaged or incorrect item, please contact [email protected] with details and an image of the fault and we will advise you further.