The debates include participation from a series of design 'icons' and experts from fashion designers Vivienne Westwood and Roland Mouret to  chief architect of St Pancras International Alastair Lansley. The premier lecture kicked off with a fitting discussion of 'What makes a design icon?' looking at the evolution of a product to an icon chaired by Design Museum Director Deyan Sudjic.

 From today, the lectures series is as follows:

Alastair Lansley and St Pancras International; Design Museum; Friday 25/04, £15.00

A discussion on the recent, radical development of the legendary train station and its role in European infrastructure.

Vivienne Westwood; Design Museum; Friday 02/05; £15.00

Westwood presents her ‘Active Resistance to Propaganda' manifesto and her thoughts and views on the need to return to universal human values and the role of art.

Ross Lovegrove; Harrods; Date TBC; £15.00

Industrial designer Lovegrove combines his visiona and manufacturing innovation to create environmentally friendly products whilst retaining a sleek but organic aesthetic. Hear him talk about his wonderous ideas of solar powered cars that park in the air and double as street lamps.

Richard Sapper; Harrods; 16/05; £15.00

Meet the man behind influencial designs such as the whilstling kettle for Alessi and the Thinkpad laptops for Alessi.

Concorde; Design Museum; 23/05; £15.00

Former British Concorde pilot, Christopher Orlebar tells the fascinating story of concorde from its initial design to its decommisioning.

Tickets are available at The Design Museum. See http://www.designmuseum.org/ or call 020 7940 8783