Gemma Curtin was lead curator of Waste Age - What can design do?  an exhibition presented at the Design Museum (26.10 21 - 20.02.22)  that exposed our current linear 'take, make and waste' economy and explored how designers are transforming our waste into a valuable resource and developing new materials, designs and systems to reduce waste and its impact on our planet.  Gemma Curtin, has curated and co-curated many exhibitions at the Design Museum covering contemporary architecture, product design and fashion.  These include Electronic: From Kraftwerk to the Chemical Brothers (2020); Ferrari - Under the Skin (2017); Kenneth Grange - Making Britain Modern (2011); John Pawson - Plain Space (2010); David Chipperfield – Form Matters (2009); Industrial Facility (2008) and Manolo Blahnik (2003).  She was also curator of Designs of the Year in 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016. Previously Gemma worked at the National Museum of Wales and the City of Edinburgh Museums.