Paul Smith, a designer in his own way

If a team member Paul Smith discovered that the designer be the subject of an exhibition at the Design Museum, her first question was: "tall, there will be clothes for them?" The answer is a testimony flattering for creativity and influence in shaping the boundaries of gateways Smith.

Hello, my name is Paul Smith, 15 November opens, aims to tell the story of a quintessentially English label that has become a hallmark of the leading fashion in the world. It will look at the career of 40 years of creative Nottingham with the aim to be a professional cyclist who has a small shop 3 square set and now runs a global brand in 74 countries to be saved.

Donna Loveday, curator of the exhibition, praised the "unique and innovative take on the design" of Smith and said that his involvement in his office as a designer and chairman, and his "warmth, humor and wit" resulted in a company widely recognized personal Note, despite its size.

The exhibition is the new designer office, which promises to be a highlight of the exhibition. In the fashion world, the room has sent a reputation as one of the most fascinating industrial offices, filled with a strange collection of objects from around the world.

A fan who described Smith as a "person of mystery", sent in quirks of Austrian cow bell broom in the last 20 years. Addressed all happen, but unopened. More regular correspondent, a teenager Belgium has appointed Margot who recently sent in a manger of peanuts, with the note that. said: "I do not like fashion, but I love you"

Packages and letters form a collection that both frustrated and inspired those who work and visit HQ Paul Smith. The room will try to show what. Within the soul of the Creator "There is no paracetamol along the way," joked Smith.

Another piece will feature designer collaborations because in 1976 the brand was launched, including jerseys Giro d'Italia Leica cameras for products rugs Company. One part is in honor of the wife of the designer, Pauline, also an experienced designer, Smith taught him crediting "all aspects of the design."

Despite the emphasis on fashion, the designer hopes that the exhibition as "non-elitist" and reach a wider audience than the students of the public industry. It aims to contextualize a parade as part of the design process rather than the end of the game, and give an overview of production, trade and marketing.

The designer, who quietly for a number of known advise younger colleagues, said: "Not many designers understand that they are doing something for the right price and sell it to a store that can sell them."

At today's press conference announcing the show, the designer admitted that some of his past collections, which are the implementation will be looked odd in terms of proportions and cuts. He joked that he recently saw a man at a train station he wears Dinosaur Print coat and he resisted the urge to repel it the platform. This particular model is unlikely that the final assembly of the exhibition, said Smith. "But everything I'm OK with it."