The Designer of the Year launches March 5th in London. Should the Design Museum celebrate floral displays or feats of engineering? The resignation of James Dyson reveals a long-simmering row between director and trustees, reports Deyan Sudjic in the observer. Imagine that Charles Saatchi had somehow been appointed chairman of the trustees of the Tate, and that after a year of bitter rows he suddenly resigned, blaming his director, Nicholas Serota, for an exhibitions programme that entirely ignored conceptual art, and you get some idea of the ugly mess that has engulfed the Design Museum and is now threatening its very existence. Saatchi would look like a self-serving bully, indulging in special pleading for artists in his own collection. But any director who let things get so badly out of hand would also face serious questions about their diplomatic skills. read full article Designer of the Year Design MuseumSat 5 Mar – Sun 19 Jun (10am-5:45pm) Design Museum (Shad Thames, SE1, 0870.833.9955) Tube: Tower Hill map price: £6 / £4 concessions