Senior curator specialising in 20th century art and design in the Research Department of the Victoria & Albert Museum.

She has curated several major international exhibitions including British Design 1948-2012 (2012), Surreal Things: Surrealism and Design (2007), Art Deco 1910-1939 (2003) and Art Nouveau 1890-1914 (2000).
Publications include British Design from 1948 (2012), Surreal Things: Surrealism and design (2007), The Surreal Body: Fetish and Fashion (2007), Art Deco 1910-1939 (2003), Art Nouveau and the Erotic (2000).