Placing value on travelling in style
As Virgin Atlantic redesigns its Upper Class cabin, James Quilter asks is there a future for luxury travel?
Don’t rock a listing ship
Jim Davies wonders whether you should be busting a gut to get on to a client’s roster when you’ll constantly have to prove your worth to save walking the plank
Work aesthetics
Miriam Cadji tracks down the latest office environments motivating employees
Society can benefit from tough times in design
We hear some fairly hairy stories about design groups across most sectors as they scramble to win work at a time when client budgets are low, workloads and schedules unpredictable
Eurostar Premium points to a delay
Eurostar’s much vaunted £35m investment in design has been set back this week, as the company announced it is putting plans for luxury premium class interiors by Philippe Starck on
Show of force
Pamela Buxton takes a look at innovations in materials used to display exhibition graphics
Learn from the Dome to dodge no-briefs encounter
Your museums and galleries Vox Pop (DW 12 June) reveals a tension in the visitor experience design field we’re all too aware of. The failure of Millennium projects has taught
Royal Mail roster review a boost for Omnicom
Only ‘two or three’ design groups are likely to survive when Royal Mail cuts its roster ‘within weeks’, following a decision to spend 90 per cent of its brand budget
Stowells toasts Robson Dowry pack
Wine brand Stowells is due to uncork a new packaging vintage next month, designed by Bristol-based Robson Dowry, as it seeks to establish a more upmarket image. Despite selling more
Transmitting inflections
The accent on the UK design industry is undeniably on London, but Jim Davies argues that a base in the regions can give a consultancy a more distinctive offer
Spacestation
Miriam Cadji visits the London office of Wells Mackereth – an architectural practice whose partners have vowed to inject personality back into interiors Appropriately for a practice with a serious
Michael Stewart part of Cost cutting exercise
Office stationery reseller Advantia Business Solutions has decided to draw a line under the ‘downmarket’ image of its own-brand Cost, with new-look packaging by Michael Stewart Design. A top-five player
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Introducing Design Week’s new editorial team
We’re excited to announce the new Design Week editorial team ahead of the platform’s relaunch this autumn. Rob Alderson joins as Editor, with Clare Dowdy as Senior Writer.
Remembering Sir Kenneth Grange – 1929-2024
It is with great sadness that we heard about the passing of the hugely influential British designer, Sir Kenneth Grange.
From the archives: Picture Post
As we head back into our archives, here’s a gem from March 1990. Jane Lewis looks at the creative ways design firms promoted their services through mail-outs.
From the archives: Driving back to the future
During our pause, we’re re-publishing the occasional article from deep in our archives. This March 1990 column by our founder, Jeremy Myerson, looks at car design trends.
Design Week is resting, and we’ll be back soon
In December 2023, it was announced that Design Week was closing its doors. However – good news! We’re reopening by the end of summer 2024!
Design across five decades: from the editors who brought you Design Week
As the design industry propelled itself forward, we were always there to champion, inform, analyse and guide the way.
Design Week quiz: a look back through the ages
Have you been paying attention for the last four decades? Only one way to find out.
Design Week: 1986-2023
Design Week closes, having championed design excellence for the past 38 years.
What will retail and experience design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, WeWantMore creative director Ruud Belmans offers his view on what retail and experience design might look like next year.
What will exhibition design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, Studio Arc director Lyndsey Bowditch offers her view on what exhibition design might look like next year.
Why 2024 will be the “year of creative emergence” when it comes to AI
As part of our series on design in 2024, Mia Blume – founder of Design Dept. and Designing with AI – tells us that next year will be a “paradigm
Using VR to break outdated taboos around women’s health
Taking the form of a ‘vagina-like’ tent, INTER/her by Camille Baker uses cutting edge tech to open up conversations around issues like ovarian and cervical cancer, endometriosis, and menopause.
