Room to create a chic look
As boutique hotels continue to thrive, Matt Barnard finds out just how much influence their design-led ethos is having on larger chains in the hospitality sector
Hookson brochures begin Hogarth Group’s revamp
The first evidence of Hookson’s £50 000 rebranding of leisure company The Hogarth Group rolls out next week. The revamp comes at a time when major players in the health
Torbay harbour area set to take on Riviera theme
LDA Urban Design will present a masterplan to Torbay Council next week for extensive redevelopment of the Torquay harbour area. Local officials hope to rival the French Riviera as a
Danger signs of things to come in working for free
So free-pitching has been taken up a gear (News, DW 1 August). It seems The Council for the Protection of Rural England was going to invite pitches (free or paid?)
Transporting ideas
Richard Clayton talks to Innes Ferguson about his journey to his current position at Transport for London and what the future holds for the head of design
Putting on a show
From Testino to toilets, there’s nothing National Portrait Gallery head of design Jude Simmons can’t handle. She walks round the galleries with Hannah Booth
Design in a sporting role
As the Commonwealth Games get underway in Manchester, James Knight is under starter’s orders to find out how our British design talent is performing
Joseph feels warmth of Kitchen Rogers interiors
Kitchen Rogers has designed the interiors and furniture for fashion retailer Joseph’s latest London store, which is due to open in Westbourne Grove at the end of next month or
Shoot to the top
Chief executive Jonathan Klein set his sights high when he founded picture library Getty Images just seven years ago. Richard Clayton puts the man in the frame
Oven-ready
The vogue for open kitchens in restaurants raises an array of design issues, says Miriam Cadji
Design partner or just bog-standard supplier?
Designers are split over the subject of rosters. Do they provide regular work or stifle creativity? Jonathan Ford and Carol Whitworth debate the issues
WPP Group warns of slow recovery
WPP Group, the world’s largest marketing communications group, has warned there will be no significant recovery in the global advertising, corporate design and branding market until after the US presidential
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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.
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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.
