Hospitality award served to RPW
Design and architecture group RPW has won the first Hospitality Design Award, organised by Reed Exhibitions and GS Magazine, for its redesign of a training restaurant for catering students. The
DBA should focus on ‘profession’ not marketing
I couldn’t agree more with Richard William’s comments in your magazine last week (Letters, DW 5 February). However, until the petty politics cease and fundamental professional foundations are put into
Industry calls for tax breaks
The Confederation of British Industry is calling on Chancellor Gordon Brown to boost small- and medium-sized enterprises, by adapting the tax system in his forthcoming budget. The majority of groups
Lunar landing
Lunar Design, the small but perfectly-formed US industrial design and product development consultancy, inhabits a patch of moonscape nestling between two of San Francisco’s most achingly trendy districts. To the
Plain English, all-round expertise and value for money are on clients’ wish lists, says Jane Lewis.
The market Although clients are becoming more knowledgeable about what multimedia is and how it might benefit their business, there is still confusion and suspicion when commissioning multimedia services, because
The appliance of science
When Tim Molloy landed the top design job at London’s Science Museum he had no idea he would end up in charge of one of the most important projects in
The power of language
I have recently developed a new bee in my bonnet (or should that be a “NEW! even buzzier” bee in my “foil packed” bonnet). It’s the overuse of hackneyed expressions
The way to improve industry bodies is to join in
I was saddened to read the anonymous letter describing the Chartered Society of Designers and Design Business Association as “moribund organisations” (Letters, DW 15 January). I can’t speak for the
Howe quits CRS Lo-cost
Manchester consultancy Howe Design has resigned from its long-term relationship with the Cooperative Retail Society’s budget brand Lo-cost, for which the consultancy had been developing packaging. “We worked with it
New mail order
Catalogues provide designers with an unwelcome dilemma – how to create something beyond a vehicle for selling when what the client actually wants is the hard-sell approach. No one would
Do to others as you would be done to
The free pitching debate has kept me amused for years. – In my previous life as commercial director of Wood and Wood Signs, I used to turn straight to your
Time travelling
As the clock ticks onwards towards the year 2000, the design industry is picking up pace. Here are the highlights of this year’s journey.
Latest articles
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.
