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Play & Soft, a range of children’s soft furnishings created by Italian education consultancy Reggio Children, has been designed to change shape and size to encourage exploration and fit in
Nesta report aims to ease route into business for artists
The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts is boldly attempting to match-make fine art graduates and big business, in the service of stimulating innovation in industry.Nesta’s latest research
The public sector still hasn’t got the design message
A recent review of the Victoria & Albert Museum’s current extravaganza, tracing design’s progression throughout the 25-year Cold War between Russia and the US, concluded that design flourishes under capitalism.
Rising stars – Gré Hale
Gré Hale has always had an interest in lettering and art. ‘My mum tells me I was a prolific imitator of cereal box typography from the age of eight,’
Sappi picks UK duo for Ideas that Matter programme
Two UK designers have been selected by Sappi for its prestigious Ideas that Matter 2008 programme, it was announced yesterday. Sappi, one of the world’s leading paper producers, has granted
Escape Studios goes virtual
West London computer graphics college Escape Studios launches a virtual school today, designed in-house.
Jam chosen to promote Blackpool
Blackpool is looking to design in a bid to achieve world heritage status. Blackpool Heritage, a department set up by Blackpool Council for the cause, commissioned Manchester-based Jam Creative just
Digital is central to a truly cross-disciplinary approach
Leading interaction designers made an impassioned plea last week for educationalists to recognise the need for greater cohesion between technical and design skills in their discipline.Speaking at the i-Design interaction
Metal magic
Stern is not your average 21st-century font – it comes as metal movable type as well as in a digital edition. Simon Loxley describes the retro appeal of a niche
Design Skills Alliance push launches
The Design Council today launches a marketing campaign for the UK Design Skills Alliance, which it set up earlier this year with Creative & Cultural Skills.
Touch Feely
Installations you can smell, hear and feel are at the forefront of interaction design. They create environments that enhance mood by engaging all five senses – and often seem to
Hamm takes over at D&AD
D&AD today welcomes Garrick Hamm as its new president.
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.
