Innovation minister hints at NHS plan for design
Minister for Innovation Ian Pearson is pledging his support for the design industry, following the release of the Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills’ White Paper, Innovation Nation.
Voxpop
The Rector of the Royal College of Art, Professor Sir Christopher Frayling, is to step down next year. With fundraising challenges for its new applied arts campus lying ahead, who
LDA boosts Designing Demand programme
The London Development Agency has announced it is to partner with Design London and accountant Grant Thornton to deliver Designing Demand, the Design Council’s national business programme, in the capital.
Voxpop
The Government is looking to make apprenticeships a key initiative across the creative industries. In your opinion, should apprenticeship placements for school children be a feature within design consultancies so
Clare Brass returns with sustainability social venture
The Design Council’s sustainability project leader, axed from the organisation last year, has re-emerged with her own venture, a sustainability social enterprise called Seed.
Frayling’s legacy at the RCA will prove hard act to follow
While it has been proved time and again that no one is indispensible, Professor Sir Christopher Frayling’s departure from the Royal College of Art in the summer next year will
Staying one step ahead
Venturing into design, or even starting a design business, is something on the minds of several hundred students graduating from the UK’s design schools over the next few months. As
New chairwoman for The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse Trust, owner of Scotland’s national architecture and design centre The Lighthouse, is appointing a new chairwoman to take over from Janice Kirkpatrick.Eleanor McAllister, currently managing director of urban
Green path to a better world
Promoting sustainable principles can mean more profits for you and your clients, says Sophie Thomas, and it’s good for the planet, too On reading an article recently my eyes froze
Fat chance of designers tackling obesity threat
Sarah Woods’ article on obesity and design (DW 14 February) made me wonder if design has a responsibility. We’ve all been in a supermarket, drooling over certain products, encouraged by
Merger of specialists to create Arts University Cornwall
The South West region is a step closer to having a specialist arts university with the news that University College Falmouth and Dartington College are to merge.The merger in April
New design centres for animation and fashion
This Friday will finally see the Department for Culture, Media and Sport publish its plans for the Creative Economy Programme, the initiative launched in March 2006 to advance the UK’s
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.
