Digital media facility opens in Bristol
A studio complex that encourages design and technology companies to pitch jointly for digital media projects opened in Bristol last week. Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling cut the ribbon
The main industry bodies don’t quite make the grade
There’s something very special about Design Week’s Hot 50. Published this week, it gives us the rare opportunity to reflect on and honour people and organisations that have gone the
Creative & Cultural Skills to tackle shortages with new projects
Creative & Cultural Skills has announced plans to launch four flagship projects aimed at tackling the dearth of designers and creative skills across the UK.
Hot fifty – Sir Michael Bichard
We have yet to see what Sir Michael Bichard will achieve in his new honorary role as chairman of the Design Council. Following the prolific and wonderfully enthusiastic Sir George
Hot fifty – DOTT 07
The team behind the first Designs of the Time event pulled off a spectacular feat last year, setting a benchmark for subsequent events to match up to. Dott 07 was
Hot fifty – Helen Hamlyn Centre
It is often hard for an organisation to redefine itself once it is established. This is particularly the case in academia, where habits tend to stick more easily than they
Hot fifty – John McAslan Family Trust
Architect John McAslan is behind the John McAslan Family Trust, which supports projects largely relating to young people in the arts and education, as well as film, TV, music, dance,
Hot fifty – Gwyn Miles
When Gwyn Miles quit the Victoria & Albert Museum just over two years ago to become director of Somerset House, she took on a daunting task.
Hot fifty – Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art hasn’t made it into the Hot 50 previously. Its high-profile rector Professor Sir Christopher Frayling, now also chairman of the beleaguered Arts Council, made the
Hot fifty – Sir John Sorrell
If a knighthood doesn’t qualify you for a place in the Hot 50, it would be difficult to know what does. An award in the New Year’s Honours List therefore
Free entry to new Saatchi gallery after sponsor deal
More details of the new Saatchi gallery in London have emerged over the weekend, with a sponsorship tie-up involving design art auction house Phillips de Pury. The auction house, which
Sedley Place’s school chair proves popular
Following the launch of the untippable Max chair last month, design consultancy Sedley Place has announced that it will be developing a complete school range. The idea for the chair
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