New Lighthouse head has high standards to live up to
Janice Kirkpatrick and her colleagues at The Lighthouse Trust have their work cut out. Replacing Lighthouse founder director Stuart MacDonald will be no mean feat (see News, page 3), given
Timorous Beasties design to be pulled by Rich Mix
A Timorous Beasties-designed wallpaper is to be pulled from use in East London’s £26m flagship cultural venue Rich Mix, following an alleged controversy over its imagery. An article in London’s
Burghley House goes interactive
Lincolnshire-based Burghley House, one of the largest Elizabethan homes in the UK, is hoping to provide a rare glimpse into estate life with the launch of its Real Studios-designed education
Radford Wallis for TV festival identity
Radford Wallis is designing the visual identity for this year’s Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival and has just revealed branding for the festival’s educational arm Television and Young People.
Trouble continues at The Public as chief exec is axed
The future of high profile West Midlands cultural venue The Public looks increasingly uncertain as it emerged that its chief executive has been made redundant and design consultancies remain unpaid.
Fashion museum is under threat
Fashion designer Zandra Rhodes’ Fashion and Textile Museum in London is thought to be up for sale, after remaining closed to the public since February. Industry sources and local estate
35 Updates Dyslexia Institute branding
The Dyslexia Institute is set to relaunch as Dyslexia Action, under a brand overhaul by 35 Communications. Chosen to present the charity as a dynamic and practical resource for dyslexia
Being made to pay for tendering is simply unfair
Knowing that design consultancies are constantly striving to find new business, I was disheartened to discover, this week that, while I pay for specialist business development support and subscribe to
RCA students create Disturbance in London hotel
Ron Arad’s team of product design students, currently studying under him at the Royal College of Art, are exhibiting their work for the first time at the Great Eastern Hotel,
Onedotzero gets animated for 10th worldwide film tour
Digital moving image festival Onedotzero has expanded its line-up this year to include more categories and one-off events, as the festival celebrates its ten-year anniversary.
Student work placements are valuable to design
As a student, I am pleased to see that someone is looking out for us. Ibrahim Ibrahim’s article (DW 30 March) gave me new hope for the future of design
Pyne picked for London Boat Show
Tim Pyne has been appointed by National Boat Shows as creative director of The London Boat Show, with a brief to develop the company’s 2007 event. Pyne, who is also
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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.
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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.
