A design degree isn’t the be all and end all
We shouldn’t be surprised to hear that Hemingway Design has been signed up by German kitchen manufacturer Miele. As founders of fashion retailer Red or Dead, Wayne and Gerardine Hemingway
David Hillman
David Hillman was just 18, fresh out of the London College of Printing when he landed his first job on The Sunday Times’ new colour magazine, back in 1962. Nearly
Lynn Trickett
‘I’ve said I’m going to retire since I was 28 and I haven’t managed it yet,’ says Lynn Trickett, co-founder in 1971 of the quiet, but successful graphics company Trickett
Personality and power win job for design giant
News that Richard Seymour has been appointed consultant design director at Elida Fabergé couldn’t be more welcome to the design industry.
At least students have a fresh angle on design
We share Professor Peter Isherwood’s hope that design management issues will continue to be thrashed out in Design Week (see Letters, page 13). Buying and managing design effectively is crucial
Vox Pop
Plans are afoot for a new design venue at London’s Battersea Power Station (DW 14 July). What form should this take, given the failure of the Dome, the existence of
Design can be stifled by over-refined disciplines
For the second time this year we’ve asked opinion formers what advice they have for this year’s crop of design graduates. What they do immediately after college can, after all,
Sharpedge for new Lewisham College guide
Lewisham College has launched a new guide targeting 16- to 19-year-olds in local schools. The Guide has been created by Sharpedge Design. The publication – the size of a CD
Vox Pop
School’s out for this year’s crop of design graduates, many of whom are showing off their talents at the New Designers and British Design & Art Direction student shows, both
Enterprise IG recruited by GMG
Guardian Media Group is aiming to expand its digital media portfolio with the launch of Workthing.com, an employment website providing information, advice and a recruitment service targeted at all job
Scope report criticises designers
Designers are being targeted by a new report from charity Scope, which claims that nearly three quarters of all businesses throughout the UK are still failing to provide suitable access
Event celebrates Irish culture
London museum and exhibition specialist Event Communications has been commissioned to create the interiors for a new venue in Manchester, which presents a history of Irish emigrants. The Irish World
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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.
