Bordercrossing
The RIBA and Design Week have put together designs from nine architects who have crossed over the border into product design. The result is the Products of Desire exhibition. Clare
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Making the connection between a camera and spectacles is one of the challenges in a set of eight posters designed for the Science Museum by Sy-Jenq Cheng of Assorted Images.
Breaking down barriers between disciplines
Later this month you can assess the results of the first collaboration between Design Week and the RIBA Architecture Centre. The show Products of Desire, which opens at the London
Design Council sends missive to year 2045
Project 2045 – the Design Council’s flagship 50th anniversary event – kicks off this week as about 2000 time-capsules are sent to people and organisations to predict designs of the
Heading in the right direction
Mary Lewis faces a challenging task at the D&AD helm, but is undaunted and full of ideas, reports Bhavna Mistry
Council chief pledges action
The Design Council’s new chief executive Andrew Summers is pledging to get results from the relaunched organisation in 1995. Summers, appointed for the next three years, says last year’s “brave
Winning over the young
The Labour Party’s promise to introduce the joys of architecture to schoolchildren may sound like a good idea, but, according to Sutherland Lyall, it isn’t the architects who will do
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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.
What will hospitality interiors look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, Run for the Hills co-founder Anna Burles offers her view on what hospitality interior design might look like next year.
