Beeswax packaging and guide dog harness redesign among RSA student awards winners
Packaging made from beeswax and a redesign of the guide dog harness are among this year’s winners in the Royal Society for Arts Student Design Awards.
UK designer Iris Dunbar heads up international interiors body
Iris Dunbar, director of the Interior Design School in London and past president of the British Institute of Interior Design, has been appointed president of the International Federation of Interior
News in brief round-up
A round-up of this week’s news in brief.
SomeOne helps Westway Trust bid for top London destination status
SomeOne has rebranded charity the Westway Trust by playing on the liminality of the Westway area, which is looking to transform itself into a ‘top ten destination for London’.
Making Stuff Happen at PD+I
The big and dynamic theme Making Stuff Happen is at the heart of this year’s PD+I product design conference, which takes place in London this week.
News in brief round-up
A roundup of this week’s news in brief.
Design Team of the Year shortlist 2014
BBC User Experience & Design Team The BBC User Experience & Design team is a 135-strong group of designers, information architects, researchers and more, who work across every part of
Ten Questions for: Michael Smith
Michael Smith founded Cog Design in 1991, designing club flyers and band T-shirts. He talks to us about being brave, not being precious and learning to ‘say no’.
The Cartography Portfolio
Homeless charity House of St Barnabas is working alongside artist Gavin Turk’s charity The House of Fairy Tales on a new cartography exhibition which brings together the work of artists and
A Quick Draw to warm the House of Illustration
This week the yet-to-open House of Illustration in London begins its ‘housewarming’ events, with Thursday’s Quick Draw evening.
News in brief round-up
A round-up of this week’s news in brief.
Shortlist announced for successor to Heatherwick’s Seed Cathedral
Barber Osgerby, Asif Khan and Paul Cocksedge are among those vying to create the UK pavilion at the 2015 Milan Expo.
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.
