Profile: Zimzum
Zimzum creates interactive, tongue-in-cheek furniture that makes people smile. Trish Lorenz talks to Rajko Debeljevic and Peter Mayne about their first collection, working in different cities and the ideas behind
Telly scope
Creating an atmospheric set that suits the character of both the programme and the presenters is essential.
Staying power
Trish Lorenz checks into a variety of hotels across a broad price spectrum – from budget to boutique. They all have one aim in common: giving the guest a memorable
What’s behind the name?
Lynda Relph-Knight looks at the Fitch Worldwide that Rodney Fitch will soon inherit as chairman and the challenges that lie ahead for him in his new role
Method making
Hannah Booth picks out a selection of work that employs interesting printing techniques and materials, and asks a printer how such designs are produced
Great comfort
Public seating needs to be both comfortable and durable. Hannah Booth reports
Extending the dancefloor
James Knight finds out how the 1990s superclubs are counteracting falling visitor numbers by extending their brands to appeal to a mainstream audience
Animal instinct
Continuing the Heroes series, Mike Dempsey meets up with the creative alchemist Michael Wolff
Lean times
How do you improve rail services if you are stuck with the same old rolling stock as all the other operators? Virgin commissioned a radical design that gives passengers what
Trade mark
Organisers of UK trade exhibitions are beginning to realise the importance of design in attracting more visitors. Miriam Cadji displays the examples
Growing pains are over
Mike Exon talks to Aziz Cami about the buyout of The Partners by Young & Rubicam, and whether the creative record of The Partners can be sustained as the consultancy
Speaking terms
The ability to converse with overseas clients in their own language is a huge advantage, says Pamela Buxton. But good business skills are not built on language alone
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.
