Profile: Laura McCafferty
Laura McCafferty won’t compromise her labour-intensive craft, but she has the kind of promotional savvy that is unusual in someone who graduated two years ago. It’s a potent mix, says
Design turns North East with RDA investments
Design’s compass is swinging pointedly towards the North East of England at present, as a number of initiatives start to converge on a 2007 launch.
Do clients turn ‘bad’ because of poor service? I share Michael Smith’s sentiments (Letters, DW 10 August) regarding the ‘Bad clients’ article (Business Insight, DW 27 July).
It appears that some clients’ stereotypical perception of designers – that they are arrogant and self-possessed – is alive and well. Yes, profits are available from strategic work, and this
Design oasis for desert kingdom
Dubai, a hotspot for extravagant design by global players, is now building an infrastructure to nurture local creative talent, says Sarah Balmond The desert kingdom of Dubai, nestled in the
Watch out for bad clients
If your profits aren’t coming from bread-and-butter design work it could be time to re-evaluate your clients, says Paul Foulkes-Arellano There is nothing more exasperating than watching a good client
Gourmet beach
Ever hotter summers and projects such as Thomas Heatherwick’s planned seaside café are leading to an invigoration of seaside resorts. Hannah Booth considers both the avant-garde and traditional aspects of
Thinking and acting as one
Cross-network collaboration is an opportunity to learn more about different communications channels, says Jeremy Garbett You may think cross-consultancy collaboration sounds like a great idea in principle, but is it
Profile – Sasha Vidakovic
Straddling the conflicting demands of big budget branding work and smaller, personal design projects is the theme of Sasha Vidakovic’s career. Yolanda Zappaterra finds out how he balances the two
A quiet revolution
Austere libraries are becoming a thing of the past, with many reinventing themselves to offer a full lifestyle experience, says Liz Bury With libraries now offering a range of different
Back to the streets
Much recent art photography is far from candid, concentrating on elaborate, staged scenes. Yolanda Zappaterra applauds an exhibition that marks a return to its roots in spontaneity and flux, showing
Designers should spare some time for students
With reference to graduates and education (DW 15 June), having played devil’s advocate, perhaps it’s time for me to come clean. It isn’t always the graduate’s fault – the real
Chelsea Harbour aims for dramatic visitor experience
A major refurbishment of Chelsea Harbour Design Centre in London is set for completion later this summer, featuring interiors by Din Associates and Rabih Hage, and a series of installations
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From the archives: Picture Post
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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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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.
