Trend for National Design Centres gathers pace
The Prime Minister of Thailand opened a national design centre in Bangkok last week, in a bid to boost the country’s standing on the world design stage. The Thailand Creative
UK design centre needs to stand out from the crowd
Interest is hotting up in the notion of a national design centre, as we await publication of the Cox Review. Plans for a London venue could be one of the
Design could help to reshape British businesses
Two events scheduled for today (Thursday) promise to be momentous for design. First, there are sessions to ‘sell in’ proposals in the Cox Review, due for official publication later this
Chancellor brings in top design talent for Creativity Summit
Not since the late 1980s have British designers been so publicly courted by Downing Street. Tomorrow morning, a clutch of leading lights from the profession will attend a rare reception
Light touch
Lighting design is often overlooked and undervalued, yet the right effect can transform an exhibit by showing it to its best possible advantage. Pamela Buxton brings lighting designers out of
JHP flies masterplan for Shanghai Hong Qiao airport
London consultancy JHP Design is set to present concept proposals for the commercial masterplan of Shanghai Hong Qiao international airport in China. The consultancy is working on the RMB63m (£4.4m)
Team of designers restructures Fortnum & Mason brand
Fortnum & Mason’s £24m refurbishment scheme, announced last week, will turn to a multidisciplinary team of designers to invigorate the store’s brand and retail environment.
Design industry backs plan for UK design centre
Soundings taken among senior design industry players suggest there would be little opposition to any Government plans to back the building of a UK design centre, Design Week can reveal.
Hot 50
If there is a barometer measuring how design is faring in the wider world, it is surely Design Week’s Hot 50. Compiled with input from readers and honed down by
Meagre pickings
Despite optimistic predictions, design salaries have taken a downturn over the past year, particularly at the higher end of the scale. But the picture for juniors and freelances is looking
Bow Wow creates limited edition book
Bow Wow has designed a limited edition book for Universal Pictures, Working Title Films and United International Pictures to accompany the release of the film of Jane Austen’s novel Pride
National design centre mooted for London
Plans to build a new central London design centre, backed by the London Development Agency and the Design Council, have been put to Chancellor Gordon Brown, in a bid to
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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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