Design Week
02 July 2009
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A bit of interest in communications wouldn’t go amiss
02 July 2009
We recently wrote to a few organisations talking about design. This morning we had a phone call from a woman at one of these organisations, demanding that we remove her name from our list.Apparently, because they are a Government agency they’re ‘not interested in that sort of thing and don’t do communications’. Explains a lot, doesn’t it?Mark McArthur-Christie, Managing director, Freeman Christie, Southrop, Gloucestershire GL7 3NX
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A brief guide to success
Thu, 2 Jul 2009
Taking the time to define a solid brief is in the best interests of client and consultancy alike, argues John Mathers
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Cradle-to-cradle is the way forward for design
02 July 2009
It was great to see more high-profile coverage of sustainable design in your recent issue (Sustainable Design supplement, DW 18 June). If only we could get away from this word ‘sustainable’.
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Give us progressive regulation and lots of cash, please
02 July 2009
You recently posed the question, ‘What one issue would you put at the top of Lord Mandelson’s agenda as he takes charge of the new Department for Business, Innovation and Skills?’ (Voxpop, DW 18 June).
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GP Studio/Design House team bag Aftershock revamp work
02 July 2009
GP Studio and Design House, which recently announced a collaboration (DW 4 June), have been appointed to their first contract together, to work on store environments and branding for women’s fashion retailer Aftershock.
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Inspired - Emma Atkinson
02 July 2009
Clifford D Field was David Ogilvy’s chief copywriter in the first Ogilvy & Mather New York office, and writer of some of the most elegant advertising of its time.
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Making an impact
02 July 2009
The design industry espouses sustainability, but eco-awareness has largely been driven by legislation and materials development. Designers must change the parameters of their practice if they want to make a difference, says Clive Grinyer
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Mather & Co takes up the recycling education challenge
02 July 2009
Mather & Co has designed a recycling education centre for children that will be housed within an active recycling plant in Wrexham, Wales.
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Muji and Thonet collaborate to launch furniture range
02 July 2009
Muji and Thonet have collaborated to launch a furniture range based on two historic Thonet styles. James Irvine has created the Bentwood collection, inspired by the 214 chair, while Konstantin Grcic has designed the Tubular Steel collection, based on Bauhaus designs. Both will be available in Muji stores from August.
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News in Pictures
02 July 2009
La Boca has designed the book and CD versions of Anna & The Witch’s Bottle by Geoff Cox, which features illustrations by Rohan Daniel Easton. Thelimited-edition title will be published by Black Maps Press in September.
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News in Pictures
02 July 2009
The Paul Smith Globe at Heathrow Terminal 5 is hosting a selection of photographs from cycling magazine Rouleur to mark this year’s Tour de France, which starts on Saturday. The exhibition runs from 3-26 July.
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News in Pictures
Thu, 2 Jul 2009
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Number 10 hosts Design Council talks
02 July 2009
The Design Council is set to hold an extraordinary meeting at Number 10 Downing Street tomorrow.
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Sample alien sounds
02 July 2009
It may be tempting to work harder during tough times, but taking time out will put things into perspective and sharpen your senses, says Jim Davies
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Summer high for design bodes well for the future
02 July 2009
We enter high summer on a positive note for the future of design. Graduate shows at schools like the Royal College of Art and collective events such as D&AD’s New Blood and New Designers highlight the best of the new generation. Meanwhile, top-level changes within a couple of key institutions bode well for the continued focus on excellence in design.
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Tom Dixon's Design Research Studio commissioned to create the Comet
02 July 2009
Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio has been commissioned by Veuve Clicquot to create the Comet - a series of identical installations forming gazebo-like shelters - for the final of the champagne brand’s Gold Cup Polo Tournament at Cowdray Park, West Sussex, on 19 July. The design takes its cue from Dixon’s Comet lamp which launched at Milan in April, and is said to partly replicate the comet found on Veuve Clicquot’s logo.
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voxpop
02 July 2009
Stephen Bayley’s latest book Woman as Design attempts to answer the hypothetical question, ‘If woman had been designed, what was the brief?’ If men had been designed, what do you think the brief would have been?
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We should adopt a professional stance on digital creativity
02 July 2009
With regard to Lord Carter’s long-awaited Digital Britain report (Voxpop, DW 25 June), I’d suggest education should be at the heart of any policy changes needed to encourage digital creativity in the UK.
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Yin & Yang slaps on new look for Cosmetics a la carte
02 July 2009
Packaging group Yin & Yang is creating a new brand strategy, packaging, marketing materials and visual merchandising concepts for bespoke make-up brand Cosmetics a la carte.
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Zigzag vibe
Thu, 2 Jul 2009
The bold use of zigzags, stripes and kaleidoscopic colours is instantly recognisable: they are the key design elements of fashion house Missoni. Created by husband and wife team Rosita and Ottavio, Missoni’s knitwear is inspired by the natural environment as well as fine art. The influence of the Modernist art of the likes of Tancredi, Giacomo Balla and Gino Severini is explored in a new exhibition, Workshop Missoni: Daring to be Different, which also offers a glimpse into the Missoni ...
