Design Week
16 November 2006
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Brown Thomas revamps womenswear floor
16 November 2006
Irish department store Brown Thomas has refurbished the womenswear floor of its Cork outlet, with retail design by Gregor Partnership. The 1625m2 space houses clothing and footwear. The design features a maple grey timber floor and a hand-woven carpet runner, which will act as a 'cat-walk'. Gregor Partnership continues to work across Brown Thomas' Dublin, Galway and Limerick stores.
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Creative créche
16 November 2006
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Creative Survey 2006
16 November 2006
There’s a famous quote much bandied about in advertising circles that goes something like this: ‘I know that half of my advertising is wasted, but I don’t know which half’.
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Dalziel and Pow designs retail identity for Slaters Menswear
16 November 2006
Dalziel and Pow has designed a retail identity and store environment for Slaters Menswear, renamed Slaters. The identity will be installed in a flagship store opening in Manchester this month.
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Designer Ilja Sallacz art directs Ernst Haeckel book
16 November 2006
Designer Ilja Sallacz at Liquid Design Agency has art directed Visions of Nature: The Art and Science of Ernst Haeckel, a book written by Olaf Breidbach and published by Prestel. Haeckel's drawings are credited with inspiring the Art Nouveau and Surrealist movements.
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Foundation degrees in HE colleges are overdue for scrutiny
16 November 2006
Recent coverage of craft and skill in design brings up the important question of training.
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FutureBrand develops identity for steel industry giant
16 November 2006
FutureBrand is developing a bespoke brand identity for steel group Arcelor Mittal, which is being formed in the proposed £26.9bn merger between Arcelor and Mittal Steel.
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Gyro secures growth capital
16 November 2006
Integrated brand communications group Gyro International has secured £6m of growth capital from an investment syndicate led by Octopus Investments. The money will be used to make acquisitions and open additional international offices.
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Heatherwick is an inspired choice for Prince Philip Prize
16 November 2006
The decision to give Thomas Heatherwick the Prince Philip Designers Prize has sent a positive ripple around the industry. Not only is he relatively young for the honour, won last year by septuagenarian Derek Birdsall, but he is harder to pin down in terms of creative discipline than most recipients of the prestigious award.
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Heinz and Unilever sign up to Wrap
16 November 2006
The Waste & Resources Action Programme this week announced that Heinz, Northern Foods and Unilever have signed up to reduce packaging waste. Wrap is reviewing the first years' progress of the 13 retailers that committed to halt the rise in packaging by 20
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HGV designs identity for Comma
16 November 2006
HGV has designed a visual identity for consulting firm Comma. The design places a discreet comma symbol inside the logotype.
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Highlands and Islands Airport rebrands
16 November 2006
Highlands and Islands Airports has been rebranded by Edinburgh consultancy 442 Design. A redesigned corporate identity and the strapline 'Local Access, Global Outlook' have been introduced.
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Inspired
16 November 2006
My original inspiration was two-fold. From the earliest days I just loved going to the local newsagent and getting a comic or magazine. The smell of the ink and the feel of the paper was as exciting as the images and stories. I also loved the fun of writing, playing with words and creating ...
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It's the employers who really need to change
16 November 2006
The 'Beyond time' article (DW 2 November) spoke of how the design sector is 'lagging behind' in implementing Government legislation, following the introduction of the Employment Equality Act 2006.
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Landor gives Traidcraft an overhaul
16 November 2006
Landor Associates has rebranded Traidcraft's food range. New packaging goes on sale from this week. The group was appointed in May 2005 following a pitch against three unnamed London consultancies.
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LDA prepares to publish National Centre proposal
16 November 2006
The London Development Agency is planning to publish its proposed model for a national centre for design next month.
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LDF cuts losses, while visitors slump
16 November 2006
The London Design Festival reduced its losses from £18 538 in 2004 to £2300 in 2005, according to the latest accounts filed at Companies House. Management consultancy Stratagem is set to publish its 'full-scale economic evaluation' of the festival and its management team. The 2006 event attracted just 300 000 visitors, down on the 475 000 visitors seen in 2005. The London Development Agency allocated £200 000 of funding for this year's event.
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Living legacy
16 November 2006
As a major retrospective of the late Alan Fletcher's innovative and playful work opens at London's Design Museum, Yolanda Zappaterra talks to some of today's design students about what he means to them
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Lloyd Northover devises brand strategy for new university
16 November 2006
Lloyd Northover is advising on the brand identity and strategy for Cumbria's first university, the University of Cumbria.
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Lumsden gets teeth into Natural History Museum shop
16 November 2006
The Natural History Museum is opening a dinosaur-themed store designed by Lumsden Design Partnership.
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New Honour for ex-BA design head Crump
16 November 2006
Former head of design management at British Airways, Mike Crump (pictured), is to launch a branding and design management consultancy.
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News in Pictures
16 November 2006
A glass pavilion and new public square designed by Bere Architects will be installed in the City of London in January
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NTL Telewest rebrands as Virgin Media
16 November 2006
NTL Telewest has rebranded as Virgin Media, following its acquisition of Virgin Mobile. The corporate identity and print collateral have been designed by Start Creative.
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Paul Smith to host exhibition
16 November 2006
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Profile: Susanna Edwards
16 November 2006
Susanna Edwards was told as a student that her natural eclecticism would render her unemployable, but luckily she refused to temper her diversity. Liz Farrelly talks to the determined multidisciplinarian
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Rawfish creates interiors for Earle restaurant
16 November 2006
Rawfish Design Consultants has created interiors and a brand identity for Earle, chef Simon Rimmer's new 95m2 restaurant in Cheshire. The restaurant features chandeliers, gilt-frame mirrors and a colour palette of stone and coffee.
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Review
16 November 2006
EXHIBITIONS l Experimenta Under the Radar, until 3 December, features interactive installations and video artworks from the Australian new media arts group. Venue: ICA, The Mall, London SW1. Details: www.experimenta.org/undertheradar. l 25th Anniversary o
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Rudge confirms tie-up with MacDonald
16 November 2006
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Sheppard Day and 35 join forces
16 November 2006
London-based 35 Communications has this week announced that it has acquired annual reports specialist Sheppard Day Corporate.
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Signage has to be improved for the cycle routes too
16 November 2006
I read with interest Tim Fendley's article on the poor signage of London, especially for those travelling by foot (DW 2 November).
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Somerset asks Halo to send in the cows
16 November 2006
The county of Somerset will launch its first international brand identity next year, designed by Bristol design consultancy Halo Media.
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Sorrell Foundation is doing well to go out into schools
16 November 2006
Respect to The Sorrell Foundation's project, which is taking design students into schools (News, DW 14 September).
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Staff turnover rates 'of concern' in creative industries
16 November 2006
High levels of staff turnover - at around 20 per cent - have been highlighted as a growing cause for concern for design consultancies, according to a survey published this week.
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Voxpop
16 November 2006
This year, Christmas hit retailers' windows as early as October - and London's Regent Street is already festively illuminated. How early in the year can retailers introduce Christmas shopping before it becomes ineffective or counter-productive?
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Waterford Wedgwood relaunches on-line portal
16 November 2006
Waterford Wedgwood relaunches its on-line portal at www.waterfordwedgwood. com this week, designed by digital consultancy The Tin.
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Where next for 100% Design?
16 November 2006
As 100% Design's Ian Rudge launches breakaway consultancy, the design fair community faces an uncertain new chapter, says Sarah Balmond.
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Youngest ever winner for Prince's prize
16 November 2006
Thomas Heatherwick has won the 2006 Prince Phillip Designers Prize, becoming, at age 36, the youngest ever winner. He saw off competition from Lucienne Day and David Mellor, who both received a Special Commendation, Rodney Fitch, Rodney Kinsman, Stephen Payne and Richard Rogers.
