Design Week
18 June 2009
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An epic tale
Thu, 18 Jun 2009
Staging theatrical versions of famous films may be nothing new, but Ben-Hur, with its live 16-horse chariot race, is something special. Nick Smurthwaite talks to the designer of the show
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An interview with Javier Mariscal
Thu, 18 Jun 2009
With a film in production and a London retrospective, Javier Mariscal is set to become a household name. The man who helped put Barcelona on the design map reveals his low-tech working methods to Clare Dowdy
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David Collins creates interiors for South African wine estate
Thu, 18 Jun 2009
David Collins Studio has created interiors for a South African winery and restaurant overlooking the mountains towards Cape Town. The Delaire Graff Estate, which is located just outside Stellenbosch, appointed designer and architect Collins’ interiors group last summer. Delaire Graff Estate owner and diamond magnate Laurence Graff briefed the consultancy to create interiors, furniture and menus for the Delaire Graff restaurant, which includes an outdoor dining ...
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Defra sustainable packaging report dodges regulation question
Thu, 18 Jun 2009
The Government raises the profile of sustainable packaging design, but stops short of supporting the introduction of mandatory regulations in its long-awaited eco-design review, Making the Most of Packaging: A Strategy for a Low-carbon Economy.
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Inspired, Jo Kotas - Bunch
Thu, 18 Jun 2009
The recession. I’m beginning to think it’s not all bad. People have started talking to each other. And it’s not just storytelling or entertaining, it’s genuine conversation. We want to know how others are surviving and faring. And the lovely thing is that people are sharing their knowledge.
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Installations and photography on the bill at Big Chill festival
Thu, 18 Jun 2009
The organisers of this year’s Big Chill festival have commissioned installations and photography to appear at this year’s event.
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Knutt to head up Somerset Design Enterprise Network
Thu, 18 Jun 2009
The Somerset Design Enterprise Network has appointed Andrew Knutt as chairman, as it relaunches and restructures its management.
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LFH distils new look for Lithuanian vodka
Thu, 18 Jun 2009
LFH has redesigned the packaging for Lithuanian Vodka’s full range of drinks to broaden their appeal.
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Lush radicalism
18 June 2009
A reconstructed 6m-high tree, a version of Richard Buckminster Fuller’s utopian geodesic domes and an in-house farm of fruit and vegetables are just some of the surreally assembled works in a new Barbican Art Gallery exhibition in London. Transforming the gallery into an artificial indoor portion of nature, Radical Nature: Art and Architecture for a Changing Planet 1969-2009 remembers the time when perception of nature was changed by a greater awareness of environmental issues, and ...
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Magic shows
Thu, 18 Jun 2009
The experiential sector is slowly moving away from the experimental, with digital installations shedding connotations of performance art to address more permanent challenges. Clare Dowdy reports
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Met Studio designs show for National Army Museum
Thu, 18 Jun 2009
Met Studio Design has created and branded a new exhibition, Conflicts of Interest, which will open at the National Army Museum in London in September.
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New blood is our best hope
Thu, 18 Jun 2009
Ringfence your bursaries - we need to invest heavily in fostering young talent if our industry is not to suffer in the future, argues Glenn Tutssel
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News in Pictures
18 June 2009
Shape Studio has designed The Breastfeeding Chair book, a record of the work of breastfeeding chair designer Dr Lynn Jones from the School of Design and Craft at Buckinghamshire New University, in celebration of ten years of the project.
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News in Pictures
18 June 2009
Works by illustrator Maxwell Paternoster will be on show in an exhibition titled The 1974 Yearbook of Science and the Future: Chapter 6 - Waste [draft] at Gallery Seven, Earlham Street, London WC2, from tomorrow.Works by illustrator Maxwell Paternoster will be on show in an exhibition titled ...
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Not quite human
Thu, 18 Jun 2009
As the new Terminator movie hits our cinema screens, Hugh Pearman delves into the fictional history of the robot and the challenges of getting one to work
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Randak creates documents for the Forestry Commission
Thu, 18 Jun 2009
Glasgow-based Randak has created a series of documents for each of the Forestry Commission Scotland’s ten regions. The consultancy designed the documents to reflect the landscape, topography, wildlife and the part played by the commission in each community. Vertical colour patterns echo the individual ‘signature’ of each forest area.
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Reviving old brands is a poor ad for creativity
Thu, 18 Jun 2009
Isn’t the whole idea of reviving old marques - in effect simply a repurposing of old stock (News Analysis, DW 4 June) - further proof of a lack of creativity in business generally?
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Suggestions for a more magical, literate London
Thu, 18 Jun 2009
Your recent Voxpop (DW 11 June) posed the question, ‘If you could design one thing to benefit the capital, what would it be?’
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The culture of mentors adds heritage to a young industry
18 June 2009
There was a poignancy at last week’s D&AD Awards when Garrick Hamm bestowed his President’s Award on his one-time employer Michael Peters. Peters, mentor to so many, richly deserves the honour, which made it particularly sad that illness kept him from stepping up to collect it.
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The fallout after Weymouth's regeneration is scuppered
Thu, 18 Jun 2009
The regeneration of Weymouth’s seafront has been scuppered by the withdrawal of RDA funding. Angus Montgomery reports on the fallout
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Voxpop
Thu, 18 Jun 2009
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?
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Warp Records to release music and art to celebrate the label's 20th anniversary
Thu, 18 Jun 2009
Warp Records is releasing a boxed set of music and art to celebrate the label’s 20th anniversary. Designed by Yes, the set includes a 192-page book showcasing Warp’s design history, featuring more than 400 album sleeves by designers including Build, The Designers Republic and Julian House. The set also includes CDs and vinyl records.
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Why 15% off isn’t good enough for the environment
Thu, 18 Jun 2009
It is fantastic to see that companies are looking to reduce their impact on the environment (‘Sony Ericsson releases “Green” mobile phones’, www.designweek.co.uk, 5 June).
