Design Week
20 April 2006
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35 Updates Dyslexia Institute branding
20 April 2006
The Dyslexia Institute is set to relaunch as Dyslexia Action, under a brand overhaul by 35 Communications.
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999 Design called in by The Supercover Group
20 April 2006
999 Design, based in Manchester, has designed two product catalogues for nursery brands Cosatto and Zorbit, part of the The Supercover Group.
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Appleby Bowers revamps logo for Lucas Fettes
20 April 2006
Manchester-based consultancy Appleby Bowers has revamped the brand identity for insurance broker Lucas Fettes & Partners.
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Being made to pay for tendering is simply unfair
20 April 2006
Knowing that design consultancies are constantly striving to find new business, I was disheartened to discover, this week that, while I pay for specialist business development support and subscribe to on-line information sources of new business leads, I had to fork out additional funds to tender for a project within the education sector this week.
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Chair made of cutlery
20 April 2006
Designed by Osian Batyka Williams, this chair made of cutlery is just one of many items on show as part of the Metropolitan Works exhibition taking place next month. Designers from a variety of disciplines - including furniture, product design, ceramics, glass and jewellery - will be showcasing ...
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Design Centre gets the go-ahead
20 April 2006
Planning permission for the Design Centre for the North has been granted by Gateshead Council.
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Dislodged and Mogul album
20 April 2006
Now Wash Your Hands has designed an album sleeve for dance act Dislodged and Mogul's latest single Killer Riff, scheduled for release next month on the iO Music label.
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DMI sets up fund for design students
20 April 2006
The Design Management Institute has unveiled an annual fund to support student research in the area of design management. The Powell Student Research Grant will be allocated to students who pursue 'outstanding' research in the field. A DMI grant committee will decide which projects receive the money.
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E3 acquires Butterfly Effect to become full service group
20 April 2006
Bristol digital media group E3 has acquired London digital group Butterfly Effect from Dimension Data and is planning further acquisitions to build its 'full-service' offer. E3 also becomes Dimension's retained design group as part of the terms of the deal.
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Fashion museum is under threat
20 April 2006
Fashion designer Zandra Rhodes' Fashion and Textile Museum in London is thought to be up for sale, after remaining closed to the public since February.
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Freight train graffiti
20 April 2006
Over 800 illustrations of freight train graffiti have been gathered together in a book to be published by Thames & Hudson next week.
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Have you worked at Smith & Milton since 1980?
20 April 2006
Cyan Books are to publish a book on Smith & Milton. We wish to contact anyone who has worked here since 1980. If you know of any ex-Smith & Miltonians, please send details to info@smith-milton.co.uk.
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Ice breaker
20 April 2006
Branded product bars are always going to be in line for a critical beat 'em up. Part of the problem stems from what happens to a space when you marry the clunky trappings of a brand with a sophisticated interior scheme, and this becomes all too evident in the recently redesigned Absolut Ice Bar, located on London's Heddon Street. Resculpted by ice artists Julia Adzuki and Mark Szulgit using the new Absolut vodka flavour drink Apeach as their inspiration, the interior is, at times, shamelessly ..
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Inovus Path plays with Adams Kids' store concept
20 April 2006
Multidisciplinary design consultancy Inovus Path has designed a store concept for childrenswear retailer Adams Kids, launching just a year after the firm unveiled its own in-house-designed retail concept.
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Inspired
20 April 2006
In 1987 we hit New York, having spent a year closeted in San Francisco. By chance, the Museum of Modern Art was featuring the work of Mario Bellini and on show was a treasure trove of models and drawings cataloguing his work with Olivetti and Brionvega.
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It's a wrap
20 April 2006
Easter is a time when many of us gorge ourselves on chocolate - but the excess doesn't stop there. The increasing wastefulness of food packaging should be tackled at the briefing stage, says Pamela Buxton
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Jasper Morrison and GBH light up new Flos direction
20 April 2006
Iconic Italian lighting design specialist Flos has turned to British designers Jasper Morrison and GBH to reinvigorate the company as it launches a sister brand named Flos Architectural.
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Johnson Banks picked to redevelop Sendai Observatory
20 April 2006
London consultancy Johnson Banks has been appointed by a consortium of designers and architects to work on a major development and relocation of the Sendai Astronomical Observatory in Japan.
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Mature reflections
20 April 2006
From youthful hankerings for Action Man to lucrative contracts with big-name retailers, the desire for design doesn't change - the priorities do, says Jim Davies.
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News in Pictures
20 April 2006
1 This photograph by Stuart Cox of a Rococo spray ornament from the Russian Crown Jewels is now available on the Victoria & Albert Museum's redesigned image archive website, developed by US-based company 20/20.
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Pansy Aung wins London Graphic Student Award
20 April 2006
London College of Communication student Pansy Aung has won the inaugural London Graphic Student Award for her illustrative guide to the capital's congestion charge.
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Pentagram man revamps The Stage
20 April 2006
Pentagram's David Hillman has redesigned the entertainment industry newspaper The Stage, introducing a more compact format, a more open layout and a higher weight paper stock. The paper relaunches next week and hopes to attract younger readers.
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Profile - Massimo and Lella Vignelli
20 April 2006
Massimo and Lella Vignelli's designs have always been guided by a single-minded philosophy. Mike Dempsey celebrates the life and works of the high-profile husband and wife team, ahead of their London lecture.
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Pyott cooks up identity for Christopher's
20 April 2006
Christopher's American Bar and Grill, located in London's Covent Garden, has relaunched with a fresh brand identity created by Pyott and a revamped interior scheme devised by Brighton consultancy Design LSM.
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RCA students create Disturbance in London hotel
20 April 2006
Ron Arad's team of product design students, currently studying under him at the Royal College of Art, are exhibiting their work for the first time at the Great Eastern Hotel, located in London's Liverpool Street.
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Reiss sizes up Draw for Far Eastern roll-out
20 April 2006
Fashion retailer Reiss has confirmed it is to open up to five outlets in China and Hong Kong next year, with a concept store design developed by London-based Draw Associates.
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Remote yet more in touch
20 April 2006
On being based abroad, Mark Pinder finds it's not what you know, but who you sit next to on aeroplanes.
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Review
20 April 2006
EXHIBITIONS l Animation, Printmaking and Sculpture Interim Show runs from 26 April to 2 May.
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Silverjet airline up and away with Promise
20 April 2006
The UK's first low-fare, all business class long-haul airline will launch later this year, with naming and positioning by strategy and marketing consultancy Promise and creative work by Peter Stimpson.
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Sony Ericsson announce sales increase
20 April 2006
Sony Ericsson has announced a 41 per cent increase in sales during the first quarter, ending 31 March, compared with last year. Total units shipped reached 13.3 million.
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Suite of communication for Lloyd's
20 April 2006
NB Studio has designed a suite of communication pieces for London insurance market Lloyd's, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Lloyd's funded much of the rebuilding after the devastation and is holding a series of events about its work.
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Take precautions against TUPE regulations
20 April 2006
I was pleased to see the article about problems which may be caused to design groups by the new Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations (DW 30 March).
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The cost of going Green is behind our 'throw-away culture'
20 April 2006
If British product design stands accused of creating a throw-away culture (DW 6 April), then retail design is an even worse offender. Sales, promotions and seasonal campaigns change weekly and with them point-of-sale, ticketing, in-store and window displays, posters, leaflets and so on.
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The white house
20 April 2006
Most product design reflects the rapid changes in consumer lifestyles, yet domestic appliances have remained static, says Trish Lorenz.
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There is a great deal to be learnt from editorial design
20 April 2006
Though commercial publishing is our main business, we at Design Week rarely cover editorial design.
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Torquoise expands
20 April 2006
Screen design specialist Turquoise is expanding with the introduction of an enhanced postproduction offering, led by newly-appointed design director Ian Humphrey.
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Unsung heroes
20 April 2006
Japanese product design is among the best in the world, yet it is the companies, rather than the designers, that are remembered. John Stones reviews a retrospective of Good Design Award winners in Milan.
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Voxpop
20 April 2006
Furniture designers Matthew Hilton, Terence Woodgate and Nazanin Kamali have each been given a 5 per cent stake in Case - the new joint venture between SCP's Sheridan Coakley and Paul Newman. What benefits do you think this shared risk approach brings to the various parties?
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Z&Co redesigns water brand
20 April 2006
London consultancy Z&Co has redesigned Belgian mineral water brand, Chaudfontaine, using a revised, colour-coded portfolio.
