Design Week
4 October 2007
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Age won't wither it
4 October 2007
The whizz-bang new St Pancras, and its mind-boggling millions, can't compare to the memory of the once-new InterCity 125, says a nostalgic Hugh Pearman
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CDG did well to resist pressure from 'PC brigade'
4 October 2007
Michael Wolff (Letters, DW 4 October) roundly criticised Conran Design Group for 'permitting' the Alzheimer's Society to have the strapline 'Leading the fight against dementia' as part of its logo.
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D&AD needs to nurture areas outside London
4 October 2007
Last time I checked the D&AD was an 'educational charity that represents the global creative, design and advertising communities' - but I couldn't help but feel disheartened by the ostensibly London-centric nature of your comments about sharing among the
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Design Council is totally committed to sustainability
4 October 2007
How curious to imply in your Leader that sustainability might have 'run its course at the Design Council' and headline a news item 'Design Council cuts sustainability' (DW 4 October); neither could be further from the truth. Over the past three years the Design Council has ramped up its focus and investment around sustainable design so that it is now central to all our work. We have a financial commitment to increase this activity every year. Sustainability is embedded ...
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Design in China to get showing at the V&A
4 October 2007
The impact of rapid economic development on architecture and design in China’s major cities will be explored at the Victoria & Albert Museum’s spring exhibition, China Design Now.
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Digest
4 October 2007
Mansfields Design created a digital waterfall to 'christen' the Ford Verve concept car at its unveiling in Germany last week.
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Digital fusion
4 October 2007
When East and West – and art and technology – meet in the new media arena, anything can happen. Yolanda Zappaterra previews some intriguing work that’ll be on show at the grandly conceived Shanghai eArts Festival next week
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Fuse8 win signals further work on tap at Middlesbrough docks
4 October 2007
Further design opportunities look likely at the £500m Will Alsop-designed development of Middlesbrough docks, which will see the derelict area transformed into a vibrant community. Leeds-based consultancy Fuse8 has been appointed to handle the branding of the development, and further appointments could emerge as the Middlehaven Docks area between the town’s Riverside Stadium and the Transporter Bridge is developed. It will feature residential, education, ...
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Gadgetshop rebrands but delays relaunch
4 October 2007
Gadgetshop this week unveils new branding and packaging while searching for a pitch for an interiors group to implement Arthur Steen Horne Adamson’s blueprints for its retail estate.
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Gillette
4 October 2007
A partnership between Gillette and The Art of Shaving in Miami is to be launched with a brand identity and packaging by Jones Knowles Ritchie. The Fusion Chrome Collection, a premium range of shaving instruments, combines both brands.
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Hawkin's Bazaar
4 October 2007
High street chain Hawkin's Bazaar is to launch its flagship store at the Westfield shopping centre in Derby, with new interiors and facias by Pope Wainwright and a graphic identity by Dave.
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Heinz launch Bean Meal range
4 October 2007
Heinz has launched the Bean Meal range, aimed at young males, with packaging designed by Cowan London. The consultancy has also created the packs for the food giant's new kids range, Hidden Veg.
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Hilton was the highlight of London Design Week
4 October 2007
This is a response to last week's Voxpop (DW 4 October), which asked: what do you think were the unexpected highlights of London Design Week? I have high expectations of established designers like Matthew Hilton, who had some very exciting new pieces on his stand at 100% Design this year, notably the MH001 armchair and MH020 Thin Table, which somehow mixed a really cool blend of familiarity and warmth, through puritanical, solid hardwood frames that had elegant lines as subtle ...
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Inspired - Paul Jenkins, Ranch
4 October 2007
Inspired by paper stock! Yes, I know its very sad. When we start a print job at Ranch one of our first points of inspiration is the material.I can never bring myself to use bog standard silk for a piece of print when there is such a wealth of amazing stocks out there, and very often not much more expensive than normal paper (on short runs, that is).We have now gone as far as creating our own paper file. It lists stock under generic headings such as luxury, packboards, kraft ...
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Keep your deal in safe hands
4 October 2007
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Meltingpot Media
4 October 2007
Meltingpot Media has created the branding for premium Indian snackfoods company SAI Products. Its range will appear in UK supermarkets in three months' time.
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Miles of aisles
4 October 2007
Its biggest rival is rebranding, and sales of its core products are in steady decline. Can a new store format revive the fortunes of HMV? Clare Dowdy braves a Black Country shopping centre to find out
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News In Pictures
4 October 2007
Zavvi, the former Virgin Megastore chain sold by Virgin Group in a management buyout last month, has unveiled the first glimpse of its new visual identity by Caulder Moore.
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Nokia charges up Soho strategy
4 October 2007
A Soho studio is part of Nokia's plan to put design at the heart of its operation, but will the results rival the iPhone? Mike Exon finds out
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Porsche Design and...
4 October 2007
Porsche Design and Sagem Communication have joined forces to produce a new mobile phone, the P9521, aimed at the 'exceptional man'. Aluminium and mineral glass have been sculpted in such a way that no two phones are the same. Each phone features a camera and video, MP3 player, Web access and a fingerprint reader to identify the user and ensure secure access to personal data. It costs £815 and is available from November.
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Profile
4 October 2007
After a stint as curator at the Design Museum, Libby Sellers has taken the plunge and opened her own gallery space - albeit a temporary one. She tells Trish Lorenz about her penchant for emerging designers
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Ranch Design develops ‘warm look’ for Metro photography lab
4 October 2007
Struggling photographic laboratory Metro has engaged the services of Ranch Design to boost its chances of survival in the photography market. Because of the rise of digital photography, Metro has been forced to cut its staff from 300 to 120 over the past three years, and to concentrate on high-end photographic services.
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Retailers look to technology to speed up transactions
4 October 2007
A trend for speedy and convenient transactions is driving the take-up of technology in the retail space, according to a report published this week by Datamonitor.Although the report is aimed primarily at the technology industry, its findings will be of interest to designers working in the retail sector, says author of the report and lead analyst at Datamonitor's vertical market technology team Alex Kwiatkowski.The report says that increasingly discerning but less loyal ...
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RPW kicks off second phase of Scottish hotel interiors task
4 October 2007
Luxury Scottish hotel Fairmont St Andrews is set to undergo the second phase of a £15m refurbishment, to be completed next year.
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Sex education
4 October 2007
Tracing the representation of sex from antiquity to the present, the Barbican's forthcoming art blockbuster, Seduced, suggests parallels between erotic and aesthetic pleasure, and so questions the distinction between pornography and art. By juxtaposing the works of Francis Bacon, Robert Mapplethorpe and Jeff Koons with the libertine fantasies of their forbears, the curators invite us to explore the extraordinary range of visual symbolism and iconography that has been assigned to sex. ...
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Sony has unveiled...
4 October 2007
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The founder of TKO
4 October 2007
The founder of TKO is Andy Davey - not Alan Davey, as printed last week (DW 4 October).
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The iconic 1970s...
4 October 2007
The iconic 1970s Grundig Audiorama speaker has been reinterpreted by Munich product consultancy Signce. Key elements of the spherical design have been retained, while using contemporary materials and shapes. There are two versions - standing and suspended models. Audiorama is set to hit shops in the UK in spring 2008.
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The industry bodies need to take a stand on Green issues
4 October 2007
It is remarkable how many times the word 'sustainability' has cropped up this week. It is as though the design world has just woken up to an issue it can address to positive effect.The interest has seemingly been sparked by two events: last week's Applied Green conference at the ...
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Voxpop
4 October 2007
It emerged this week that design is not classified by Government as a standalone industry, so its commercial value cannot be determined for statistical analysis. Why is this a problem and what needs to happen to rectify things?
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We’re all Innocent
4 October 2007
Suddenly, a whole range of UK food brands are using a faux-naif, child-like style to market their products. But is the Innocent approach already worn thin by all those jumping on the bandwagon? David Benady investigates
