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6 August 1998

  • Another blast from the past - don't get shirty

    6 August 1998

    Last week's Kenny Rogers-lookalike (inset) (DW 31 July) was, of course, Rod Petrie of Design Bridge. The first correct answer was from Jacquie Kean, operations director at Pearlfisher.Her only criticism of Petrie is that his voice is not up to that of Rogers. 'But he does hum quite a lot,' she confirms.This week's mystery man no longer had a beard when last seen, and has ditched the playful shirt and bow-tie. Can you name him?

  • Athena plans Silver flagship

    6 August 1998

    Poster shop Athena, the ubiquitous 1980s success but casualty of the 1990s recession, has appointed design group Silver & Co to create a new design for its store at Bluewater shopping centre, due to open next year.

  • Bamber Forsyth fills creative post

    6 August 1998

    Bamber Forsyth has promoted senior director Lee Hoddy to creative director, a post vacated last year when Jon Henry left the group (DW 4 July 1997).

  • Books

    6 August 1998

    Museum Architecture by Justin Henderson is a guide to a number of contemporary museums, examining the relationship between the museums' locations and their collections. Featured museums have been chosen due to the inventiveness, thoughtfulness or genius of the architects responsible for them. The book is published by Mitchell Beazley at 30.

  • Boots the Optician brings in BDG McColl

    6 August 1998

    Boots the Optician is working with retail design specialist BDG McColl on store interiors and graphics, in a bid to explore "new ways to present our in-store environments", says a spokeswoman for the high street chain.

  • Brief

    6 August 1998

    The TECA restaurant incorporates American oak floors and a large window frontage to reflect the lightness, freshness and simplicity of the food served, according to restaurateur Marco Bacchetta. The Mayfair venue, which opened last month, has been created entirely by a Swiss team. Zurich group Alfredo Häberli designed the restaurant's interiors, with freelance designer Stefanie Bachmann working on graphics. The architect was Ruegg & Partners. Bacchetta says the restaurant is aimed ...

  • Briefs

    6 August 1998

    Precept IDM has created the packaging for a new range of Indian sauces produced by Asian entrepreneur Sudheer Bahl. - - Wagstaffs has designed this packaging for Late Red, a new seasonal ale from Kent brewery Shepherd Neame.

  • Briefs

    6 August 1998

    The Odeon Leicester Square reopened on Wednesday after a 3.5m revamp of the entire brand by Wolff Olins. The new elements include a huge glass front, the Circle Lounge, a 'Stars' Balcony', the Light Café and new seating for 2000 in imitation leopard skin

  • BT launches training trucks

    6 August 1998

    BT is travelling the country with six articulated trucks housing training facilities. Interiors are by The Media Factory in Edinburgh and built by VIP Exhibitions.

  • 'Confused' exhibition briefs invite banality

    6 August 1998

    Letters to the Editor should be sent to Design Week, 50 Poland Street, London W1V 4AX. Fax: 0171-970 4165. e-mail Design-week@centaur.co.uk

  • Cutting edge travel

    6 August 1998

    Roller-blading is the only way for the hip to travel during the summer months. But it does takes a certain degree of skill.A degree of skill lacking from Sonia Lennane of Enterprise IG. She had to take a day off work last week to recover from injuries sustained roller blading into a tree on Hampstead Heath.

  • DBA pinpoints five human resource issues

    6 August 1998

    The Design Business Association has pinpointed five human resource issues which need to be addressed to bring the design industry into line with other professional sectors.

  • Design annual

    6 August 1998

    The deadline for entries to the European Design Annual 4 has been extended until 4 September. - Contact: Sarah Jameson on 01273 716027 or e-mail sarahj@rotovision.

  • Dewe speculation

    6 August 1998

    A spokeswoman for Dewe Rogerson declines to comment on speculation that the public relations group is to change hands. Nor would she comment on the impact this might have on the group's nine-strong corporate design capability.

  • Dutch group targets London

    6 August 1998

    Newsdesk: Clare Dowdy 0171-970 4000

  • EXHIBITIONS

    6 August 1998

    The work of students and recent graduates from UK art colleges is on show at Newcontemporaries98. Until 20 September. - Venue: Camden Arts Centre, Arkwright Road, London NW3.

  • Experiencing the experience experience

    6 August 1998

    Taking a lead from the Millennium Dome, no exhibition these days is simply an exhibition. It is an experience. Thus high street chemist chain Boots has launched the Boots Living with Asthma Experience, developed by Bang Creative.

  • Familiar faces

    6 August 1998

    Typography has been affected by changes in technology almost more than any other discipline. Fay Sweet talks to some of the industry's leading characters.

  • Film channel adds to idents

    6 August 1998

    Studio Universal, a new film channel from the Universal Studios Networks, has given the go-ahead to a second series of on- and off-screen idents, created by UK groups 4i and Branded, and US group 3 Ring Circus.

  • Ford experience uses Imagination

    6 August 1998

    Imagination has created an "in-depth brand experience" for motor company Ford in a disused Berlin factory alongside the River Spree. The event is to be used as a template for Ford's future business communications strategy, as it aims to become "the most prestigious volume brand".

  • Glazer appoints two new creative directors

    6 August 1998

    London group Glazer Design Associates is continuing its expansion with the appointment of Lewis Moberly associate director David Jones to the post of creative director.

  • Government must try harder to promote UK

    6 August 1998

    Why do we make such a hash of "British" exhibitions? Neal Potter's letter (opposite) sums up the frustration of many exhibition designers involved with Government-backed shows. We have the creative talent, but not the will or experience to use it well.

  • Have-a-go mentality brings down fees

    6 August 1998

    Surely part of the problem with trying to justify fees with some clients (Fee Survey, DW 31 July), is that they like to think they know something about the design process. Unlike solicitors, management consultants, accountants and advertising agencies where the knowledge and skill

  • Heaven on earth

    6 August 1998

    Natalie Spencer checks out the new-look Heaven, complete with eight bars, but finds it's the people who make the biggest impact.

  • Illustration

    6 August 1998

    The Gallery at Pentagram AOI Awards exhibits a selection of work by illustrators who took part in the Association of Illustrators - Images 22 last year. Illustrators George Hardie (work shown below), Russell Walker, Jason Ford, David Hughes and Michael Sheeny were chosen by the Pentagram partners. From 10 August until 18 September.Venue: The Gallery at Pentagram, 11 Needham Road, London W11.

  • In search of a little lift

    6 August 1998

    The wet, dull summer has left Tim Rich feeling a bit down. He eventually finds a design tonic in the most unlikely venues of Sainsbury's and Fishguard.

  • JJB Sports acquisition

    6 August 1998

    Retailer JJB Sports will convert its newly acquired Sports Division chain to JJB outlets during the next two to three years, according to a spokeswoman for the company.

  • Lambie-Nairn in restructure

    6 August 1998

    Lambie-Nairn is restructuring into four teams, to better accommodate its non-television corporate identity work. - The last team head to be appointed is Liz Dunning, who has worked at Lambie-Nairn in the past, but was most recently at Addison in San Franc

  • Like a rolling stone...

    6 August 1998

    'If this [job] doesn't work, I'm going to the US,' Kate Irving told DW shortly after joining marketing services group Chambers Culross Barrow in March this year.

  • Sales

    6 August 1998

    The Coexistence Summer Sale runs until 18 September. Big discounts are available on virtually all products. New stock will be displayed this autumn on completion of the present building work.Venue: Coexistence, 288 Upper Street, London N1.

  • SAS breakaways start up brand consultancy

    6 August 1998

    Two recently departed directors from Stocks Austin Sice have set up their own consultancy to deliver brand communications across a range of disciplines.

  • Spencer Landor gives a hand to the nurses

    6 August 1998

    London group Spencer Landor has refreshed the identity for professional body The Royal College of Nursing to make it more modern and easier to reproduce.

  • Springett targets kids in the sports shoe war

    6 August 1998

    Springett Associates has created new brand positioning for a children's trainer brand, to broaden its appeal from sports to general activities.

  • The beautiful people...

    6 August 1998

    Even the most ordinary of us can look attractive or at least interesting, with a real professional behind the camera lens. Paper specialist GF Smith let loose Rankin, renowned celebrity photographer and founder of Dazed & Confused magazine, on 150 members of the design industry, and proved the point.

  • Time for a very formal announcement

    6 August 1998

    Parents will always try to take over the wedding arrangements of their offspring, and like to make sure the world at large is aware of the big day. As parents they are, of course, immune to any embarrassment they may cause.For those of you who missed the design industry's favourite organ (after DW), The Daily Telegraph, on Monday 27 July, here's an announcement concerning Jones Knowles Ritchie founder Ian Ritchie...

  • 'Too early' for wine

    6 August 1998

    A Victoria Wine spokeswoman says the company has yet to decide the future of the nine brands it would own jointly with Thresher, should the proposed merger of the chains by owners Allied Domecq and Whitbread go ahead.Thresher has an in-house design team and also uses Nucleus Design and Ampersand. Victoria Wine uses Newcastle group Portland Interior Design and Diefenbach Elkins Davies Baron.

  • Tote gets a Curious rebranding

    6 August 1998

    The Tote is to return to its horse racing roots, with the rebranding of its seven bets by Curious. The first to relaunch is Trifecta, which went live on Saturday, replacing the Trio bet.

  • Two new faces at the ministry

    6 August 1998

    Former arts minister Mark Fisher has been replaced by Alan Howarth at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, in the latest phase of the Government reshuffle. He takes on responsibility for museums and galleries, architecture and design.

  • Why don't we ask the ad agencies about fees?

    6 August 1998

    Last week's editorial comment on fees (DW 31 July) brought us back to the age-old issue regarding design's inability to elevate its fees to a point where we can all "make as much money as the ad agencies". Has anyone thought to ask the ad agencies how they managed to get their fees up in the first place?

  • Your flexible friend

    6 August 1998

    With the 100th anniversary of Aalto's birth and a major Eames retrospective at the Design Museum, everyone is bending over backwards for plywood. Hilary Hastings selects the key pieces.

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